Handle 'files':[''] case

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/utils/tar.js b/lib/utils/tar.js
index 66a8a3a19..12b4de3e6 100644
--- a/lib/utils/tar.js
+++ b/lib/utils/tar.js
@@ -452,6 +452,13 @@ function makeList_ (dir, pkg, exList, dfc, cb) {
 
     if (!pkg) return cb(new Error("No package.json file in "+dir))
     if (pkg.path === dir && pkg.files) {
+      pkg.files = pkg.files.filter(function (f) {
+        f = f.trim()
+        return f && f.charAt(0) !== "#"
+      })
+      if (!pkg.files.length) pkg.files = null
+    }
+    if (pkg.path === dir && pkg.files) {
       // stuff on the files list MUST be there.
       // ignore everything, then include the stuff on the files list.
       var pkgFiles = ["*"].concat(pkg.files.map(function (f) {