It is annoying that jhbuild automatically and mandatory wipes the full Dependencies directory during hacking jhbuildrc files. We should be able to disable this function with a command line option and/or with an environment variable.
Created attachment 239324 [details] Patch This patch will add a new flag --wipe-on-change to disable wiping on configuration change
Comment on attachment 239324 [details] Patch The patch looks good to me, but the comment is misleading. $wipeOnChange has true default value, but can be disabled with - JHBUILD_WIPE_ON_CHANGE=0 environment variable (or) - --no-wipe-on-change command line option
Comment on attachment 239324 [details] Patch View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=239324&action=review > Tools/Scripts/update-webkit-libs-jhbuild:34 > +GetOptions('wipe-on-change' => \$wipeOnChange,); You meant 'wipe-on-change!' to have --no-wipe-on-change and --wipe-on-change options too.
Created attachment 239330 [details] Patch v2 This patch has a better description.
Created attachment 239333 [details] Patch v3 Updated description
Comment on attachment 239333 [details] Patch v3 Clearing flags on attachment: 239333 Committed r174580: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/174580>
All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug.