[PATCH] working.directory property for build recipies

[shendric@…]

Is it possible to add another property for build recipes that has the absolute path to the directory being used for running the recipe? I'm using a tool that needs an absolute path, but doesn't handle a relative path (to the current working directory) well.

[shendric@…]

The following patch produces the desired result for the following branch:

​http://svn.edgewall.org/repos/bitten/branches/experimental/trac-0.11

It uses 'basedir' instead of 'working.directory'. I'm indifferent on the name to use.

I hope this helps the enhancement make its way in to the repository :)

Thanks!

[shendric@…]

Patch to add a variable for the working directory a slave is using for the build.

[osimons]

I can see the need for this. Remember seeing some docs about this as well, so need to make sure docs are updated at the same time.

I'll put it on my todo.

[anonymous]

Any possibility this will be incorporated into the trunk revision any time soon? I have an immediate need for this and would rather I not have to patch all future revisions...

[osimons]

Could you try this alternative patch against latest trunk?

bitten/recipe.py

@@ -56 +56 @@
         self.output = []
         self.basedir = os.path.realpath(self.config.interpolate(basedir,
                                                                 **self.vars))
+        self.vars['basedir'] = self.basedir
 
     def run(self, step, namespace, name, attr):
         """Run the specified recipe command.

[osimons]

Committed as part of [685].