`bosh create release` fails if never created a final release before about bosh-cli HOT 10 CLOSED

@voelzmo cli requires config/final.yml to be present. are you proposing a better error message?

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The ruby CLI creates config/final.yml when the first final release is created. Until then I can just release dev releases in version 0+dev.x. With the go CLI that is not possible.

So here is my scenario:

• I'm working on a new release
• I haven't done a final release
• I want to create a dev release

That should be possible somehow, currently it isn't.

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@voelzmo it's possible. just make a config.yml with a final_name. ideally we should rename final_name to really just name.

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What I mean is: this used to work without me having to do anything manually. The ruby CLI asked me for a release name and did its magic. The go cli doesn't do it. Why should I have to create such a file manually now?

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what would happen in the non-interactive case?

bosh init-release --dir my-fancy-new-release does create config/final.yml with base name as the default name. this only applies to existing releases that dont have the name.

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ah, so I might have done the bosh init-release with the ruby cli is what you're saying? That might be possible, damn. As long as the go cli is consistent, I guess its fine.

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One more thing: choosing the directory's name as release name is a problem:

• Directories are named after github repos
• those contain '-release' usually
• release names shouldn't contain '-release'

So what about removing '-release' at the end before picking it as name?

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@voelzmo made a tiny commit after you closed the issue to address -release ;) will push tomorrow.

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Fixed by 6e0d8de

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this flag is not working at all tried with --release or -release . i have a release and the directory name is different than the release name

bosh init-release --release iptables
unknown flag `release'

Exit code 1

bosh init-release --dir=/mnt/deployments/cf-presagia/presagia_boshreleases/iptable-boshrelease/ -release iptable
unknown flag `r'

Exit code 1

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