RFE Batch or Script to copy the template to a PI

[rgleason]

Trying to shorten the work if possible and reasonable.

Copy these folders

copy to the files with the same name that exist, However do not delete other files that exist in the folder.

• .circleci
• build-deps
• buildosx
• ci
• cmake
• mingw
• msvc

Copy these files

• clang-format
• cmake-format.yml
• editorconfig
• .gitignore (do no add if should not be in remote)
• travis.yml (do no add if should not be in remote)
• appveyor.yml (do no add if should not be in remote)
• bld.bat (do no add if should not be in remote)
• build-local-package-example.sh ((do no add if should not be in remote)
• compile.bat (do no add if should not be in remote)
• make-new-plugins.sh (do no add if should not be in remote)
• run-circleci-local.txt (do no add if should not be in remote)
• submod-up.bat (do no add if should not be in remote)
• update_submodule_branch.sh (do no add if should not be in remote)

Compare carefully

• CMakeLists.txt (DO NOT JUST COPY)

Perhaps the user info should be in a separate file as that shouldn't get changed?
But then also there are special libs added and src etc. so that isn't going to work.

Changes are all done

• git add .
• Includes all new modified and deleted files? - Is this right?
• stages all changes (including new, modified, and deleted files) in the current directory and its subdirectories.

Then

• git commit -am "Your commit message"
• git tag v[version number]
• git push --tags origin master

NOTE
There are some special extension files that should NOT be copied over.
It allows additional special libs etc. to be used by a plugin.

• ci/extras/extra.libs.txt (this should NOT be copied as it may have been changed)
• ci/circleci-build-flatpak_extra_libs.txt (I suppose this should be copied)

[jongough]

The following are in my version of testplugin_pi and are the ones that I think add value to a new/current user:

• bld.bat is old, but is an example of running locally a build using the template system. Should be kept
• build-local-package-example.sh is a current example of running a build on linux and deploying to cloudsmith.
• make-new-plugin.sh is a script to help copy testplugin_pi to catsarebest plugin. May be useful for a new project
• run-circleci-local.txt is the command line you need to run the circleci build process locally and deploy to a local directory
• update_submodule_branch.sh is a script to update opencpn-libs if you need a newer version to get access to new capability

The special files are examples and the libs are already in the package, but demonstrate what is needed. The README.txt file explains how to use them.

[rgleason]

This is working now.
See the files. It has improved.

tp-copy.bat.txt

tp-add.bat.txt

LATER:

bld.bat Is not old. That is what I built and use.

[rgleason]

This is the one I need to find out about more. but later

• run-circleci-local.txt is the command line you need to run the circleci build process locally and deploy to a local directory

[rgleason]

We can execute bash from the MS command prompt
Also we can execute a batch file from the Bash prompt.

Windows Command Prompt can call or execute a Bash command using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL),

1. Install WSL (if not already installed) Run wsl --install and restart.
2. Execute a Bash Command wsl bash -c "your_bash_command"

Bash prompt can execute a batch file, using WSL or Git Bash on Windows.
Navigate to directory with batch file or specify the full path to the batch file.
Execute the Batch File: Use the cmd.exe command as well. For example:
cmd.exe /c path\to\your\batch\file.bat