A script to symlink various repositories into one installation at once

batch_symlinker

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys, os

help = """
Usage: ./batch_symlinker destination projects [..]
Example: ./batch_symlinker joomla17 nooku-framework nooku-components fileman
"""
projects_dir = '/Users/ercan/Projects'
sites_dir = '/Users/ercan/www'

try:
	destination = os.path.join(sites_dir, sys.argv[1])
	projects = sys.argv[2:]
except IndexError:
	print 'Missing argument'
	exit(help)
	
for project in projects: 
	source = os.path.join(projects_dir, project)
	if os.path.exists(os.path.join(source, 'code')):
		source = os.path.join(source, 'code')

	os.system('symlinker %s %s' % (source, destination))
	
print 'Next steps:'
print '1- Add a DB entry for koowa plugin'
print '2- Enable Mootools plugin if you are on a 1.5 site'
print '3- Run install files of your components'
print '\nMay the code be with you\n'