NAME
aegis clEan - clean files from development directory
SYNOPSIS
aegis -CLEan [ option... ]
aegis -CLEan -Help
aegis -VERSion
DESCRIPTION
The aegis -CLEan command is used to remove all files which are not
change source files from a development directory. This can be used to
obtain a “clean” development directory before a final build, to ensure
that a change is ready to end development. A new build will be
required.
This command is only allowed in the “being developed” state, and only
the change’s developer may issue it. It may not be applied to
branches.
All symbolic links will be removed from the development directory, even
if remove_symlinks_after_build = false in the project config file. The
symbolic links will be re-installed, if create_symlinks_before_build =
true. This is to ensure that the symlinks are accurate, and that
unnecessary ones are removed.
All special device files, pipes and sockets will be removed. These
files cannot be source files, and it is expected that the following
build will restore them.
All derived files created by previous builds of the change will be
removed. It is expected that the following build will recreate them.
Any temporary files you may have created in the development directory
will also be removed.
The develop_begin_command in the project configuration file (see
aepconf(5) for more information) will be run, if there is one. The
change_file_command will be run, if there is one. The
project_file_command will be run, if there is one.
You will be warned if any of the files are out-of-date and need to be
merged. You will be warned if any files need to be differenced.
SYMBOLIC LINKS
Many dependency maintenance tools, and indeed some compilers, have
little or no support for include file search paths, and thus for the
concept of the two-level directory hierarchy employed by Aegis. (It
becomes multi-level when Aegis’ branching functionality is used.) To
allow these tools to be used, Aegis provides the ability to maintain a
set of symbolic links between the development directory of a change and
the baseline of a project, so it appears to these tools that all of the
project’s files are present in the development directory.
Project Configuration
The development_directory_style field of the project configuration file
controls the appearance of the development directory. See aepconf(5)
for more information.
By using a setting such as
development_directory_style =
{
source_file_symlink = true;
during_build_only = true;
};
the user never sees the symbolic links, because they are added purely
for the benefit of the dependency maintenance tool during the execution
of the aeb(1) command.
By using a setting such as
development_directory_style =
{
source_file_symlink = true;
};
(the other will default to false) the symbolic links will be created at
develop begin time (see aedb(1) for more information) and also
maintained by each aeb(1) invocation. Note that the symbolic links are
only maintained at these times, so project integrations during the
course of editing change sourec files may leave the symbolic links in
an inconsistent state until the next build.
When files are copied from the baseline into a change, using the
aecp(1) command, the symbolic link pointing into the baseline, if any,
will be removed before the file is copied.
Note: Using this functionality in either form has implications for how
the rules file of the dependency maintenance tool is written. Rules
must remove their targets before creating them (usually with an rm -f
command) if you use any of the link sub-fields (both hard links and
symbolic links). This is to avoid attempting to write the result on
the symbolic link, which will point at a read-only file in the project
baseline. This is similar to the same requirement for using the link_
integration_directory field of the project configuration file.
User Configuration
There is a symbolic_link_preference field in the user configuration
file (see aeuconf(5) for more information). This controls whether
aeb(1) will verify the symbolic links before the build (default) or
whether it will assume they are up-to-date. (This field is only
relevant if development_directory__style.source_file_symlink is true.)
For medium-to-large projects, verifying the symbolic links can take as
long as the build itself. Assuming the symbolic links are up-to-date
can be a large time-saving for these projects. It may be advisable to
review your choice of DMT in such a situation.
The aedb(1) command does not consult this preference. Thus, in most
situations, the symbolic links will be up-to-date when the build is
performed. The only Aegis function which may result in the symbolic
links becoming out-of-date is the integration of another change, as
this may alter the presence or absence of files in the baseline. In
this situation, the default aeb(1) action is to ignore the user
preference and the verify symbolic links.
There are two command line options which modify aeb(1) behavior
further: the -Verify-Symbolic-Links option says to verify the symbolic
links; and the -Assume-Symbolic-Links option says to assume the
symbolic links are up-to-date. In each case the option over-rides the
default and the user preference.
It is possible to obtain behaviour similar to Tom Lord’a Arch by using
a setting such as:
development_directory_style =
{
source_file_link = true;
source_file_symlink = true;
};
It is possible to obtain behaviour similar to CVS by using a setting
such as:
development_directory_style =
{
source_file_copy = true;
};
There are many more possible configurations of the development_
directory_style, usually with helpful build side-effects. See
aepconf(1) and the Depenedency Maintenance Tool chapter of the User
Guide for more information.
The symbolic link command line options and preferences apply equally to
hard links and file copies (the names have historical origins).
Notification
The notification commands that would be run by the aecp(1), aedb(1),
aenf(1), aent(1) and aerm(1) commands are run, as appropriate. The
project_file_command is also run, if set. See aepconf(5) for more
information.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
-Change number
This option may be used to specify a particular change within a
project. See aegis(1) for a complete description of this
option.
-Help
This option may be used to obtain more information about how to
use the aegis program.
-List
This option may be used to obtain a list of suitable subjects
for this command. The list may be more general than expected.
-Not_Logging
This option may be used to disable the automatic logging of
output and errors to a file. This is often useful when several
aegis commands are combined in a shell script.
-TOuch This option may be used to request that each change source file
have its last-modified time-stamp be updated to the current
time. This is the default. Derived files and other non-source
file are left alone.
-No_TOuch
This option may be used to request that the last-modified time-
stamp of each source file be left unmodified.
-MINIMum
This option may be used to request a minimum set of symbolic
links, when the create_symlinks_to_baseline functions are being
used. This is useful if you want to simulate something like
aeib -minimum in the development directory. This option is not
meaningful if symbolic links are not being used.
This option also says not to remove normal files which occlude
project source files. This is a common technique used to
temporarily over-ride project source files. The “aecp -read-
only command would have been more appropriate.
-Project name
This option may be used to select the project of interest.
When no -Project option is specified, the AEGIS_PROJECT
environment variable is consulted. If that does not exist, the
user’s $HOME/.aegisrc file is examined for a default project
field (see aeuconf(5) for more information). If that does not
exist, when the user is only working on changes within a single
project, the project name defaults to that project. Otherwise,
it is an error.
-Verbose
This option may be used to cause aegis to produce more output.
By default aegis only produces output on errors. When used
with the -List option this option causes column headings to be
added.
-Wait This option may be used to require Aegis commands to wait for
access locks, if they cannot be obtained immediately. Defaults
to the user’s lock_wait_preference if not specified, see
aeuconf(5) for more information.
-No_Wait
This option may be used to require Aegis commands to emit a
fatal error if access locks cannot be obtained immediately.
Defaults to the user’s lock_wait_preference if not specified,
see aeuconf(5) for more information.
See also aegis(1) for options common to all aegis commands.
All options may be abbreviated; the abbreviation is documented as the
upper case letters, all lower case letters and underscores (_) are
optional. You must use consecutive sequences of optional letters.
All options are case insensitive, you may type them in upper case or
lower case or a combination of both, case is not important.
For example: the arguments "-project, "-PROJ" and "-p" are all
interpreted to mean the -Project option. The argument "-prj" will not
be understood, because consecutive optional characters were not
supplied.
Options and other command line arguments may be mixed arbitrarily on
the command line, after the function selectors.
The GNU long option names are understood. Since all option names for
aegis are long, this means ignoring the extra leading ’-’. The
"--option=value" convention is also understood.
EXIT STATUS
The aegis command will exit with a status of 1 on any error. The aegis
command will only exit with a status of 0 if there are no errors.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See aegis(1) for a list of environment variables which may affect this
command. See aepconf(5) for the project configuration file’s project_
specific field for how to set environment variables for all commands
executed by Aegis.
COPYRIGHT
aegis version 4.24.3.D001
Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Peter
Miller
The aegis program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
the ’aegis -VERSion License’ command. This is free software and you
are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details
use the ’aegis -VERSion License’ command.
AUTHOR
Peter Miller E-Mail: millerp@canb.auug.org.au
/\/\* WWW: http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/