2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gr-utils/python/modtool/cli/update.py b/gr-utils/python/modtool/cli/update.py
index 509e9daa20..7045750751 100644
--- a/gr-utils/python/modtool/cli/update.py
+++ b/gr-utils/python/modtool/cli/update.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ from .base import block_name, run, cli_input, ModToolException
 @click.command('update', short_help=ModToolUpdate.description)
 @click.option('--complete', is_flag=True, default=None,
               help="Convert all the XML bindings to YAML.")
+@click.option('-I', '--include-blacklisted', is_flag=True, default=None,
+              help="Include XML files with blacklisted names in the conversion process")
 @block_name
 def cli(**kwargs):
     """ Update the XML bindings to YAML bindings """
diff --git a/gr-utils/python/modtool/core/update.py b/gr-utils/python/modtool/core/update.py
index e3bd831989..f1b63f74f4 100644
--- a/gr-utils/python/modtool/core/update.py
+++ b/gr-utils/python/modtool/core/update.py
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ class ModToolUpdate(ModTool):
     name = 'update'
     description = 'Update the grc bindings for a block'
 
-    def __init__(self, blockname=None, complete=False, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, blockname=None, complete=False, include_blacklisted=False, **kwargs):
         ModTool.__init__(self, blockname, **kwargs)
         self.info['complete'] = complete
+        self.info['include_blacklisted'] = include_blacklisted
 
 
     def validate(self):
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ class ModToolUpdate(ModTool):
         for blockname in blocks:
             xml_file = "{}_{}.xml".format(module_name, blockname)
             yml_file = "{}_{}.block.yml".format(module_name, blockname)
-            conv.load_block_xml(path+xml_file)
+            if not conv.load_block_xml(path+xml_file, self.info["include_blacklisted"]):
+                continue
             logger.info("Converted {} to {}".format(xml_file, yml_file))
             os.remove(path+xml_file)
             nsubs = self._run_cmakelists(xml_file, yml_file)