Re: [elpa] master 580a1b6: Respect .elpaignore when compiling and optimize compilation.

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I think we can skip the second tar with something like
>> "tar -cvhf /dev/null 2>&1".
> I tried this before, and again just now, but it does not cause make to
> execute at a significantly different speed on my machine.  Is the effect
> more noticeable on yours?

I haven't looked at the performance side of this.  It just seemed simpler.

> $ cd a
> $ tar -ch *.el --no-recursion --exclude-vcs -X .elpaignore | tar --list
>
> The above command correctly yields "b.el".
>
> Did you have any other cases in mind?

No, I was rather wondering if this behavior is documented or just accidental.


        Stefan