Building from a Git Repository

You can build a package by cloning a git repository specifying the URL as part of the requirement when bootstrapping.

For example, if you want to build a package from the stevedore repository, you can do the following:

$ fromager bootstrap "stevedore @ git+https://github.com/openstack/stevedore.git"

This will clone the stevedore repository and build the package from the local copy.

You can also use the bootstrap-parallel command for faster builds:

$ fromager bootstrap-parallel "stevedore @ git+https://github.com/openstack/stevedore.git"

This will perform the same operation but build wheels in parallel after the bootstrap phase completes.

Building from a specific version

To build a package from a git repository with a specific version, you can use the @ syntax to specify the version.

$ fromager bootstrap "stevedore @ git+https://github.com/openstack/stevedore.git@5.2.0"

This will clone the stevedore repository at the tag 5.2.0 and build the package from the local copy.

Or with parallel builds:

$ fromager bootstrap-parallel "stevedore @ git+https://github.com/openstack/stevedore.git@5.2.0"

Important

Building from a git repository URL is a special case which bypasses all of fromager’s resolver behavior (builtin and plugins) for the package. Other plugins and override settings, such as preparing the source, patching it, and building the wheel, are honored.

Important

Git URL syntax is only supported in the top level requirements input file or on the command line. Packages may not express dependencies using git URLs.