Script to create zip and tar of Polycube with submodules

scripts/create_pcn_sourcepack.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script is used to create an archive with all the polycube sources, including submodules. 
+# Currently github can create automatically the source pack, but it fails to include 
+# all the files belonging to submodules, hence making this function unsuitable for this project:
+#    https://github.saobby.my.eu.orgmunity/t/create-release-that-contains-submodule/1329
+# This script allows to download either a specific branch or a tagged version of Polycube, 
+# and create both a ZIP and a TAR containing all the sources.
+# Put this script where you want to clone Polycube.
+
+
+DIR=`pwd`
+
+echo "Example of compressed archive name format: polycube-0.9.0-rc"
+
+git clone https://github.com/polycube-network/polycube.git
+cd polycube
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# give the possibility to create an archive of a certain branch or tag
+echo "----------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Select if you want to archive a branch or a tagged version."
+echo -n "Type 'b' for branch or 't' for tag: "
+read choice
+
+if [ $choice == 'b' ]
+then	
+	echo "----------------------------------------------------------------"
+	echo "Current branches:"
+	git branch -a
+
+	echo -n "Type the branch name or press enter for master: "
+	read branch
+
+	if [ -z "$branch" ] || [ $branch == 'master' ]
+	then 
+		echo -n "Type the version: "
+		read version
+		echo "Compressing Polycube master with version equal to $version ..." 
+	else
+		if [ `git branch -a | egrep "^[[:space:]]+${branch}$"` ]
+		then
+		    echo -n "Type the version: "
+		    read version
+		    git checkout $branch
+		    echo "Compressing Polycube $branch with version equal to $version ..." 
+		else
+			echo "Branch $branch does not exist"
+			exit 0
+		fi		
+	fi
+elif [ $choice == 't' ] 
+then
+	echo "----------------------------------------------------------------"
+	echo "Current tags:"
+	git tag
+
+	echo -n "Type the tag: "
+	read tag
+	if [ `git tag | egrep "${tag}$"` ]
+	then
+		git checkout $tag
+		echo "Compressing Polycube with version equal to $tag ..."
+		tag=${tag/v}
+		tag=${tag/-rc}
+		version=$tag
+	else
+		echo "tag $tag does not exist"
+		exit 0
+	fi
+else
+	echo "error"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+cd $DIR
+
+# rename folder
+mv polycube polycube-"$version"-rc
+
+# create zip
+ZIP=polycube-"$version"-rc.zip
+
+zip -rq $ZIP polycube-"$version"-rc -x '*.git*'  
+
+if test -f "$ZIP"
+then
+	echo "$ZIP created successfully"
+else 
+	echo "Error: $ZIP not created"
+fi
+
+# create tar
+TAR=polycube-"$version"-rc.tar.gz
+
+tar --exclude .git -czf $TAR polycube-"$version"-rc
+
+if test -f "$TAR"
+then
+	echo "$TAR created successfully"
+else 
+	echo "Error: $TAR not created"
+fi

scripts/install.sh

@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@ if [ "$MODE" == "update" ] ; then
   # from the current branch (default: master)
   git pull
   git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+  # Print the last commit in the current branch, just to make sure
+  # we're compiling exactly what we expect
+  git log -1
 fi
 
 mkdir -p build && cd build
-git log -1
 
 # depending on the mode different services are enabled
 if [ "$MODE" == "pcn-iptables" ]; then