From 5943440cd2c1bbc74af0665f137ad1e64594fc07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maxime Normandin <maxnorm@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 13:43:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] improve with ignore script

---
 netlify-ignore.sh | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 netlify.toml      |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 netlify-ignore.sh

diff --git a/netlify-ignore.sh b/netlify-ignore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7391cc54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlify-ignore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Netlify ignore script - Skip builds if website/ directory hasn't changed
+# Based on official Netlify documentation: https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/ignore-builds/
+# Exit code: 0 = skip build, 1 = proceed with build
+
+# Base branch name (adjust if your default branch is named differently)
+BASE_BRANCH="main"
+
+# First, try using Netlify's environment variables (works for regular PRs)
+if [ -n "$CACHED_COMMIT_REF" ] && [ -n "$COMMIT_REF" ]; then
+  if git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF -- 'website/' 2>/dev/null; then
+    # No changes in website/ directory - skip build
+    exit 0
+  else
+    # Changes detected in website/ - proceed with build
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# For forked PRs or when env vars aren't available, fetch base branch and compare
+# Fetch the latest commit on the base branch
+git fetch origin $BASE_BRANCH:$BASE_BRANCH 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Check for changes in the website/ directory using three-dot syntax (merge base comparison)
+# The three-dot syntax (BASE_BRANCH...HEAD) compares the merge base to HEAD
+if git diff --quiet origin/$BASE_BRANCH...HEAD -- 'website/' 2>/dev/null; then
+  # No changes detected in website/ directory - skip build
+  exit 0
+else
+  # Changes detected in website/ directory - proceed with build
+  exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 19437556..bfdf789d 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   publish = "build"
   
   # Skip Netlify builds if there are no changes in the website/ directory
-  # Uses a script that handles both PRs (compares against base branch) and regular commits
-  # See https://docs.netlify.com/build/configure-builds/ignore-builds/
-  ignore = "git diff --quiet $COMMIT_REF $CACHED_COMMIT_REF -- website/"
+  # Based on official Netlify documentation: https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/ignore-builds/
+  # Works for both regular PRs and forked PRs
+  ignore = "./netlify-ignore.sh"