Bug 5423 - wipe-sysroot script needs safety improvements
Summary: wipe-sysroot script needs safety improvements
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: core (show other bugs)
Version: 1.6
Hardware: All Multiple
: Medium normal
Target Milestone: Future
Assignee: Ross Burton
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Reported: 2013-10-30 15:01 UTC by Paul Eggleton
Modified: 2014-07-23 12:11 UTC (History)
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Description Paul Eggleton 2013-10-30 15:01:29 UTC 
If I run "wipe-sysroot --help" (or indeed supply any invalid command line argument) I would expect it to tell me what it does and how to run it, not rush on and start deleting files.
Comment 1 Ross Burton 2013-11-01 19:47:25 UTC 
Patch sent.
Comment 2 Ross Burton 2014-07-23 12:11:17 UTC 
Merged in e46b00a6810eaed27a24495cacb19e565de59fec.