Build to ignore certain directory before passing to backend

[Raven888888]

Versions

• python 3.10
• build 1.2.2.post1

Directory structure

- pyproject.toml
- mymodule/
- mountFolder/
- .gitignore
- .buildignore
- README.md

Content of pyproject.toml

[build-system]
requires = ["hatchling"]
build-backend = "hatchling.build"

[project]
name = "xxx"
description = "xxx"
dynamic = ["version"]

[tool.hatch.version]
path = "mymodule/__init__.py"

[tool.hatch.build]
include = [
    "mymodule/"
    ".gitignore",
    "README.md"
    "pyproject.toml"
]
exclude = [
    "mountFolder/"
]

Content of .buildignore and .gitignore

mountFolder/

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My problem is, the mountFolder/ is huge and slow (over network), when building the wheel, it will take ages, even though I already specify in toml file to exclude the specific folder. It seems like build will still scan regardless, before passing to the backend hatch?

How can I prevent build from scanning the mount folder? Will symlink works?

PS: I cannot move the mountFolder/ out from the project root unfortunately, due to legacy reasons.

Appreciate any help!