Updated build.py (and libs) to have extended --status functionality. Note; this needs to be pushed upstream to the codal/ library

Author: JohnVidler

build.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 parser.add_option('-M', '--major', dest='update_major', action="store_true", help='With -l, update major version', default=False)
 parser.add_option('-V', '--version', dest='version', metavar="VERSION", help='With -l, set the version; use "-V v0.0.1" to bootstrap', default=False)
 parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action="store_true", help='Increases verbosity)', default=False)
-parser.add_option('-u', '--update', dest='update', action="store_true", help='git pull target and libraries', default=False)
+parser.add_option('-u', '--update', dest='update', action="store_true", help='git pull target and libraries, use with "-d/--dev" to update all libraries to their latest master' , default=False)
 parser.add_option('-s', '--status', dest='status', action="store_true", help='git status target and libraries', default=False)
 parser.add_option('-r', '--revision', dest='revision', action="store", help='Checkout a specific revision of the target', default=False)
 parser.add_option('-d', '--dev', dest='dev', action="store_true", help='enable developer mode (does not use target-locked.json)', default=False)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     exit(0)
 
 if options.update:
-    update()
+    update(sync_dev = options.dev)
     exit(0)
 
 if options.status:

utils/python/codal_utils.py

@@ -59,12 +59,16 @@ def read_config():
     target = read_json("libraries/" + targetdir + "/target.json")
     return (codal, targetdir, target)
 
-def update(allow_detached=False):
+def update(allow_detached=False, sync_dev=False):
     (codal, targetdir, target) = read_config()
     dirname = os.getcwd()
     for ln in target['libraries']:
         os.chdir(dirname + "/libraries/" + ln['name'])
-        system("git checkout " + ln['branch'])
+        if sync_dev:
+            default_branch = list(filter( lambda v: v.strip().startswith('HEAD'), str(subprocess.check_output( ["git", "remote", "show", "origin"] ), "utf8").splitlines()))[0].split(":")[1].strip()
+            system("git checkout " + default_branch)
+        else:
+            system("git checkout " + ln['branch'])
         system("git pull")
     os.chdir(dirname + "/libraries/" + targetdir)
     if ("HEAD detached" in os.popen('git branch').read().strip() and