Based on feedback from Scott Rifenbark <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <[email protected]>
---
scripts/devtool | 18 ++++++++++--------
scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py | 13 ++++++++++---
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/devtool b/scripts/devtool
index d6e1b97..981ff51 100755
--- a/scripts/devtool
+++ b/scripts/devtool
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ def read_workspace():
break
def create_workspace(args, config, basepath, workspace):
- if args.directory:
- workspacedir = os.path.abspath(args.directory)
+ if args.layerpath:
+ workspacedir = os.path.abspath(args.layerpath)
else:
workspacedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(basepath, 'workspace'))
_create_workspace(workspacedir, config, basepath, args.create_only)
@@ -177,18 +177,20 @@ def main():
pth = os.path.dirname(pth)
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="OpenEmbedded development
tool",
- epilog="Use %(prog)s <command> --help to
get help on a specific command")
+ epilog="Use %(prog)s <subcommand> --help
to get help on a specific command")
parser.add_argument('--basepath', help='Base directory of SDK / build
directory')
parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', help='Enable debug output',
action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', help='Print only errors',
action='store_true')
- parser.add_argument('--color', help='Colorize output', choices=['auto',
'always', 'never'], default='auto')
+ parser.add_argument('--color', choices=['auto', 'always', 'never'],
default='auto', help='Colorize output (where %(metavar)s is %(choices)s)',
metavar='COLOR')
- subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="subparser_name")
+ subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="subparser_name",
title='subcommands', metavar='<subcommand>')
if not context.fixed_setup:
- parser_create_workspace = subparsers.add_parser('create-workspace',
help='Set up a workspace')
- parser_create_workspace.add_argument('directory', nargs='?',
help='Directory for the workspace')
- parser_create_workspace.add_argument('--create-only',
action="store_true", help='Only create the workspace, do not alter
configuration')
+ parser_create_workspace = subparsers.add_parser('create-workspace',
+ help='Set up a
workspace',
+ description='Sets up a
new workspace. NOTE: other devtool subcommands will create a workspace
automatically as needed, so you only need to use %(prog)s if you want to
specify where the workspace should be located.')
+ parser_create_workspace.add_argument('layerpath', nargs='?',
help='Path in which the workspace layer should be created')
+ parser_create_workspace.add_argument('--create-only',
action="store_true", help='Only create the workspace layer, do not alter
configuration')
parser_create_workspace.set_defaults(func=create_workspace)
scriptutils.load_plugins(logger, plugins, os.path.join(scripts_path,
'lib', 'devtool'))
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 69bb228..ae64840 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ def build(args, config, basepath, workspace):
def register_commands(subparsers, context):
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('add', help='Add a new recipe',
+ description='Adds a new recipe',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name for new recipe to add')
parser_add.add_argument('srctree', help='Path to external source tree')
@@ -506,15 +507,17 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
parser_add.set_defaults(func=add)
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('modify', help='Modify the source for
an existing recipe',
+ description='Enables modifying the
source for an existing recipe',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name for recipe to edit')
parser_add.add_argument('srctree', help='Path to external source tree')
parser_add.add_argument('--wildcard', '-w', action="store_true", help='Use
wildcard for unversioned bbappend')
parser_add.add_argument('--extract', '-x', action="store_true",
help='Extract source as well')
- parser_add.add_argument('--branch', '-b', default="devtool", help='Name
for development branch to checkout')
+ parser_add.add_argument('--branch', '-b', default="devtool", help='Name
for development branch to checkout (only when using -x)')
parser_add.set_defaults(func=modify)
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('extract', help='Extract the source for
an existing recipe',
+ description='Extracts the source for an
existing recipe',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name for recipe to extract the
source for')
parser_add.add_argument('srctree', help='Path to where to extract the
source tree')
@@ -523,22 +526,26 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
parser_add.set_defaults(func=extract)
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('update-recipe', help='Apply changes
from external source tree to recipe',
+ description='Applies changes from
external source tree to a recipe (updating/adding/removing patches as
necessary)',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name of recipe to update')
parser_add.add_argument('--initial-rev', help='Starting revision for
patches')
parser_add.add_argument('--no-remove', '-n', action="store_true",
help='Don\'t remove patches, only add or update')
parser_add.set_defaults(func=update_recipe)
- parser_status = subparsers.add_parser('status', help='Show status',
+ parser_status = subparsers.add_parser('status', help='Show workspace
status',
+ description='Lists recipes currently
in your workspace and the paths to their respective external source trees',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_status.set_defaults(func=status)
- parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('build', help='Build recipe',
+ parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('build', help='Build a recipe',
+ description='Builds the specified
recipe using bitbake (up to do_install)',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_build.add_argument('recipename', help='Recipe to build')
parser_build.set_defaults(func=build)
parser_reset = subparsers.add_parser('reset', help='Remove a recipe from
your workspace',
+ description='Removes the specified
recipe from your workspace (resetting its state)',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_reset.add_argument('recipename', help='Recipe to reset')
parser_reset.set_defaults(func=reset)
--
1.9.3
--
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