#!/bin/bash
# make-tarball
########################
# This script will download git master, list the available tagged revisions
# and create a tarball of the selected version.
# It will then delete git master.
# Run as user from the SOURCES dir with: ./make-tarball <tarname> <git-URL>
# ######################
name="$1"
url="$2"
echo "Please wait - this may take some time ..."
[[ -d ${name} ]] && rm -rf ${name}
git clone "$url"
cd ${name}
tag_lst=($(git tag -l))
echo -e "Version tags available:- ${tag_lst[@]}\n"
read -p "Enter the exact tag string you wish to select (e.g. v3.5.1 ) " ver_tag
read -p "Enter the filename version suffix to use (e.g. 3.5.1 ) " ver
git checkout ${ver_tag}
git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=${name}-${ver}/ ${ver_tag} > ../${name}-${ver}.tar.gz
[[ $? = 0 ]] && { echo "Written file: ${name}-${ver}.tar.gz"; cd ..; rm -rf ${name}; }