It appears there's still this one library remaining: LibDataBroker-1.1

In trying to work with the files locally, this proved a minor annoyance. Therefore, I suggest we do as follows:

1. Remove this last embedded library from the repository and add it to the .pkgmeta*
2. Add the libs/ directory to .gitignore so libraries can be added (for testing purposes) without affecting pulls to the local copy

*There may (still) be an issue with the .pkgmeta and that particular library, in which case we should do as suggested here and add a "tools used" entry. I can't speak to the status of the ticket mentioned, as it's been many years and the CF website has been revamped since then.

it's custom to include it this way and the actually recommended way. we could submodule it but, eh.

https://github.com/tekkub/libdatabroker-1-1

Yup, I read that this is due to a bug mentioned in the link I provided:

Do not use an embed entry for LDB if you allow no-lib packages, your no-lib versions will not include LDB in them. Instead you should hard-embed LDB in your addon and add a “tools used” entry for “libdatabroker-1-1”. Any files packaged after that will include the relationship. If you don’t want to repack, you can edit the existing files on wowace to add the relationship.
Vote for this ticket if you’d like Ace to fix the .pkgmeta issue so you don’t have to hard-embed.

Unfortunately, the link is dead. Since it's been several years, I'm not sure if hard-embedding is still necessary or if the issue mentioned there has already been fixed.

Regardless, updating the .gitignore should be a trivial matter, with no adverse effects. I've added a PR for it: #93