Create a file extension search order system for source paths

Adds a new source_matching setting to the config, defaults to "strict".
Allows for the possibility of multiple compression types to be present in teh same directory
and allow for a prefered matching system.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/catalyst.conf b/etc/catalyst.conf
index 939e9413..734e4284 100644
--- a/etc/catalyst.conf
+++ b/etc/catalyst.conf
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ snapshot_cache="/var/tmp/catalyst/snapshot_cache"
 # also where it will put its temporary files and caches.
 storedir="/var/tmp/catalyst"
 
+# source_matching specifies how catalyst will match non-specific file names
+# if the filename is not found as an exact match.
+# ie: a filename without the extension specified.  "/path/to/foo"
+#
+# possible values are:
+#   "strict" meaning if more than one file of that name is present with any
+#            file extension, then it will raise an exception.
+#   "loose"  meaning it will search for an existing filename with an added
+#            extension from an ordered list of extensions determined from the
+#            decompressor_search_order specification in the spec file or (default)
+source_matching="strict"
+
 # port_logdir is where all build logs will be kept. This dir will be automatically cleaned
 # of all logs over 30 days old. If left undefined the logs will remain in the build directory
 # as usual and get cleaned every time a stage build is restarted.