meson_dist.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from glob import glob
from os import chdir, environ, remove
from shutil import rmtree

chdir(environ['MESON_DIST_ROOT'])

# Directories which shouldn't be included in a release
excluded_dirs = {
    'build-aux',
    'debian',
    'fedora',
    '.github'
}

excluded_files = {
    '.gitattributes',
    '.gitignore'
}

for d in excluded_dirs:
    rmtree(d)

for f in excluded_files:
    remove(f)

# Remove README translations to minimize archive size
for f in glob("README.*.md"):
    remove(f)

# Only useful in Git repository
remove("org.gnome.FontManager.yaml")