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# Copyright 2008-2009, Google Inc.
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gclient is a tool for managing a modular checkout of source code
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from multiple source code repositories. It wraps underlying source
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code management commands to provide support for distributing tree
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updates, status commands, and diffs across multiple checked-out
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working directories.
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The gclient script is controlled by a ".gclient" file at the top
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of a directory tree which will contain source code from multiple
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locations. A ".gclient" file is a Python script that defines a list
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of "solutions" with the following format:
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solutions = [
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{ "name" : "src",
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"url" : "svn://svnserver/component/trunk/src",
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"custom_deps" : {
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# To use the trunk of a component instead of what's in DEPS:
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#"component": "https://svnserver/component/trunk/",
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# To exclude a component from your working copy:
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#"data/really_large_component": None,
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}
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},
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]
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A "solution" is a collection of component pieces of software that will
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be checked out in a specific directory layout for building together.
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Each entry in the "solutions" list is defined by a Python dictionary
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that contains the following items:
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name
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The name of the directory in which the solution will be
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checked out.
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url
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The URL from which this solution will be checked out.
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gclient expects that the checked-out solution will contain a
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file named "DEPS" that in turn defines the specific pieces
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that must be checked out to create the working directory
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layout for building and developing the solution's software.
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custom_deps
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A dictionary containing optional custom overrides for entries
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in the solution's "DEPS" file. This can be used to have
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the local working directory *not* check out and update specific
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components, or to sync the local working-directory copy of a
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given component to a different specific revision, or a branch,
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or the head of a tree. It can also be used to append new entries
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that do not exist in the "DEPS" file.
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Within each checked-out solution, gclient expects to find a file
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named "DEPS" which defines the different component pieces of
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software that must be checked out for the solution. The "DEPS"
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file is a Python script that defines a dictionary named "deps":
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deps = {
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"src/outside" : "http://outside-server/trunk@1234",
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"src/component" : "svn://svnserver/component/trunk/src@77829",
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"src/relative" : "/trunk/src@77829",
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}
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Each item in the "deps" dictionary consists of a key-value pair.
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The key is the directory into which the component will be checked
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out, relative to the directory containing the ".gclient" file.
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The value is the URL from which that directory will be checked out.
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If there is no address scheme (that is, no "http:" or "svn:" prefix),
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then the value must begin with a slash and is treated relative to the
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root of the solution's repository.
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The URL typically contains a specific revision or change number (as
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appropriate for the underlying SCM system) to "freeze" the external
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software at a specific, known state. Alternatively, if there is no
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revision or change number, the URL will track the latest changes on the
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specific trunk or branch.
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