There is an inexistent, ignored entry in apps called external. By creating a symlink called external you should end up with no, as you called "poop". I assume that you mean no extra files or modifications in NuttX repositories.
On Tue, 12 Sep 2023, 19:58 Mike Moretti, <nu...@mordent.com.invalid> wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any way to do custom apps outside the tree without "pooping" in > the apps directory? The docs show 3 ways to do custom apps, but they > all require modifying the apps directory in some way, either by putting > your custom apps in the apps directory, or making a symlink there. I'd > prefer not to modify the apps directory at all, to make it easier to > update from the official apps git repo when new versions come out. This > also gets in the way of us using the apps directory as a git submodule. > > Thanks, > -m >