Add script to run virt-bootstrap for hackers

run script takes care of setting the environment variables (only
PYTHONPATH so far) needed to run virt-bootstrap without installing
it. This wrapper script works in the same fashion than the ones in
virt-manager or libvirt projects for consistency.

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ad1329..7451421 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@ Dependencies
  * skopeo
  * virt-sandbox
  * libguestfs
+
+Hacking
+-------
+
+To test changes without installing the package in your machine,
+use the run script. For example to run virt-bootstrap, use a command
+like the following one:
+
+    ./run src/virtBootstrap/virt-bootstrap.py --help
diff --git a/run b/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5112034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Authors: Cedric Bosdonnat <cbosdonnat@suse.com>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 SUSE, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+export PYTHONPATH=$PWD/src:$PYTHONPATH
+$@