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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 69bb228..ae64840 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ def build(args, config, basepath, workspace):
def register_commands(subparsers, context):
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('add', help='Add a new recipe',
+ description='Adds a new recipe',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name for new recipe to add')
parser_add.add_argument('srctree', help='Path to external source tree')
@@ -506,15 +507,17 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
parser_add.set_defaults(func=add)
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('modify', help='Modify the source for an existing recipe',
+ description='Enables modifying the source for an existing recipe',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name for recipe to edit')
parser_add.add_argument('srctree', help='Path to external source tree')
parser_add.add_argument('--wildcard', '-w', action="store_true", help='Use wildcard for unversioned bbappend')
parser_add.add_argument('--extract', '-x', action="store_true", help='Extract source as well')
- parser_add.add_argument('--branch', '-b', default="devtool", help='Name for development branch to checkout')
+ parser_add.add_argument('--branch', '-b', default="devtool", help='Name for development branch to checkout (only when using -x)')
parser_add.set_defaults(func=modify)
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('extract', help='Extract the source for an existing recipe',
+ description='Extracts the source for an existing recipe',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name for recipe to extract the source for')
parser_add.add_argument('srctree', help='Path to where to extract the source tree')
@@ -523,22 +526,26 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
parser_add.set_defaults(func=extract)
parser_add = subparsers.add_parser('update-recipe', help='Apply changes from external source tree to recipe',
+ description='Applies changes from external source tree to a recipe (updating/adding/removing patches as necessary)',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_add.add_argument('recipename', help='Name of recipe to update')
parser_add.add_argument('--initial-rev', help='Starting revision for patches')
parser_add.add_argument('--no-remove', '-n', action="store_true", help='Don\'t remove patches, only add or update')
parser_add.set_defaults(func=update_recipe)
- parser_status = subparsers.add_parser('status', help='Show status',
+ parser_status = subparsers.add_parser('status', help='Show workspace status',
+ description='Lists recipes currently in your workspace and the paths to their respective external source trees',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_status.set_defaults(func=status)
- parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('build', help='Build recipe',
+ parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('build', help='Build a recipe',
+ description='Builds the specified recipe using bitbake (up to do_install)',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_build.add_argument('recipename', help='Recipe to build')
parser_build.set_defaults(func=build)
parser_reset = subparsers.add_parser('reset', help='Remove a recipe from your workspace',
+ description='Removes the specified recipe from your workspace (resetting its state)',
formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
parser_reset.add_argument('recipename', help='Recipe to reset')
parser_reset.set_defaults(func=reset)
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