@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ and other tools need in order to package, build and publish the collection::
..note::
* Ansible only accepts ``.yml`` extensions for galaxy.yml.
* Ansible only accepts ``.yml`` extensions for :file:`galaxy.yml`, and ``.md`` for the :file:`README` file and any files in the :file:`/docs` folder.
* See the `draft collection <https://github.com/bcoca/collection>`_ for an example of a full collection structure.
* Not all directories are currently in use. Those are placeholders for future features.
@ -234,9 +234,11 @@ a tarball of the built collection in the current directory which can be uploaded
..note::
Certain files and folders are excluded when building the collection artifact. This is not currently configurable
and is a work in progress so the collection artifact may contain files you would not wish to distribute.
This includes any files built with ``mazer`` so delete those from :file:`releases/` before you build your collection with ``ansible-galaxy``. The current Galaxy maximum tarball size is 2 MB.
* Certain files and folders are excluded when building the collection artifact. This is not currently configurable and is a work in progress so the collection artifact may contain files you would not wish to distribute.
* If you used the now-deprecated ``Mazer`` tool for any of your collections, delete any and all files it added to your :file:`releases/` directory before you build your collection with ``ansible-galaxy``.
* You must also delete the :file:`tests/output` directory if you have been testing with ``ansible-test``.
* The current Galaxy maximum tarball size is 2 MB.
This tarball is mainly intended to upload to Galaxy
as a distribution method, but you can use it directly to install the collection on target systems.