owasp-modsecurity / owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity

Exclude .gitignore files from release tarballs

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Description

We import upstream releases in our own git repository, much like what happens with the debian packages on salsa.debian.org

Just noticed that we were missing some files due to .gitignore being shipped in the release files, which I don't think is actually needed.

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No file or test is named. Start by locating the release tarball generation entry point and inspect how .gitignore files are included; confirm which files are currently missing from the imported archive. Done means generated release tarballs omit .gitignore files without omitting other required release files.

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Tech stack
git
Domain
release
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
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