The following patch will help you exclude the schema generation of certain tables when running propel-build-schema.

This might come in handy when you use propel-build-schema along with plugin schemas.

edit $sf_symfony_lib_dir/vendor/propel-generator/classes/propel/phing/PropelCreoleTransformTask.php

    protected function createDatabaseNode($dbInfo) {
 
        $this->log("Processing database");
 
        $node = $this->doc->createElement("database");
        $node->setAttribute("name", $dbInfo->getName());
 
        if ($vendorNode = $this->createVendorInfoNode($dbInfo->getVendorSpecificInfo())) {
            $node->appendChild($vendorNode);
        }
 
        global $schema_exclude_pattern;
        $pattern = $schema_exclude_pattern;
 
        $this->log("Exclude pattern : ".$pattern);
        // create and add table nodes
        foreach($dbInfo->getTables() as $table) {
            if (preg_match($pattern,$table->getName()))
            {
                $this->log("Skipping : ".$table->getName()." ( matches exclude pattern )");
                continue;
            }
            $tableNode = $this->createTableNode($table);
            $node->appendChild($tableNode);
        }
 
        return $node;
    }
 

pattern provided via the $schema_exclude_pattern variable which can be set in config.php (kinda ugly but it works)

config.php

<?php
//
// symfony directories
$sf_symfony_lib_dir  = '/bridge/lib/symfony/1.0/lib';
$sf_symfony_data_dir = '/bridge/lib/symfony/1.0/data';
 
// skips schema creation for tables which name matches the following pattern 
// when executing propel-build-schema
$schema_exclude_pattern = "/^sf_guard.*/i";
 

$connection = sfContext::getInstance()->getDatabaseConnection('propel');