From a1607b16ca28556eecf89f0a95529b8747d4aba7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Lander <5424257+VirtualTim@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:09:29 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Document that include/exclude can be regex - assembly

---
 src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo b/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo
index 7372a208..0a9520bf 100644
--- a/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo
+++ b/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@
             <![CDATA[
             When &lt;include&gt; subelements are present, they define a set of
             files and directory to include. If none is present, then
-            &lt;includes&gt; represents all valid values.
+            &lt;includes&gt; represents all valid values. Note that this pattern
+            can be in the from of a regular expression by using the %regex[...]
+            syntax.
             ]]>
           </description>
         </field>
@@ -308,7 +310,9 @@
             <![CDATA[
             When &lt;exclude&gt; subelements are present, they define a set of
             files and directory to exclude. If none is present, then
-            &lt;excludes&gt; represents no exclusions.
+            &lt;excludes&gt; represents no exclusions. Note that this pattern
+            can be in the from of a regular expression by using the %regex[...]
+            syntax.
             ]]>
           </description>
         </field>

From 2486e18204a686e3af9e53cbed9d9b07e2074c08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Lander <5424257+VirtualTim@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:14:06 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Document that include/exclude can be regex -
 assembly-component

---
 src/main/mdo/assembly-component.mdo | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/mdo/assembly-component.mdo b/src/main/mdo/assembly-component.mdo
index 3c1d15ac..c3e1f8de 100644
--- a/src/main/mdo/assembly-component.mdo
+++ b/src/main/mdo/assembly-component.mdo
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@
             <![CDATA[
             When &lt;include&gt; subelements are present, they define a set of
             files and directory to include. If none is present, then
-            &lt;includes&gt; represents all valid values.
+            &lt;includes&gt; represents all valid values. Note that this pattern
+            can be in the from of a regular expression by using the %regex[...]
+            syntax.
             ]]>
           </description>
         </field>
@@ -188,7 +190,9 @@
             <![CDATA[
             When &lt;exclude&gt; subelements are present, they define a set of
             files and directory to exclude. If none is present, then
-            &lt;excludes&gt; represents no exclusions.
+            &lt;excludes&gt; represents no exclusions. Note that this pattern
+            can be in the from of a regular expression by using the %regex[...]
+            syntax.
             ]]>
           </description>
         </field>

From de6c8867d618b29fb55ae24a99d70507617ab738 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Lander <5424257+VirtualTim@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:17:30 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Document that include/exclude can be regex -
 advanced-descriptor-topics

---
 src/site/apt/advanced-descriptor-topics.apt.vm | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/site/apt/advanced-descriptor-topics.apt.vm b/src/site/apt/advanced-descriptor-topics.apt.vm
index 8b096c00..ce64646a 100644
--- a/src/site/apt/advanced-descriptor-topics.apt.vm
+++ b/src/site/apt/advanced-descriptor-topics.apt.vm
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ Advanced Assembly-Descriptor Topics
   of <<<fileSet>>> patterns, including the option to change the default pattern syntax
   someday.
 
+  <Note:> The same syntax is also supported for include patterns.
+
 ** Example: Including directories named <<<target>>> in the <<<src>>> directory
 
   In this example, we want to produce a buildable source distribution of a