[yocto] [PATCH 3/7] yocto-layer: add help/usage
tom.zanussi at intel.com
tom.zanussi at intel.com
Fri Jan 11 12:43:35 PST 2013
From: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi at intel.com>
This is essentially 'the documentation' for the yocto-layer tool.
Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi at intel.com>
---
scripts/lib/bsp/help.py | 228 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 228 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/bsp/help.py b/scripts/lib/bsp/help.py
index 3a1f52c..eac172a 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/bsp/help.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/bsp/help.py
@@ -595,6 +595,234 @@ DESCRIPTION
"""
##
+# yocto-layer help and usage strings
+##
+
+yocto_layer_usage = """
+
+ Create a generic Yocto layer.
+
+ usage: yocto-layer [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
+
+ Current 'yocto-layer' commands are:
+ create Create a new generic Yocto layer
+ list List available values for input options and properties
+
+ See 'yocto-layer help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command.
+"""
+
+yocto_layer_help_usage = """
+
+ usage: yocto-layer help <subcommand>
+
+ This command displays detailed help for the specified subcommand.
+"""
+
+yocto_layer_create_usage = """
+
+ Create a new generic Yocto layer
+
+ usage: yocto-layer create <layer-name> [-o <DIRNAME> | --outdir <DIRNAME>]
+ [-i <JSON PROPERTY FILE> | --infile <JSON PROPERTY_FILE>]
+
+ This command creates a generic Yocto layer based on the specified
+ parameters. The new layer will be a new Yocto layer contained by
+ default within the top-level directory specified as
+ 'meta-layer-name'. The -o option can be used to place the layer in a
+ directory with a different name and location.
+
+ NOTE: Once created, you should add your new layer to your
+ bblayers.conf file in order for it to be subsequently seen and
+ modified by the yocto-kernel tool. Instructions for doing this can
+ be found in the README file generated in the layer's top-level
+ directory.
+
+ See 'yocto layer help create' for more detailed instructions.
+"""
+
+yocto_layer_create_help = """
+
+NAME
+ yocto-layer create - Create a new generic Yocto layer
+
+SYNOPSIS
+ yocto-layer create <layer-name> [-o <DIRNAME> | --outdir <DIRNAME>]
+ [-i <JSON PROPERTY FILE> | --infile <JSON PROPERTY_FILE>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+ This command creates a generic Yocto layer based on the specified
+ parameters. The new layer will be a new Yocto layer contained by
+ default within the top-level directory specified as
+ 'meta-layer-name'. The -o option can be used to place the layer
+ in a directory with a different name and location.
+
+ The layer-specific properties that define the values that will be
+ used to generate the layer can be specified on the command-line
+ using the -i option and supplying a JSON object consisting of the
+ set of name:value pairs needed by the layer.
+
+ If the -i option is not used, the user will be interactively
+ prompted for each of the required property values, which will then
+ be used as values for layer generation.
+
+ The set of properties available can be listed using the
+ 'yocto-layer list' command.
+
+ Specifying -c causes the Python code generated and executed to
+ create the layer to be dumped to the 'bspgen.out' file in the
+ current directory, and is useful for debugging.
+
+ NOTE: Once created, you should add your new layer to your
+ bblayers.conf file in order for it to be subsequently seen and
+ modified by the yocto-kernel tool. Instructions for doing this
+ can be found in the README file generated in the layer's top-level
+ directory.
+
+ For example, assuming your poky repo is at /path/to/poky, your new
+ layer is at /path/to/poky/meta-mylayer, and your build directory
+ is /path/to/build:
+
+ $ gedit /path/to/build/conf/bblayers.conf
+
+ BBLAYERS ?= " \\
+ /path/to/poky/meta \\
+ /path/to/poky/meta-yocto \\
+ /path/to/poky/meta-mylayer \\
+ "
+"""
+
+yocto_layer_list_usage = """
+
+ usage: yocto-layer list properties
+ [-o <JSON PROPERTY FILE> | --outfile <JSON PROPERTY_FILE>]
+ yocto-layer list property <xxx>
+ [-o <JSON PROPERTY FILE> | --outfile <JSON PROPERTY_FILE>]
+
+ This command enumerates the complete set of possible values for a
+ specified option or property needed by the layer creation process.
+
+ The first form enumerates all the possible properties that exist and
+ must have values specified for them in the 'yocto-layer create'
+ command.
+
+ The second form enumerates all the possible values that exist and can
+ be specified for any of the enumerable properties in the 'yocto-layer
+ create' command.
+
+ See 'yocto-layer help list' for more details.
+"""
+
+yocto_layer_list_help = """
+
+NAME
+ yocto-layer list - List available values for layer input options and properties
+
+SYNOPSIS
+ yocto-layer list properties
+ [--o <JSON PROPERTY FILE> | -outfile <JSON PROPERTY_FILE>]
+ yocto-layer list property <xxx>
+ [--o <JSON PROPERTY FILE> | -outfile <JSON PROPERTY_FILE>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+ This command enumerates the complete set of possible values for a
+ specified option or property needed by the layer creation process.
+
+ The first form enumerates all the possible properties that exist
+ and must have values specified for them in the 'yocto-layer
+ create' command. This command is mainly meant to aid the
+ development of user interface alternatives to the default
+ text-based prompting interface. If the -o option is specified,
+ the list of properties, in addition to being displayed, will be
+ written to the specified file as a JSON object. In this case, the
+ object will consist of the set of name:value pairs corresponding
+ to the (possibly nested) dictionary of properties defined by the
+ input statements used by the BSP. Some example output for the
+ 'list properties' command:
+
+ $ yocto-layer list properties
+ "example_bbappend_name" : {
+ "default" : example
+ "msg" : Please enter the name you'd like to use for your bbappend file:
+ "type" : edit
+ "prio" : 20
+ "filename" : /home/trz/yocto/yocto-layer-dev/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/layer-questions.noinstall
+ }
+ "create_example_recipe" : {
+ "default" : n
+ "msg" : Would you like to have an example recipe created? (y/n)
+ "type" : boolean
+ "prio" : 20
+ "filename" : /home/trz/yocto/yocto-layer-dev/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/layer-questions.noinstall
+ }
+ "example_recipe_name" : {
+ "default" : example
+ "msg" : Please enter the name you'd like to use for your example recipe:
+ "type" : edit
+ "prio" : 20
+ "filename" : /home/trz/yocto/yocto-layer-dev/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/layer-questions.noinstall
+ }
+ "layer_priority" : {
+ "default" : 6
+ "msg" : Please enter the layer priority you'd like to use for the layer:
+ "type" : edit
+ "prio" : 20
+ "filename" : /home/trz/yocto/yocto-layer-dev/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/layer-questions.noinstall
+ }
+ "create_example_bbappend" : {
+ "default" : n
+ "msg" : Would you like to have an example bbappend file created? (y/n)
+ "type" : boolean
+ "prio" : 20
+ "filename" : /home/trz/yocto/yocto-layer-dev/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/layer-questions.noinstall
+ }
+ "example_bbappend_version" : {
+ "default" : 0.1
+ "msg" : Please enter the version number you'd like to use for your bbappend file (this should match the recipe you're appending to):
+ "type" : edit
+ "prio" : 20
+ "filename" : /home/trz/yocto/yocto-layer-dev/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/layer-questions.noinstall
+ }
+
+ Each entry in the output consists of the name of the input element
+ e.g. "layer_priority", followed by the properties defined for that
+ element enclosed in braces. This information should provide
+ sufficient information to create a complete user interface. Two
+ features of the scheme provide for conditional input. First, if a
+ Python "if" statement appears in place of an input element name,
+ the set of enclosed input elements apply and should be presented
+ to the user only if the 'if' statement evaluates to true. The
+ test in the if statement will always reference another input
+ element in the list, which means that the element being tested
+ should be presented to the user before the elements enclosed by
+ the if block. Secondly, in a similar way, some elements contain
+ "depends-on" and depends-on-val" tags, which mean that the
+ affected input element should only be presented to the user if the
+ element it depends on has already been presented to the user and
+ the user has selected the specified value for that element.
+
+ The second form enumerates all the possible values that exist and
+ can be specified for any of the enumerable properties in the
+ 'yocto-layer create' command. If the -o option is specified, the
+ list of values for the given property, in addition to being
+ displayed, will be written to the specified file as a JSON object.
+ In this case, the object will consist of the set of name:value
+ pairs corresponding to the array of property values associated
+ with the property.
+
+ $ yocto-layer list property layer_priority
+ [no output - layer_priority is a text field that has no enumerable values]
+
+ The second form as well is meant mainly for developers of
+ alternative interfaces - it allows the developer to fetch the
+ possible values for a given input element on-demand. This
+ on-demand capability is especially valuable for elements that
+ require relatively expensive remote operations to fulfill, such as
+ the example that returns the set of branches available in a remote
+ git tree above.
+
+"""
+
+##
# test code
##
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