[jira] [Created] (MYNEWT-293) Newt should make it easier to make custom packages

["Sterling Hughes (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Sterling Hughes created MYNEWT-293:
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             Summary: Newt should make it easier to make custom packages
                 Key: MYNEWT-293
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYNEWT-293
             Project: Mynewt
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Newt
    Affects Versions: v0_9_0_rel
            Reporter: Sterling Hughes
            Assignee: Sterling Hughes
             Fix For: v0_9_0_rel


There are a few issues with current newt package creation: 

- It's opaque as to how to create a local package in a project.  

- Need to add two options: 
    - newt pkg new <pkgname>: create a new package in the current directory, with a basic template
    - newt pkg clone <pkg-location> <pkg-dest>: Clone an existing package into the currnet directory.

- Currently, there must be an exact match on repository descriptor, or the newt tool will barf.  This should be smarter -- 
  - If it can't resolve a dependency in the local project, it should look at the current project/workspace, and try to resolve the package
  - It should issue a warning if it can't find the package.

- Currently pkg.name and the name of the package directory can not match, and the pkg.name will be taken over the pkg directory.  There should be a warning issued if the package directory does not match the package name.



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