[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58995: Remove individual files from `$_old_files` array when its parent directory is already included

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#58995: Remove individual files from `$_old_files` array when its parent directory
is already included
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 Reporter:  davidbaumwald             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  6.4
Component:  Upgrade/Install           |     Version:  6.3
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pbiron):

 @davidbaumwald isn't the `$_old_files` array generated by tooling as part
 of the release process?  If that's true, shouldn't that tooling simply be
 updated to not include a file in the array if a dir in it's path has
 already been included in the array?

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