getpack

The getpack tool is obsolete. See the git4LHCb TWiKi for the Git based workflow that replaces it

Introduction:

The getpack script was written in order to checkout packages of the Gaudi framework from the corresponding cvs servers and run some cmt configurations on them. The source code can be found in $LHCBSCRIPTS/python/getpack.py, or in the scripts package  in the LHCb CVS repository.

Usage examples:

At CERN, on both Linux and Windows, the getpack script is invoked by simply typing 'getpack' at the command line prompt.

1. print out full usage instructions
   
           getpack -h
    
2. checkout version v11r0 of Event/Event
   
           getpack Event/Event v11r0
   
   
3. checkout head revision of GaudiKernel
   
           getpack GaudiKernel head
   
   
4. get a list of all Event packages
   
           getpack -i LHCB Event
   
   
5. checkout all LHCB-packages
   
           getpack -r LHCb v10r0 
   

Adapting getpack for use outside CERN:

If you are using the cvs-servers at CERN you will not have to change the script, but you will receive some information that you are not using this script from inside CERN.

If you are using your own cvs-server there are some variables in the getpack-script which have to be adapted. These variables are:

• cvsservershortcut: This variable defines some shortcuts of cvs-servers which will show up in the list of available packages (e.g. when issuing a 'getpack -i').
• cvsareashortcut: This variable defines some shortcuts from the different areas to the appropriate cvs-servers. It is used when packages from a specific cvs-server should be listed (e.g. 'getpack -i LHCb').

In order to make getpack aware of a new cvs-server you have to add a pair of values to each of the variables mentioned in the list above. The section with the variables to change is clearly pointed out and can be found in the getpack-function of the getpack module (getpack.py)