diff -r 27cf35f95864 -r b8d81fa19e7d buildframework/helium/doc/src/manual/blocks.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/buildframework/helium/doc/src/manual/blocks.rst Sun Oct 10 15:22:15 2010 +0300 @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +.. ============================================================================ + Name : blocks.rst + Part of : Helium + + Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). + All rights reserved. + This component and the accompanying materials are made available + under the terms of the License "Eclipse Public License v1.0" + which accompanies this distribution, and is available + at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html". + + Initial Contributors: + Nokia Corporation - initial contribution. + + Contributors: + + Description: + + ============================================================================ + +.. index:: + module: Blocks + +====== +Blocks +====== + +.. contents:: + +.. _`Blocks-Intro-label`: + +Blocks Introduction +==================== + +Blocks is a packaging framework, which allows you to create bundles +with interdependencies (like rpm or deb packages) base on the outcome of the build. + + +Enabling Blocks input generation +================================ + +The input generation consists in gathering data from build steps throughout the build to allow the generation +of the future bundle. Not all the steps are supported, so the build engineer must keep in mind that custom +exports or modification of the binaries after a controlled build step might lead to bundles with inconsistent content. + +In order to enable blocks input generation you simply need to define the **blocks.enabled** property to true. Intermediate +configuration file will be generated under **blocks.config.dir**. + +e.g:: + + hlm -Dblocks.enabled=true.... + + +Currently supported steps are: + * SBSv2 compilation + * Configuration export using cMaker (only if cmaker-what is called) + * ROM image creation + + +Bundle generation +================= + +Once the data have been gathered during the build, it is then possible to create bundles. To do so you need to call the +**blocks-create-bundles** target. Generated bundle will be created under **blocks.bundle.dir**. + +e.g:: + + hlm -Dblocks.enabled=true .... blocks-create-bundles + + +Blocks workspace management with Helium +======================================= + +Helium allows you to use any build environment as Blocks workspace. The :hlm-t:`blocks-create-workspace` will handle the +automatic creation of workspace base on the current build.drive used. If the current build.drive represent an +already existing workspace then it will reuse it. The :hlm-p:blocks.workspace.id property will contain the Blocks workspace +id. Also when new workspace is created some repositories can be automatically added using the **blocks.repositories.id** reference +to an hlm:blocksRepositorySet object. + +:: + + + + + + + +Installing bundles +================== +The :hlm-t:`blocks-install-bundles` target will allow you to install packages under the workspace, to do so, you can configure +the following references using patternset: + +:: + + + + + + + + + + + + +The **blocks.bundle.filter.id** patternset will allow you to filter bundles based on their name. And **blocks.bundle.filter.id** patternset will allow you +to install group selected group of bundles. + +Finally the workspace can be updated using the :hlm-t:`blocks-update-bundles` target. +