Documentation ¶
Overview ¶
Command jiri is a multi-purpose tool for multi-repo development.
Usage:
jiri [flags] <command>
The jiri commands are:
cl Manage changelists for multiple projects import Adds imports to .jiri_manifest file profile Display information about installed profiles project Manage the jiri projects rebuild Rebuild all jiri tools snapshot Manage project snapshots update Update all jiri tools and projects which Show path to the jiri tool runp Run a command in parallel across jiri projects help Display help for commands or topics
The jiri additional help topics are:
filesystem Description of jiri file system layout manifest Description of manifest files
The jiri flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
The global flags are:
-metadata=<just specify -metadata to activate> Displays metadata for the program and exits. -time=false Dump timing information to stderr before exiting the program.
Jiri cl - Manage changelists for multiple projects ¶
Manage changelists for multiple projects.
Usage:
jiri cl [flags] <command>
The jiri cl commands are:
cleanup Clean up changelists that have been merged mail Mail a changelist for review new Create a new local branch for a changelist sync Bring a changelist up to date
The jiri cl flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri cl cleanup - Clean up changelists that have been merged ¶
Command "cleanup" checks that the given branches have been merged into the corresponding remote branch. If a branch differs from the corresponding remote branch, the command reports the difference and stops. Otherwise, it deletes the given branches.
Usage:
jiri cl cleanup [flags] <branches>
<branches> is a list of branches to cleanup.
The jiri cl cleanup flags are:
-f=false Ignore unmerged changes. -remote-branch=master Name of the remote branch the CL pertains to, without the leading "origin/". -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri cl mail - Mail a changelist for review ¶
Command "mail" squashes all commits of a local branch into a single "changelist" and mails this changelist to Gerrit as a single commit. First time the command is invoked, it generates a Change-Id for the changelist, which is appended to the commit message. Consecutive invocations of the command use the same Change-Id by default, informing Gerrit that the incomming commit is an update of an existing changelist.
Usage:
jiri cl mail [flags]
The jiri cl mail flags are:
-autosubmit=false Automatically submit the changelist when feasible. -cc= Comma-seperated list of emails or LDAPs to cc. -check-uncommitted=true Check that no uncommitted changes exist. -clean-multipart-metadata=false Cleanup the metadata associated with multipart CLs pertaining the MultiPart: x/y message without mailing any CLs. -commit-message-body-file= file containing the body of the CL description, that is, text without a ChangeID, MultiPart etc. -current-project-only=false Run mail in the current project only. -d=false Send a draft changelist. -edit=true Open an editor to edit the CL description. -host= Gerrit host to use. Defaults to gerrit host specified in manifest. -m= CL description. -presubmit=all The type of presubmit tests to run. Valid values: none,all. -r= Comma-seperated list of emails or LDAPs to request review. -remote-branch=master Name of the remote branch the CL pertains to, without the leading "origin/". -set-topic=true Set Gerrit CL topic. -topic= CL topic, defaults to <username>-<branchname>. -verify=true Run pre-push git hooks. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri cl new - Create a new local branch for a changelist ¶
Command "new" creates a new local branch for a changelist. In particular, it forks a new branch with the given name from the current branch and records the relationship between the current branch and the new branch in the .jiri metadata directory. The information recorded in the .jiri metadata directory tracks dependencies between CLs and is used by the "jiri cl sync" and "jiri cl mail" commands.
Usage:
jiri cl new [flags] <name>
<name> is the changelist name.
The jiri cl new flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri cl sync - Bring a changelist up to date ¶
Command "sync" brings the CL identified by the current branch up to date with the branch tracking the remote branch this CL pertains to. To do that, the command uses the information recorded in the .jiri metadata directory to identify the sequence of dependent CLs leading to the current branch. The command then iterates over this sequence bringing each of the CLs up to date with its ancestor. The end result of this process is that all CLs in the sequence are up to date with the branch that tracks the remote branch this CL pertains to.
NOTE: It is possible that the command cannot automatically merge changes in an ancestor into its dependent. When that occurs, the command is aborted and prints instructions that need to be followed before the command can be retried.
Usage:
jiri cl sync [flags]
The jiri cl sync flags are:
-remote-branch=master Name of the remote branch the CL pertains to, without the leading "origin/". -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri import ¶
Command "import" adds imports to the $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_manifest file, which specifies manifest information for the jiri tool. The file is created if it doesn't already exist, otherwise additional imports are added to the existing file.
An <import> element is added to the manifest representing a remote manifest import. The manifest file path is relative to the root directory of the remote import repository.
Example:
$ jiri import myfile https://foo.com/bar.git
Run "jiri help manifest" for details on manifests.
Usage:
jiri import [flags] <manifest> <remote>
<manifest> specifies the manifest file to use.
<remote> specifies the remote manifest repository.
The jiri import flags are:
-name=manifest The name of the remote manifest project. -out= The output file. Uses $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_manifest if unspecified. Uses stdout if set to "-". -overwrite=false Write a new .jiri_manifest file with the given specification. If it already exists, the existing content will be ignored and the file will be overwritten. -protocol=git The version control protocol used by the remote manifest project. -remote-branch=master The branch of the remote manifest project to track, without the leading "origin/". -root= Root to store the manifest project locally. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri profile - Display information about installed profiles ¶
Display information about installed profiles and their configuration.
Usage:
jiri profile [flags] <command>
The jiri profile commands are:
list List available or installed profiles env Display profile environment variables install Install the given profiles os-packages List the commands to install the OS packages required by the given profiles uninstall Uninstall the given profiles update Install the latest default version of the given profiles cleanup Cleanup the locally installed profiles available List the available profiles
The jiri profile flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri profile list - List available or installed profiles ¶
List available or installed profiles.
Usage:
jiri profile list [flags] [<profiles>]
<profiles> is a list of profiles to list, defaulting to all profiles if none are specifically requested. List can also be used to test for the presence of a specific target for the requested profiles. If the target is not installed, it will exit with an error.
The jiri profile list flags are:
-env= specify an environment variable in the form: <var>=[<val>],... -info= The following fields for use with -info are available: SchemaVersion - the version of the profiles implementation. DBPath - the path for the profiles database. Target.InstallationDir - the installation directory of the requested profile. Target.CommandLineEnv - the environment variables specified via the command line when installing this profile target. Target.Env - the environment variables computed by the profile installation process for this target. Target.Command - a command that can be used to create this profile. Note: if no --target is specified then the requested field will be displayed for all targets. Profile.Root - the root directory of the requested profile. Profile.Name - the qualified name of the profile. Profile.Installer - the name of the profile installer. Profile.DBPath - the path to the database file for this profile. Note: if no profiles are specified then the requested field will be displayed for all profiles. -merge-policies=+CCFLAGS,+CGO_CFLAGS,+CGO_CXXFLAGS,+CGO_LDFLAGS,+CXXFLAGS,GOARCH,GOOS,GOPATH:,^GOROOT*,+LDFLAGS,:PATH,VDLPATH: specify policies for merging environment variables -profiles= a comma separated list of profiles to use -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -skip-profiles=false if set, no profiles will be used -target=<runtime.GOARCH>-<runtime.GOOS> specifies a profile target in the following form: <arch>-<os>[@<version>] -v=false print more detailed information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri profile env - Display profile environment variables ¶
List profile specific and target specific environment variables. If the requested environment variable name ends in = then only the value will be printed, otherwise both name and value are printed, i.e. CFLAGS="foo" vs just "foo".
If no environment variable names are requested then all will be printed in <name>=<val> format.
Usage:
jiri profile env [flags] [<environment variable names>]
[<environment variable names>] is an optional list of environment variables to display
The jiri profile env flags are:
-env= specify an environment variable in the form: <var>=[<val>],... -merge-policies=+CCFLAGS,+CGO_CFLAGS,+CGO_CXXFLAGS,+CGO_LDFLAGS,+CXXFLAGS,GOARCH,GOOS,GOPATH:,^GOROOT*,+LDFLAGS,:PATH,VDLPATH: specify policies for merging environment variables -profiles= a comma separated list of profiles to use -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -skip-profiles=false if set, no profiles will be used -target=<runtime.GOARCH>-<runtime.GOOS> specifies a profile target in the following form: <arch>-<os>[@<version>] -v=false print more detailed information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri profile install - Install the given profiles ¶
Install the given profiles.
Usage:
jiri profile install [flags] <profiles>
<profiles> is a list of profiles to install.
The jiri profile install flags are:
-env= specify an environment variable in the form: <var>=[<val>],... -force=false force install the profile even if it is already installed -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -profiles-dir=.jiri_root/profiles the directory, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that profiles are installed in -target=<runtime.GOARCH>-<runtime.GOOS> specifies a profile target in the following form: <arch>-<os>[@<version>] -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri profile os-packages - List the commands to install the OS packages required by the given profiles ¶
List or optionally run the commands to install the OS packages required by the given profiles.
Usage:
jiri profile os-packages [flags] <profiles>
<profiles> is a list of profiles to list OS packages for.
The jiri profile os-packages flags are:
-all=false print commands to install all required OS packages, not just those that are missing -env= specify an environment variable in the form: <var>=[<val>],... -install=false install the requested packages. This may need to be run as root. -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -profiles-dir=.jiri_root/profiles the directory, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that profiles are installed in -target=<runtime.GOARCH>-<runtime.GOOS> specifies a profile target in the following form: <arch>-<os>[@<version>] -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri profile uninstall - Uninstall the given profiles ¶
Uninstall the given profiles.
Usage:
jiri profile uninstall [flags] <profiles>
<profiles> is a list of profiles to uninstall.
The jiri profile uninstall flags are:
-all-targets=false apply to all targets for the specified profile(s) -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -profiles-dir=.jiri_root/profiles the directory, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that profiles are installed in -target=<runtime.GOARCH>-<runtime.GOOS> specifies a profile target in the following form: <arch>-<os>[@<version>] -v=false print more detailed information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri profile update - Install the latest default version of the given profiles ¶
Install the latest default version of the given profiles.
Usage:
jiri profile update [flags] <profiles>
<profiles> is a list of profiles to update, if omitted all profiles are updated.
The jiri profile update flags are:
-profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -profiles-dir=.jiri_root/profiles the directory, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that profiles are installed in -v=false print more detailed information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri profile cleanup - Cleanup the locally installed profiles ¶
Cleanup the locally installed profiles. This is generally required when recovering from earlier bugs or when preparing for a subsequent change to the profiles implementation.
Usage:
jiri profile cleanup [flags] <profiles>
<profiles> is a list of profiles to cleanup, if omitted all profiles are cleaned.
The jiri profile cleanup flags are:
-gc=false uninstall profile targets that are older than the current default -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -profiles-dir=.jiri_root/profiles the directory, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that profiles are installed in -rewrite-profiles-db=false rewrite the profiles database to use the latest schema version -rm-all=false remove profiles database and all profile generated output files. -v=false print more detailed information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri profile available - List the available profiles ¶
List the available profiles.
Usage:
jiri profile available [flags]
The jiri profile available flags are:
-describe=false print the profile description -v=false print more detailed information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri project - Manage the jiri projects ¶
Manage the jiri projects.
Usage:
jiri project [flags] <command>
The jiri project commands are:
clean Restore jiri projects to their pristine state info Provided structured input for existing jiri projects and branches list List existing jiri projects and branches shell-prompt Print a succinct status of projects suitable for shell prompts
The jiri project flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri project clean - Restore jiri projects to their pristine state ¶
Restore jiri projects back to their master branches and get rid of all the local branches and changes.
Usage:
jiri project clean [flags] <project ...>
<project ...> is a list of projects to clean up.
The jiri project clean flags are:
-branches=false Delete all non-master branches. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri project info - Provided structured input for existing jiri projects and branches ¶
Inspect the local filesystem and provide structured info on the existing projects and branches. Projects are specified using regular expressions that are matched against project keys. If no command line arguments are provided the project that the contains the current directory is used, or if run from outside of a given project, all projects will be used. The information to be displayed is specified using a go template, supplied via the -f flag, that is executed against the v.io/jiri/project.ProjectState structure. This structure currently has the following fields: project.ProjectState{Branches:[]project.BranchState(nil), CurrentBranch:"", HasUncommitted:false, HasUntracked:false, Project:project.Project{Name:"", Path:"", Protocol:"", Remote:"", RemoteBranch:"", Revision:"", GerritHost:"", GitHooks:"", RunHook:"", XMLName:struct {}{}}}
Usage:
jiri project info [flags] <project-keys>...
<project-keys>... a list of project keys, as regexps, to apply the specified format to
The jiri project info flags are:
-f={{.Project.Name}} The go template for the fields to display. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri project list - List existing jiri projects and branches ¶
Inspect the local filesystem and list the existing projects and branches.
Usage:
jiri project list [flags]
The jiri project list flags are:
-branches=false Show project branches. -nopristine=false If true, omit pristine projects, i.e. projects with a clean master branch and no other branches. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri project shell-prompt - Print a succinct status of projects suitable for shell prompts ¶
Reports current branches of jiri projects (repositories) as well as an indication of each project's status:
- indicates that a repository contains uncommitted changes % indicates that a repository contains untracked files
Usage:
jiri project shell-prompt [flags]
The jiri project shell-prompt flags are:
-check-dirty=true If false, don't check for uncommitted changes or untracked files. Setting this option to false is dangerous: dirty master branches will not appear in the output. -show-name=false Show the name of the current repo. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri rebuild - Rebuild all jiri tools ¶
Rebuilds all jiri tools and installs the resulting binaries into $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/bin. This is similar to "jiri update", but does not update any projects before building the tools. The set of tools to rebuild is described in the manifest.
Run "jiri help manifest" for details on manifests.
Usage:
jiri rebuild [flags]
The jiri rebuild flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri snapshot - Manage project snapshots ¶
The "jiri snapshot" command can be used to manage project snapshots. In particular, it can be used to create new snapshots and to list existing snapshots.
Usage:
jiri snapshot [flags] <command>
The jiri snapshot commands are:
checkout Checkout a project snapshot create Create a new project snapshot list List existing project snapshots
The jiri snapshot flags are:
-dir= Directory where snapshot are stored. Defaults to $JIRI_ROOT/.snapshot. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri snapshot checkout - Checkout a project snapshot ¶
The "jiri snapshot checkout <snapshot>" command restores local project state to the state in the given snapshot manifest.
Usage:
jiri snapshot checkout [flags] <snapshot>
<snapshot> is the snapshot manifest file.
The jiri snapshot checkout flags are:
-gc=false Garbage collect obsolete repositories. -color=true Use color to format output. -dir= Directory where snapshot are stored. Defaults to $JIRI_ROOT/.snapshot. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri snapshot create - Create a new project snapshot ¶
The "jiri snapshot create <label>" command captures the current project state in a manifest. If the -push-remote flag is provided, the snapshot is committed and pushed upstream.
Internally, snapshots are organized as follows:
<snapshot-dir>/ labels/ <label1>/ <label1-snapshot1> <label1-snapshot2> ... <label2>/ <label2-snapshot1> <label2-snapshot2> ... <label3>/ ... <label1> # a symlink to the latest <label1-snapshot*> <label2> # a symlink to the latest <label2-snapshot*> ...
NOTE: Unlike the jiri tool commands, the above internal organization is not an API. It is an implementation and can change without notice.
Usage:
jiri snapshot create [flags] <label>
<label> is the snapshot label.
The jiri snapshot create flags are:
-push-remote=false Commit and push snapshot upstream. -time-format=2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00 Time format for snapshot file name. -color=true Use color to format output. -dir= Directory where snapshot are stored. Defaults to $JIRI_ROOT/.snapshot. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri snapshot list - List existing project snapshots ¶
The "snapshot list" command lists existing snapshots of the labels specified as command-line arguments. If no arguments are provided, the command lists snapshots for all known labels.
Usage:
jiri snapshot list [flags] <label ...>
<label ...> is a list of snapshot labels.
The jiri snapshot list flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -dir= Directory where snapshot are stored. Defaults to $JIRI_ROOT/.snapshot. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri update - Update all jiri tools and projects ¶
Updates all projects, builds the latest version of all tools, and installs the resulting binaries into $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/bin. The sequence in which the individual updates happen guarantees that we end up with a consistent set of tools and source code. The set of projects and tools to update is described in the manifest.
Run "jiri help manifest" for details on manifests.
Usage:
jiri update [flags]
The jiri update flags are:
-attempts=1 Number of attempts before failing. -gc=false Garbage collect obsolete repositories. -manifest= Name of the project manifest. -color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri which - Show path to the jiri tool ¶
Which behaves similarly to the unix commandline tool. It is useful in determining whether the jiri binary is being run directly, or run via the jiri shim script.
If the binary is being run directly, the output looks like this:
# binary /path/to/binary/jiri
If the script is being run, the output looks like this:
# script /path/to/script/jiri
Usage:
jiri which [flags]
The jiri which flags are:
-color=true Use color to format output. -v=false Print verbose output.
Jiri runp - Run a command in parallel across jiri projects ¶
Run a command in parallel across one or more jiri projects using the specified profile target's environment. Commands are run using the shell specified by the users $SHELL environment variable, or "sh" if that's not set. Thus commands are run as $SHELL -c "args..."
Usage:
jiri runp [flags] <command line>
A command line to be run in each project specified by the supplied command line flags. Any environment variables intended to be evaluated when the command line is run must be quoted to avoid expansion before being passed to runp by the shell.
The jiri runp flags are:
-collate-stdout=true Collate all stdout output from each parallel invocation and display it as if had been generated sequentially. This flag cannot be used with -show-name-prefix, -show-key-prefix or -interactive. -env= specify an environment variable in the form: <var>=[<val>],... -exit-on-error=false If set, all commands will killed as soon as one reports an error, otherwise, each will run to completion. -has-branch= A regular expression specifying branch names to use in matching projects. A project will match if the specified branch exists, even if it is not checked out. -has-gerrit-message=false If specified, match branches that have, or have no, gerrit message -has-uncommitted=false If specified, match projects that have, or have no, uncommitted changes -has-untracked=false If specified, match projects that have, or have no, untracked files -interactive=true If set, the command to be run is interactive and should not have its stdout/stderr manipulated. This flag cannot be used with -show-name-prefix, -show-key-prefix or -collate-stdout. -merge-policies=+CCFLAGS,+CGO_CFLAGS,+CGO_CXXFLAGS,+CGO_LDFLAGS,+CXXFLAGS,GOARCH,GOOS,GOPATH:,^GOROOT*,+LDFLAGS,:PATH,VDLPATH: specify policies for merging environment variables -profiles= a comma separated list of profiles to use -profiles-db=$JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/profile_db the path, relative to JIRI_ROOT, that contains the profiles database. -projects= A Regular expression specifying project keys to run commands in. By default, runp will use projects that have the same branch checked as the current project unless it is run from outside of a project in which case it will default to using all projects. -show-key-prefix=false If set, each line of output from each project will begin with the key of the project followed by a colon. This is intended for use with long running commands where the output needs to be streamed. Stdout and stderr are spliced apart. This flag cannot be used with -interactive, -show-name-prefix or -collate-stdout -show-name-prefix=false If set, each line of output from each project will begin with the name of the project followed by a colon. This is intended for use with long running commands where the output needs to be streamed. Stdout and stderr are spliced apart. This flag cannot be used with -interactive, -show-key-prefix or -collate-stdout. -skip-profiles=false if set, no profiles will be used -target=<runtime.GOARCH>-<runtime.GOOS> specifies a profile target in the following form: <arch>-<os>[@<version>] -v=false Print verbose logging information -color=true Use color to format output.
Jiri help - Display help for commands or topics ¶
Help with no args displays the usage of the parent command.
Help with args displays the usage of the specified sub-command or help topic.
"help ..." recursively displays help for all commands and topics.
Usage:
jiri help [flags] [command/topic ...]
[command/topic ...] optionally identifies a specific sub-command or help topic.
The jiri help flags are:
-style=compact The formatting style for help output: compact - Good for compact cmdline output. full - Good for cmdline output, shows all global flags. godoc - Good for godoc processing. shortonly - Only output short description. Override the default by setting the CMDLINE_STYLE environment variable. -width=<terminal width> Format output to this target width in runes, or unlimited if width < 0. Defaults to the terminal width if available. Override the default by setting the CMDLINE_WIDTH environment variable.
Jiri filesystem - Description of jiri file system layout ¶
All data managed by the jiri tool is located in the file system under a root directory, colloquially called the jiri root directory. The file system layout looks like this:
[root] # root directory (name picked by user) [root]/.jiri_root # root metadata directory [root]/.jiri_root/bin # contains tool binaries (jiri, etc.) [root]/.jiri_root/update_history # contains history of update snapshots [root]/.manifest # contains jiri manifests [root]/[project1] # project directory (name picked by user) [root]/[project1]/.jiri # project metadata directory [root]/[project1]/.jiri/metadata.v2 # project metadata file [root]/[project1]/.jiri/<<cls>> # project per-cl metadata directories [root]/[project1]/<<files>> # project files [root]/[project2]...
The [root] and [projectN] directory names are picked by the user. The <<cls>> are named via jiri cl new, and the <<files>> are named as the user adds files and directories to their project. All other names above have special meaning to the jiri tool, and cannot be changed; you must ensure your path names don't collide with these special names.
There are two ways to run the jiri tool:
1) Shim script (recommended approach). This is a shell script that looks for the [root] directory. If the JIRI_ROOT environment variable is set, that is assumed to be the [root] directory. Otherwise the script looks for the .jiri_root directory, starting in the current working directory and walking up the directory chain. The search is terminated successfully when the .jiri_root directory is found; it fails after it reaches the root of the file system. Thus the shim must be invoked from the [root] directory or one of its subdirectories.
Once the [root] is found, the JIRI_ROOT environment variable is set to its location, and [root]/.jiri_root/bin/jiri is invoked. That file contains the actual jiri binary.
The point of the shim script is to make it easy to use the jiri tool with multiple [root] directories on your file system. Keep in mind that when "jiri update" is run, the jiri tool itself is automatically updated along with all projects. By using the shim script, you only need to remember to invoke the jiri tool from within the appropriate [root] directory, and the projects and tools under that [root] directory will be updated.
The shim script is located at [root]/release/go/src/v.io/jiri/scripts/jiri
2) Direct binary. This is the jiri binary, containing all of the actual jiri tool logic. The binary requires the JIRI_ROOT environment variable to point to the [root] directory.
Note that if you have multiple [root] directories on your file system, you must remember to run the jiri binary corresponding to the setting of your JIRI_ROOT environment variable. Things may fail if you mix things up, since the jiri binary is updated with each call to "jiri update", and you may encounter version mismatches between the jiri binary and the various metadata files or other logic. This is the reason the shim script is recommended over running the binary directly.
The jiri binary is located at [root]/.jiri_root/bin/jiri
Jiri manifest - Description of manifest files ¶
Jiri manifest files describe the set of projects that get synced and tools that get built when running "jiri update".
The first manifest file that jiri reads is in $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_manifest. This manifest **must** exist for the jiri tool to work.
Usually the manifest in $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_manifest will import other manifests from remote repositories via <import> tags, but it can contain its own list of projects and tools as well.
Manifests have the following XML schema:
<manifest>
<imports> <import remote="https://vanadium.googlesource.com/manifest" manifest="public" name="manifest" /> <localimport file="/path/to/local/manifest"/> ... </imports> <projects> <project name="my-project" path="path/where/project/lives" protocol="git" remote="https://github.com/myorg/foo" revision="ed42c05d8688ab23" remotebranch="my-branch" gerrithost="https://myorg-review.googlesource.com" githooks="path/to/githooks-dir" runhook="path/to/runhook-script" /> ... </projects> <tools> <tool name="jiri" package="v.io/jiri" project="release.go.jiri" /> ... </tools>
</manifest>
The <import> and <localimport> tags can be used to share common projects and tools across multiple manifests.
A <localimport> tag should be used when the manifest being imported and the importing manifest are both in the same repository, or when neither one is in a repository. The "file" attribute is the path to the manifest file being imported. It can be absolute, or relative to the importing manifest file.
If the manifest being imported and the importing manifest are in different repositories then an <import> tag must be used, with the following attributes:
* remote (required) - The remote url of the repository containing the manifest to be imported
* manifest (required) - The path of the manifest file to be imported, relative to the repository root.
* name (optional) - The name of the project corresponding to the manifest repository. If your manifest contains a <project> with the same remote as the manifest remote, then the "name" attribute of on the <import> tag should match the "name" attribute on the <project>. Otherwise, jiri will clone the manifest repository on every update.
The <project> tags describe the projects to sync, and what state they should sync to, accoring to the following attributes:
* name (required) - The name of the project.
* path (required) - The location where the project will be located, relative to the jiri root.
* remote (required) - The remote url of the project repository.
* protocol (optional) - The protocol to use when cloning and syncing the repo. Currently "git" is the default and only supported protocol.
* remotebranch (optional) - The remote branch that the project will sync to. Defaults to "master". The "remotebranch" attribute is ignored if "revision" is specified.
* revision (optional) - The specific revision (usually a git SHA) that the project will sync to. If "revision" is specified then the "remotebranch" attribute is ignored.
* gerrithost (optional) - The url of the Gerrit host for the project. If specified, then running "jiri cl mail" will upload a CL to this Gerrit host.
* githooks (optional) - The path (relative to $JIRI_ROOT) of a directory containing git hooks that will be installed in the projects .git/hooks directory during each update.
* runhook (optional) - The path (relate to $JIRI_ROOT) of a script that will be run during each update.
The <tool> tags describe the tools that will be compiled and installed in $JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/bin after each update. The tools must be written in go, and are identified by their package name and the project that contains their code. They are configured via the following attributes:
- name (required) - The name of the binary that will be installed in JIRI_ROOT/.jiri_root/bin
- package (required) - The name of the Go package that will be passed to "go build".
- project (required) - The name of the project that contains the source code for the tool.