I have tested this item ✅ successfully on dacf1d9

@richard67 can the script you used for this be added to the build folder and process to avoid the bus factor

@richard67 can the script you used for this be added to the build folder and process to avoid the bus factor
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@brianteeman The script is not ready yet as it still requires some manual adjustments to the code after using it. I hope to find the time latest when my term of duty as release manager for 5.4-dev will end, so it can be used in automated actions.

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 9581dec

Tested with JBT and in extracting the full packages:

• Tested php cli/joomla.php update:joomla:remove-old-files before PR
  • 0 files and 0 folders are deleted
• Found 9 files and 6 directories

  jbt-54 # find . -type f | grep '/Test/'
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/validator/Test/ConstraintValidatorTestCase.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/translation-contracts/Test/TranslatorTest.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/var-dumper/Test/VarDumperTestTrait.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/http-client/Test/HarFileResponseFactory.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/service-contracts/Test/ServiceLocatorTestCase.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/service-contracts/Test/ServiceLocatorTest.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/http-client-contracts/Test/TestHttpServer.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/http-client-contracts/Test/HttpClientTestCase.php
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/http-client-contracts/Test/Fixtures/web/index.php
  
  jbt-54 # find . -name Test -type d
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/validator/Test
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/translation-contracts/Test
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/var-dumper/Test
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/http-client/Test
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/service-contracts/Test
  ./libraries/vendor/symfony/http-client-contracts/Test
  

• Applied PR with gh pr checkout 46830
  • running again and 9 files and 8 folders are deleted (two more as sub-folders)
  • running 3rd time, again 0 files and 0 folders are deleted
• Testing for other files and directories, unzipped PR full package as 543/ and 5.4.2 full release package as 542/
  • Compared

  ( cd 542 ; find . -print | sort > /tmp/542.txt )
  ( cd 543 ; find . -print | sort > /tmp/543.txt )
  diff /tmp/542.txt /tmp/543.txt
  

  • Seen again only the 6 folders, plus 2 sub-folders and the 9 files

RTC

Thank you @richard67 for your contribution. Thank you @brianteeman for testing.