From 9490b713caf2c5eafeaa7ca4318fb079e2943dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MayaTheShy <MayaTheShy@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:51:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add support for exclude filters in package installation

---
 sys/apps/package.lua | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sys/apps/package.lua b/sys/apps/package.lua
index 83c1e50..fced1a8 100644
--- a/sys/apps/package.lua
+++ b/sys/apps/package.lua
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ local function install(name, isUpdate, ignoreDeps)
 	local packageDir = fs.combine('packages', name)
 
 	local list = Git.list(manifest.repository)
+
+	-- apply exclude filters from manifest
+	if manifest.exclude then
+		for path in pairs(list) do
+			for _, pattern in ipairs(manifest.exclude) do
+				if path:match(pattern) then
+					list[path] = nil
+					break
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
 	-- clear out contents before install/update
 	-- TODO: figure out whether to run
 	-- install/uninstall for the package