On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 8:19 PM, David Van Beveren <dvanbeve...@nvidia.com> wrote:
> I am interested in extending fossology to load a large source file tree > via the ‘repo’ command. Here is a blurb on repo from source.android.com: > (there Is no Linux manpage): > > > > *Repo* is a repository management tool that we built on top of Git. Repo > unifies the many Git repositories when necessary, does the uploads to > Android’s revision control system > <https://android-review.googlesource.com/>, and automates parts of the > Android development workflow. Repo is not meant to replace Git, only to > make it easier to work with Git in the context of Android. The repo command > is an executable Python script that you can put anywhere in your path. In > working with the Android source files, you can use Repo for across-network > operations. For example, with a single Repo command you can download files > from multiple repositories into your local working directory. > > > > I am presuming nobody has done this yet. I’m also presuming that this is > not general enough for upstreaming, since repo is mainly an android > workflow thing. (though my team does not use it on just android projects). > Repo works with any git repository, we use it with non-Android embedded development, its a very useful tool. It replaces the need for using git submodules I find. > > > If anyone has experience adding a new uploading mechanism, or wants to > give me a good starting point, I am all ears. > Isn't repo effective as a tool that uses SHA sums to assemble a local repo? I would think this might be a useful addition to Fossology, depending on how you're planning on using it of course. Cheers, Jeremiah
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