Some of the fg/data committers don't mind if they get archives of complete aircraft even when only a few files changes. Others prefer to get an archive sent that only contains new files and a diff with all changes. The latter makes reviewing easier and consumes less bandwidth. To make the process easier I wrote a small script:
http://members.aon.at/mfranz/flightgear/fg-submit [1.9 kB] It's used like this: $ cd $FG_ROOT/Aircraft/mosquito $ fg-submit which generates an archive "mosquito.tar.bz2" containing the new files and a patch "mosquito.diff". Send this to someone with fgfs/data write access. The script is for Unix/Linux only. If "diffstat" is installed, then one gets some additional informative output. It prints a color-coded list of which files it includes (yellow, with '+' in front) and which it rejects (red, with '-'), such as *.bak, *.orig, *~, *.tga, CVS/* files, etc.) Of course, you can remove the rules if you need to submit such files. It was tested in several aircraft directories and seems to work well. It can be called in other dirs, too, but note that the archive name is taken from the working directory. If you call it in bo105/Models/, then the archive name will be Models.tar.bz2. If you run into problems or have suggestions for improvements, please tell me. Here's a real-world example of the script executed in the bo105 dir: $ fg-submit checking for changed and new files ... making diff ... Instruments/tach/tach.xml | 4 Models/Variants/Blue_MedEvac.xml | 28 Models/Variants/Mil_Anti-Tank.xml | 28 Models/Variants/Mil_M134.xml | 28 Models/Variants/Mil_MedEvac.xml | 28 Models/Variants/Orange.xml | 28 Models/Variants/Yellow_MedEvac.xml | 27 Models/bo105.ac |31952 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- Models/bo105.xml | 131 bo105-1.rgb |binary bo105-set.xml | 60 empty.rgb |binary livery.rgb |binary tach.rgb |binary 14 files changed, 24624 insertions(+), 7690 deletions(-) adding to archive ... + bo105.diff + Instruments/panel.xml - Instruments/clock/clock.png (graphics file) - Instruments/gsdi/gsdi.blend (blender file) - Instruments/gsdi/gsdi.blend1 (blender file) - Instruments/gsdi/gsdi.png (graphics file) - Instruments/torque/torque.png (graphics file) + Models/bo105.osg + Models/bo105.xml.osg creating archive bo105.tar.bz2 m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
