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+"""Tag the sandbox for release, make source and doc tarballs.
+
+Requires Python 2.6
+
+Example of invocation (use to test the script):
+python makerelease.py --force --retag 0.5.0 0.6.0-dev
+
+Example of invocation when doing a release:
+python makerelease.py 0.5.0 0.6.0-dev
+"""
+import os.path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import doxybuild
+import subprocess
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ElementTree
+
+SVN_ROOT = 'https://jsoncpp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/jsoncpp/'
+SVN_TAG_ROOT = SVN_ROOT + 'tags/jsoncpp'
+
+def set_version( version ):
+    with open('version','wb') as f:
+        f.write( version.strip() )
+
+class SVNError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+def svn_command( command, *args ):
+    cmd = ['svn', '--non-interactive', command] + list(args)
+    print 'Running:', ' '.join( cmd )
+    process = subprocess.Popen( cmd,
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT )
+    stdout = process.communicate()[0]
+    if process.returncode:
+        error = SVNError( 'SVN command failed:\n' + stdout )
+        error.returncode = process.returncode
+        raise error
+    return stdout
+
+def check_no_pending_commit():
+    """Checks that there is no pending commit in the sandbox."""
+    stdout = svn_command( 'status', '--xml' )
+    etree = ElementTree.fromstring( stdout )
+    msg = []
+    for entry in etree.getiterator( 'entry' ):
+        path = entry.get('path')
+        status = entry.find('wc-status').get('item')
+        if status != 'unversioned':
+            msg.append( 'File "%s" has pending change (status="%s")' % (path, status) )
+    if msg:
+        msg.insert(0, 'Pending change to commit found in sandbox. Commit them first!' )
+    return '\n'.join( msg )
+
+def svn_join_url( base_url, suffix ):
+    if not base_url.endswith('/'):
+        base_url += '/'
+    if suffix.startswith('/'):
+        suffix = suffix[1:]
+    return base_url + suffix
+
+def svn_check_if_tag_exist( tag_url ):
+    """Checks if a tag exist.
+    Returns: True if the tag exist, False otherwise.
+    """
+    try:
+        list_stdout = svn_command( 'list', tag_url )
+    except SVNError, e:
+        if e.returncode != 1 or not str(e).find('tag_url'):
+            raise e
+        # otherwise ignore error, meaning tag does not exist
+        return False
+    return True
+
+def svn_tag_sandbox( tag_url, message ):
+    """Makes a tag based on the sandbox revisions.
+    """
+    svn_command( 'copy', '-m', message, '.', tag_url )
+
+def svn_remove_tag( tag_url, message ):
+    """Removes an existing tag.
+    """
+    svn_command( 'delete', '-m', message, tag_url )
+
+def main():
+    usage = """%prog release_version next_dev_version
+Update 'version' file to release_version and commit.
+Generates the document tarball.
+Tags the sandbox revision with release_version.
+Update 'version' file to next_dev_version and commit.
+
+Performs an svn export of tag release version, and build a source tarball.    
+
+Must be started in the project top directory.    
+"""
+    from optparse import OptionParser
+    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
+    parser.allow_interspersed_args = False
+    parser.add_option('--dot', dest="dot_path", action='store', default=doxybuild.find_program('dot'),
+        help="""Path to GraphViz dot tool. Must be full qualified path. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.add_option('--doxygen', dest="doxygen_path", action='store', default=doxybuild.find_program('doxygen'),
+        help="""Path to Doxygen tool. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.add_option('--force', dest="ignore_pending_commit", action='store_true', default=False,
+        help="""Ignore pending commit. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.add_option('--retag', dest="retag_release", action='store_true', default=False,
+        help="""Overwrite release existing tag if it exist. [Default: %default]""")
+    parser.enable_interspersed_args()
+    options, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if len(args) < 1:
+        parser.error( 'release_version missing on command-line.' )
+    release_version = args[0]
+
+    if options.ignore_pending_commit:
+        msg = ''
+    else:
+        msg = check_no_pending_commit()
+    if not msg:
+        print 'Setting version to', release_version
+        set_version( release_version )
+        tag_url = svn_join_url( SVN_TAG_ROOT, release_version )
+        if svn_check_if_tag_exist( tag_url ):
+            if options.retag_release:
+                svn_remove_tag( tag_url, 'Overwriting previous tag' )
+            else:
+                print 'Aborting, tag %s already exist. Use --retag to overwrite it!' % tag_url
+                sys.exit( 1 )
+        svn_tag_sandbox( tag_url, 'Release ' + release_version )
+        print 'Generated doxygen document...'
+        doxybuild.build_doc( options, make_release=True )
+        #@todo:
+        # svn export
+        # source tarball
+        # decompress source tarball
+        # ?compile & run & check
+        # ?upload documentation
+    else:
+        sys.stderr.write( msg + '\n' )
+ 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()