NAME

synctree.pl - Cleanup and sync the perl-current source-tree

SYNOPSIS

$ ./synctree.pl -t rsync -d ../perl-current [--help | more options]

or

$ ./synctree.pl -c [smokecurrent_config]

OPTIONS

Options depend on the type option, exept for some.

  • Configuration file

    -c | --config <configfile> Use the settings from the configfile

    synctree.pl can use the configuration file created by configsmoke.pl. Other options can override the settings from the configuration file.

  • General options

    -d | --ddir <directory>  Set the directory for the source-tree
    -t | --type <type>       'rsync', 'snapshot', 'copy', 'ftp' [mandatory]
    
    -v | --verbose <0..2>    Set verbose level
    -h | --help              Show help message (needs Pod::Usage)
    --man                    Show the perldoc  (needs Pod::Usage)
  • options for -t rsync

    --source <rsync-src>     (public.activestate.com::perl-current)
    --rsync <path/to/rsync>  (rsync)
    --opts <rsync-opts>      (-az --delete)
  • options for -t snapshot

    --server <ftp-server>    (public.activestate.com)
    --sdir <directory>       (/pub/apc/perl-current-snap)
    --sfile <file>           ('')
    --snapext <ext>          (tgz)
    --tar <un-tar-gz>        (gzip -dc %s | tar -xf -)
    
    --patchup                patch a snapshot [needs the patch program]
    --pserver <ftp-server>   (public.activestate.com)
    --pdir <directory>       (/pub/apc/perl-current-diffs)
    --unzip <command>        (gzip -dc)
    --patch <command>        (patch)
    --cleanup <level>        (0) none; (1) snapshot; (2) diffs; (3) both
  • options for -t copy

    --cdir <directory>       Source directory for copy_from_MANIFEST()
  • options for -t hardlink

    --hdir <directory>     Source directory to hardlink from
  • options for -t ftp

    --ftphost              Host with sources (public.activestate.com)
    --ftpsdir              Sourcedir to mirror (/pub/apc/perl-current)
    --ftpcdir              Diffs dir to get change (/pub/apc/perl-current-diffs)
  • options for -t forest

    --fsync <synctype>       Master sync-type (One of the above)
    --mdir <directory>       Master directory for primary sync
    --fdir <directory>       Intermediate directory (pass to mktest.pl)
    All options that are needed for the master sync-type

DESCRIPTION

This is a small front-end for Test::Smoke::Syncer.

SEE ALSO

"Keeping in sync" in perlhack, Test::Smoke::Syncer

COPYRIGHT

(c) 2002-2003, All rights reserved.

* Abe Timmerman <abeltje@cpan.org>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.