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Offline GNUser

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how to skip custom extensions during tce-update
« on: November 08, 2019, 11:48:03 AM »
I have some custom extensions that cause tce-update to complain ("Error Could not verify <extension_name>.tcz").
It's just a cosmetic issue, but I was wondering: Is there a way to specify extensions that should be ignored during an update?
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Re: how to skip custom extensions during tce-update
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2019, 11:55:31 AM »
Never mind. More sleuthing led me to $TCEDIR/tcz-black.lst
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=21445.15

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Re: how to skip custom extensions during tce-update
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2019, 09:02:28 PM »
As I recall, customised extensions will be ignored if they do not have an associated md5sum file.

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Re: how to skip custom extensions during tce-update
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2019, 09:25:20 PM »
Ah, that explains why some custom extensions were causing errors but not others.
Yes, I can confirm that if md5sum file is missing, the extension doesn't get checked for update. No need for the blacklist file :D
Thanks, juanito.