build-packages: added a -e parameter for endless self-execution

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bin/build-packages b/bin/build-packages
index 7a5a541..12821f0 100755
--- a/bin/build-packages
+++ b/bin/build-packages
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ usage() {
   >&2 echo '               Cannot be combined with -l.'
   >&2 echo '  -x:          If package build fails, do not request new assignment(s).'
   >&2 echo '               Cannot be combined with -l.'
+  >&2 echo '  -e:          Run in an endless loop (careful, not all processes might get killed'
+  >&2 echo '               after every finished run!).'
   >&2 echo ''
   >&2 echo 'known straws (separated by and enclosed in ":", sets of straws separated by " "):'
   >&2 echo '  :clean_chroot:'
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ unset forced_package
 unset forced_straws
 unset prefered_package
 exit_after_failure=false
+endless=false
 timeout=0
 
 while true
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ do
     -x)
       exit_after_failure=true
     ;;
+    -e)
+      endless=true
+    ;;
     --)
       shift
       break
@@ -1131,3 +1137,9 @@ if ! ${i_am_the_master}; then
 fi
 
 >&2 echo 'Done.'
+
+# simple endless loop
+if [ ${endless} ]; then
+  sleep 10
+  exec "$0" "$@"
+fi