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| -rw-r--r-- | pw_watch/docs.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | pw_watch/py/pw_watch/watch.py | 9 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pw_watch/docs.rst b/pw_watch/docs.rst index 6e0824a8f..ad4def6bb 100644 --- a/pw_watch/docs.rst +++ b/pw_watch/docs.rst @@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ patterns. These patterns do not override Git's ignoring logic. The ``--exclude_list`` argument can be used to exclude directories from being watched. This decreases the number of files monitored with inotify in Linux. -While running ``pw watch``, press enter to immediately trigger a rebuild. +By default, ``pw watch`` automatically restarts an ongoing build when files +change. This can be disabled with the ``--no-restart`` option. While running +``pw watch``, you may also press enter to immediately restart a build. Unit Test Integration ===================== diff --git a/pw_watch/py/pw_watch/watch.py b/pw_watch/py/pw_watch/watch.py index 30d221ff3..c7269e7f9 100755 --- a/pw_watch/py/pw_watch/watch.py +++ b/pw_watch/py/pw_watch/watch.py @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class PigweedBuildWatcher(FileSystemEventHandler, DebouncedFunction): ignore_patterns: Sequence[str] = (), build_commands: Sequence[BuildCommand] = (), charset: WatchCharset = _ASCII_CHARSET, - restart: bool = False, + restart: bool = True, ): super().__init__() @@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ def add_parser_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None: type=Path, help='directories to ignore during pw watch', default=[]) - parser.add_argument('--restart', - action='store_true', - help='restart an ongoing build if files change') + parser.add_argument('--no-restart', + dest='restart', + action='store_false', + help='do not restart ongoing builds if files change') parser.add_argument( 'default_build_targets', nargs='*', |