Delete obsolete files

Script ifs_delete_obsolete_files.cmd/sh

The script ifs_delete_obsolete_files.cmd/sh is located in component fndbas/build folder, and will in a build home be located in the build folder.

The normal way to handle deleted files between releases is to create a new build_home. In pipelines it might be desirable to keep the old build_home even when upgrading to a new releases to have a uniform behavior on all deliveries. The ifs_delete_obsolete_files script can then be run as part of every delivery. The ifs_delete_obsolete_files will delete files given in a file list (generated by ifs_git_diff script). To ensure that moved or overtaken files are not deleted a comparison between the component structure(s) with the build_home will be made - this will prevent deleting all files in the given file list if the logic says it safer to keep the file.

The script accepts these arguments.

Parameter	Required	Purpose	Examples/Defaults
--components	Mandatory	Path to the components. The components will be analyzed to prevent deletion of still existing file(s).	--components "c:\work\components"
--custcomponents	Optional	Path to the customized components. Both components and custcomponents will be analyzed for still existing files.	--custcomponents "c:\work\custcomponents"
--buildhome	Mandatory	Path to the build home.	--buildhome "c:\work\build_home"
--filelistname	Mandatory	A list of deleted files generated from ifs_git_diff.cmd/sh script.	--filelistname c:\work\difflist.txt
--logfile	Optional - defaults to buildhome\delete-files.log	Log file name	--logfile c:\work\logs\logfile.log
--dryrun	Optional	No deletion will be executed, only logging	--dryrun
--help		Will show list of arguments