varuploader 0.0.1

Variscite Recovery SD Card Uploader Tool

Recovery SD Card Uploader Tool

Internal tool to help the R&D Software team upload new releases to the FTP
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About

The Variscite Recovery SD Card Uploader tool helps the internal R&D Software team upload new recovery SD cards for Yocto, Debian, and B2Qt releases to the Variscite FTP server, automatically updating the changelog file in the YAML file format.

Roadmap

Main Features

• Create New Release
• Edit an Existing Release
• Remove an Existing Release

Release Types

• Support for Yocto Releases
• Support for Debian Releases
• Support for B2Qt Releases

1. Getting Started

Prerequisites

Install the following packages in your system:

apt install python3-stdeb fakeroot python-all

Build the Recovery SD Card Uploader Tool

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dorta/var-uploader && cd var-uploader
   

2. Generate the debian (.deb) package:

   python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
   

Install the Recovery SD Card Uploader Tool

Install the debian (.deb) package in your system:

dpkg -i deb_dist/python3-varuploader_<version>.deb

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2. Usage

To use the tool, run in the terminal:

varuploader

Create New Release

The following steps automatically updates the changelog file and uploads the recovery SD card to the FTP:

1. Choose the recovery SD card to upload to the Variscite FTP, then press the Create New Release button.

   • NOTE: The recovery SD card tool automatically renames the recovery SD card image.

2. Fill the fields according, then press the Export Release button:

   • NOTE: The date, path, sha224, and the file size are automatically filled.

3. Review the information, then press the Ok button:

4. Enter the Variscite FTP credentials, then press the Ok button:

   • NOTE: The user and password values are the FTP credentials with root permission that allows the var-uploader tool to upload and update files in the FTP server. These credentials are managed by the R&D Software Team.

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3. Copyright and License

Copyright 2022 Variscite LTD. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the BSD 3-Clause License.

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