changeset 203:b5d59cf94c64

Better pd_build.sh script, also wrapped in an Automator Task for MacOS
author Giulio Moro <giuliomoro@yahoo.it>
date Fri, 05 Feb 2016 23:46:11 +0000
parents 6fbf0af23a19
children f6a3b9265e6f
files resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Info.plist resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/MacOS/Application Stub resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/AutomatorApplet.icns resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/French.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/German.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/Italian.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/Japanese.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/Spanish.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/ar.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/ca.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/cs.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/da.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/el.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/es_MX.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/fi.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/he.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/hr.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/hu.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/id.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/ko.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/ms.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/no.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/pt.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/pt_PT.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/ro.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/ru.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/sk.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/sv.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/th.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/tr.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/uk.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/vi.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/zh_CN.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Resources/zh_TW.lproj/ApplicationStub.nib resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/document.wflow scripts/build_pd.sh
diffstat 39 files changed, 364 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) [+]
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--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/Info.plist	Fri Feb 05 23:46:11 2016 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>AMIsApplet</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>AMStayOpen</key>
+	<false/>
+	<key>BuildMachineOSBuild</key>
+	<string>15C28</string>
+	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+	<string>English</string>
+	<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
+			<array>
+				<string>*</string>
+			</array>
+			<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
+			<string>Automator workflow file</string>
+			<key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key>
+			<array>
+				<string>****</string>
+			</array>
+			<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
+			<string>Viewer</string>
+		</dict>
+	</array>
+	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+	<string>Application Stub</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+	<string>AutomatorApplet</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+	<string>com.apple.automator.BelaPdBuild</string>
+	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+	<string>6.0</string>
+	<key>CFBundleName</key>
+	<string>BelaPdBuild</string>
+	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+	<string>APPL</string>
+	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+	<string>1.2</string>
+	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+	<string>????</string>
+	<key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
+	<array>
+		<string>MacOSX</string>
+	</array>
+	<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
+	<array/>
+	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+	<string>419</string>
+	<key>DTCompiler</key>
+	<string>com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0</string>
+	<key>DTPlatformBuild</key>
+	<string>7C43</string>
+	<key>DTPlatformVersion</key>
+	<string>GM</string>
+	<key>DTSDKBuild</key>
+	<string>15C28</string>
+	<key>DTSDKName</key>
+	<string>macosx10.11internal</string>
+	<key>DTXcode</key>
+	<string>0720</string>
+	<key>DTXcodeBuild</key>
+	<string>7C43</string>
+	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
+	<string>10.5</string>
+	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersionByArchitecture</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>x86_64</key>
+		<string>10.6</string>
+	</dict>
+	<key>LSUIElement</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key>
+	<string>YES</string>
+	<key>NSMainNibFile</key>
+	<string>ApplicationStub</string>
+	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
+	<string>NSApplication</string>
+	<key>NSServices</key>
+	<array/>
+	<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
+	<array/>
+	<key>UTImportedTypeDeclarations</key>
+	<array/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
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--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/resources/MacOS/BelaPdBuild.app/Contents/document.wflow	Fri Feb 05 23:46:11 2016 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>AMApplicationBuild</key>
+	<string>419</string>
+	<key>AMApplicationVersion</key>
+	<string>2.6</string>
+	<key>AMDocumentVersion</key>
+	<string>2</string>
+	<key>actions</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>action</key>
+			<dict>
+				<key>AMAccepts</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>Container</key>
+					<string>List</string>
+					<key>Optional</key>
+					<true/>
+					<key>Types</key>
+					<array>
+						<string>com.apple.applescript.object</string>
+					</array>
+				</dict>
+				<key>AMActionVersion</key>
+				<string>1.0.2</string>
+				<key>AMApplication</key>
+				<array>
+					<string>Automator</string>
+				</array>
+				<key>AMParameterProperties</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>source</key>
+					<dict/>
+				</dict>
+				<key>AMProvides</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>Container</key>
+					<string>List</string>
+					<key>Types</key>
+					<array>
+						<string>com.apple.applescript.object</string>
+					</array>
+				</dict>
+				<key>ActionBundlePath</key>
+				<string>/System/Library/Automator/Run AppleScript.action</string>
+				<key>ActionName</key>
+				<string>Run AppleScript</string>
+				<key>ActionParameters</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>source</key>
+					<string>on run {input, parameters}
	if input is equal to {} then
		display alert "Please drag a folder containing your PD patch, with all externals and auxiliary files onto this window to compile it with Heavy."
	else
		tell application "Terminal"
			activate
			do script "echo -n -e \"\\033]0;Building Heavy-Pd-Bela\\007\"; export BBB_ADDRESS=\"root@192.168.7.2\"; export BBB_SCRIPTS_PATH=\"$HOME/BeagleRT/scripts/\"; export SCRIPT_NAME=\"build_pd.sh\"; bash -c 'cd \"$BBB_SCRIPTS_PATH\"; ./\"$SCRIPT_NAME\" --watch --force --screen -i " &amp; quoted form of (POSIX path of input) &amp; "'; if [ $? -eq 130 ] ; then osascript -e 'tell application \"Terminal\" to close (every window whose name contains \"Building Heavy-Pd-Bela\")'; fi"
		end tell
		-- tell application "Terminal" to quit
	end if
	-- return input
end run</string>
+				</dict>
+				<key>BundleIdentifier</key>
+				<string>com.apple.Automator.RunScript</string>
+				<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+				<string>1.0.2</string>
+				<key>CanShowSelectedItemsWhenRun</key>
+				<false/>
+				<key>CanShowWhenRun</key>
+				<true/>
+				<key>Category</key>
+				<array>
+					<string>AMCategoryUtilities</string>
+				</array>
+				<key>Class Name</key>
+				<string>RunScriptAction</string>
+				<key>InputUUID</key>
+				<string>EF92A55A-EBA7-413C-BD41-79E5A684A273</string>
+				<key>Keywords</key>
+				<array>
+					<string>Run</string>
+				</array>
+				<key>OutputUUID</key>
+				<string>6D9DB3CD-C949-4256-847F-664D5EBC5EB9</string>
+				<key>UUID</key>
+				<string>3E1C4D48-C87F-4325-A94B-AAC1E334B30D</string>
+				<key>UnlocalizedApplications</key>
+				<array>
+					<string>Automator</string>
+				</array>
+				<key>arguments</key>
+				<dict>
+					<key>0</key>
+					<dict>
+						<key>default value</key>
+						<string>on run {input, parameters}
+	
+	(* Your script goes here *)
+	
+	return input
+end run</string>
+						<key>name</key>
+						<string>source</string>
+						<key>required</key>
+						<string>0</string>
+						<key>type</key>
+						<string>0</string>
+						<key>uuid</key>
+						<string>0</string>
+					</dict>
+				</dict>
+				<key>conversionLabel</key>
+				<integer>0</integer>
+				<key>isViewVisible</key>
+				<true/>
+				<key>location</key>
+				<string>411.500000:316.000000</string>
+				<key>nibPath</key>
+				<string>/System/Library/Automator/Run AppleScript.action/Contents/Resources/Base.lproj/main.nib</string>
+			</dict>
+			<key>isViewVisible</key>
+			<true/>
+		</dict>
+	</array>
+	<key>connectors</key>
+	<dict/>
+	<key>workflowMetaData</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>workflowTypeIdentifier</key>
+		<string>com.apple.Automator.application</string>
+	</dict>
+</dict>
+</plist>
--- a/scripts/build_pd.sh	Fri Feb 05 18:16:34 2016 +0000
+++ b/scripts/build_pd.sh	Fri Feb 05 23:46:11 2016 +0000
@@ -5,24 +5,52 @@
 #
 # example usage: sh upload-and-compile.sh -f bwg-tests -q -e
 
+trap "{ echo "";exit 0; }" SIGINT SIGTERM
+
 workingdir=".."
 verbose="0"
 render="0"
 pdpath=""
-projectpath="../projects/heavy/hvtemp"
-BBB_PATH="~/BeagleRT"
+WATCH="0"
+FORCE="0"
+#make sure the paths have the trailing / . 
+projectpath="../projects/heavy/hvtemp/"
+BBB_PATH="~/BeagleRT/"
 BBB_ADDRESS="root@192.168.7.2"
 COMMAND_ARGS=
 RUN_PROJECT=1
 RUN_IN_FOREGROUND=0
 RUN_WITHOUT_SCREEN=1
+BELA_PYTHON27=
+
+if [ -z "$BELA_PYTHON27" ]; then
+    for PY in python python2.7 ; do
+        python --version 2>&1 | grep "2\.7" &> /dev/null
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            BELA_PYTHON27=$PY
+            break;
+        fi;
+    done;
+fi;
+
+if [ -z "$BELA_PYTHON27" ]; then
+    echo "It looks like you might not have python2.7 installed. If you do, please specify the path
+    to your python2.7 executable in the environmental variable $BELA_PYTHON27"
+    exit 1;
+fi;
+
 
 function usage
 {
-    echo "
-    USAGE: build_pd.sh [[-i input folder containing _main.pd file ] [-o output folder for new heavy project .c files (default ../projects/heavy/hvtemp)] [-b bbb path to copy to (default ~/BeagleRT)] | [-h]]
-    "    
-    echo "example: build_pd.sh -i ../projects/heavy/pd/hello-world -o ../projects/heavy/hello-world"
+printf "\nUSAGE: build_pd.sh [[-i input folder containing _main.pd file ]\
+ [-o output folder for new heavy project .c files (default ../projects/heavy/hvtemp)]\
+ [-b bbb path to copy to (default ~/BeagleRT)] | [-h] | [-f|--force] | [-w|--watch]\n"
+printf "\nexample: build_pd.sh -i ../projects/heavy/pd/hello-world -o ../projects/heavy/hello-world\n"
+echo "If --watch is selected, the script will check every 1s for any file that is modified in the source folder, which triggers\
+the building process and runs the process.
+If --screen is selected, the prompt returns to the user after launching BeagleRT in a screen on the target device.
+If --screen and --watch are combined, while the process is running in the screen, modifications to the source files will \
+still trigger a new build."
 }
 
 while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
@@ -30,18 +58,23 @@
         -b | --bbb )            shift
                                 BBB_PATH=$1
                                 ;;
+        -f | --force)           FORCE="1"
+                                ;;
         -i | --input )          shift
                                 pdpath=$1
                                 ;;
         -o | --output )         shift
                                 projectpath=$1
                                 ;;
-        -v | --verbose )        shift
-                                verbose=1
+        -v | --verbose )        verbose=1
                                 ;;
         -r | --render )         shift
                                 render=1
                                 ;;
+        -s | --screen )         RUN_WITHOUT_SCREEN="0"
+                                ;;
+        -w | --watch )          WATCH=1
+                                ;;
         -h | --help )           usage
                                 exit
                                 ;;
@@ -51,69 +84,126 @@
     shift
 done
 
-# remove old static files to avoid obsolete errors
-rm "$projectpath"/Hv* "$projectpath"/Message* "$projectpath"/Control* "$projectpath"/Signal* &>/dev/null
+function hasNotChanged(){
+    if [ $WATCH -eq 0 ];
+    then
+        echo "Files in the source folder changed since the last build, use --force to force recompiling";
+        exit 0;
+    fi;
+}
 
-/usr/bin/python hvresources/uploader.py "$pdpath"/ -n bbb -g c -o "$projectpath"/;
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    /usr/local/bin/python hvresources/uploader.py "$pdpath"/ -n bbb -g c -o "$projectpath"/;
+function checkChanged(){
+    PD_BACKUP_PATH="hvresources/patch_back/"
+    if [ $FORCE -eq 1 ] && [ $WATCH -eq 0 ];
+    then
+        rm -rf $PD_BACKUP_PATH;
+        return;
+    fi;
+    mkdir -p $PD_BACKUP_PATH;
+    # count files that have changed
+    HAS_CHANGED=$(rsync -nac --out-format="%f" "$pdpath" $PD_BACKUP_PATH | grep -v "\/\.$"| wc -l);
+    if [ $HAS_CHANGED -eq 0 ] && [ $FORCE -eq 0 ];
+    then
+        hasNotChanged;
+        return 1;
+    fi;
+     #if we are here and $FORCE==1, it means that $WATCH==1
+     # so let's make sure only the first run get forced:
+    FORCE=0;
+    echo "Files have changed"
+    # otherwise back up the files that have changed
+    rsync -vac "$pdpath" $PD_BACKUP_PATH
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+function checkUploadBuildRun(){
+    checkChanged || return # exits if source files have not changed
+
+    # remove old static files to avoid obsolete errors
+    # use -rf to prevent warnings in case they do not exist
+    rm -rf "$projectpath"/Hv* "$projectpath"/Message* "$projectpath"/Control* "$projectpath"/Signal* &>/dev/null
+
+    # invoke the online compiler
+    "$BELA_PYTHON27" hvresources/uploader.py "$pdpath"/ -n bbb -g c -o "$projectpath";
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        #echo "ERROR: an error occurred while executing the uploader.py script"
-        echo "error"
-        exit 1
+    #echo "ERROR: an error occurred while executing the uploader.py script"
+    echo "error"
+    exit 1
     fi;
-fi;
-echo "";
-#echo "*|*|* Successfully uploaded and converted pd patch into super-fast optimized C code. Brought to you by Heavy! *|*|*";
-echo "";
 
-# check how to copy/sync render.cpp file...
-if [ $render -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "";
+    #echo "*|*|* Successfully uploaded and converted pd patch into super-fast optimized C code. Brought to you by Heavy! *|*|*";
+    echo "";
+
+    # check how to copy/sync render.cpp file...
+    if [ $render -eq 0 ]; then
     cp "hvresources/render.cpp" $projectpath/;
-fi;
+    fi;
 
-cp "hvresources/HvUtils.h" $projectpath/;
+    cp "hvresources/HvUtils.h" $projectpath/;
 
-echo "updating files on board..."
+    echo "updating files on board..."
 
-rsync -c -r --exclude 'HvContext*' "$projectpath"/ "$BBB_ADDRESS":"$BBB_PATH"/source;
+    rsync -c -rv --exclude 'HvContext*' "$projectpath"/ "$BBB_ADDRESS":"$BBB_PATH"/source;
+    # rsync -c -rv "$projectpath"/ "$BBB_ADDRESS":"$BBB_PATH"/source;
 
-scp "$projectpath"/HvContext* "$BBB_ADDRESS":"$BBB_PATH"/source;
+    # for whatever reason these big files used to hang when transferring with rsync
+    scp "$projectpath"/HvContext* "$BBB_ADDRESS":"$BBB_PATH"/source;
 
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "";
     echo ":( :( :( ERROR: while synchronizing files with the BBB. Is the board connected and the correct SD card inserted? :( :( :(";
     echo "";
     exit 1;
+    fi;
+    # exit
+    #produce a list of files which content has changed (not just the date)
+    #TODO: could be made faster (perhaps) by backing up the folder locally instead of bbb
+    # UPDATED_FILES=`rsync -naic --log-format="%f" "$projectpath" "$BBB_PATH"/source | grep -v "\.$"`
+    # echo "UPDATEDFILES : $UPDATED_FILES"
+    # exit 2
+    # remove old executable and heavy context .o/.d files
+    ssh $BBB_ADDRESS "rm -rf $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $BBB_PATH/build/source/HvContext_bbb.d $BBB_PATH/build/source/HvContext_bbb.o $BBB_PATH/build/source/render.o $BBB_PATH/build/source/render.d";
+    SCREEN_NAME=BeagleRT
+    KILL_RUNNING_PROCESS="bash -c 'kill -s 2 \`pidof BeagleRT\` 2>/dev/null; screen -r $SCREEN_NAME -X quit 2>/dev/null; sleep 0.5; exit 0'" #always returns true
+    # Make new BeagleRT executable and run
+    # It does not look very nice that we type the same things over and over
+    # but that is because each line is an ssh session in its own right
+    if [ $RUN_PROJECT -eq 0 ]
+    then
+        echo "Building project..."
+        ssh $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH"
+    else
+        echo "Building and running project..."
+        if [ $RUN_WITHOUT_SCREEN -eq 1 ]
+        then
+            ssh -t $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH && $KILL_RUNNING_PROCESS && $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $COMMAND_ARGS" 
+        elif [ $RUN_IN_FOREGROUND -eq 1 ]
+        then
+            # Run in screen without detaching
+            ssh -t $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH && $KILL_RUNNING_PROCESS && screen -S $SCREEN_NAME $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $COMMAND_ARGS"
+        else
+            # Run in screen and detach
+            ssh $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH && $KILL_RUNNING_PROCESS && screen -dmS $SCREEN_NAME $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $COMMAND_ARGS"
+        fi
+    fi
+} #checkUploadBuildRun
+
+checkUploadBuildRun
+
+if [ $WATCH -ne 0 ]; then
+    WAIT_STRING="\rWaiting for changes in $pdpath"
+    while true; do
+        printf "$WAIT_STRING   "
+        sleep 0.3
+        printf "$WAIT_STRING.  "
+        sleep 0.3
+        printf "$WAIT_STRING.. "
+        sleep 0.3
+        printf "$WAIT_STRING..."
+        sleep 0.3
+        checkUploadBuildRun
+    done;
 fi;
-
-# remove old executable and heavy context .o/.d files
-ssh $BBB_ADDRESS "rm $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $BBB_PATH/build/source/HvContext_bbb.d $BBB_PATH/build/source/HvContext_bbb.o $BBB_PATH/build/source/render.o $BBB_PATH/build/source/render.d";
-
-# Make new BeagleRT executable and run
-if [ $RUN_PROJECT -eq 0 ]
-then
-    echo "Building project..."
-    ssh $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH"
-else
-    echo "Building and running project..."
-    
-    if [ $RUN_WITHOUT_SCREEN -ne 0 ]
-    then
-        ssh -t $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH && $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $COMMAND_ARGS" 
-    elif [ $RUN_IN_FOREGROUND -eq 0 ]
-    then
-        ssh $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH && screen -S BeagleRT -d -m $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $COMMAND_ARGS"
-    else
-        ssh -t $BBB_ADDRESS "make all -C $BBB_PATH && screen -S BeagleRT $BBB_PATH/BeagleRT $COMMAND_ARGS"
-    fi
-fi
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 #ssh -t root@192.168.7.2 "kill -s 2 \`pidof heavy_template\` 2>/dev/null; sleep 0.5; rm -f ~/$filename_bbb/Release/source/heavy/HvContext_bbb.? ~/$filename_bbb/Release/heavy_template && make all -C ~/$filename_bbb/Release" &>/dev/null