52 def mkdir_p(directory):  argument
56     if directory == "":
61         os.makedirs(directory)
63         if e.errno == errno.EEXIST and os.path.isdir(directory):
69 def command_output(cmd, directory):  argument
77                          cwd=directory,
82         raise RuntimeError('Failed to run %s in %s' % (cmd, directory))
86 def deduce_software_version(directory):  argument
98     changes_file = os.path.join(directory, 'CHANGES.md')
117 def describe(directory):  argument
129         return command_output(['git', 'describe'], directory).rstrip().decode()
133                 ['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'], directory).rstrip().decode()
146     directory = None
154     directory = sys.argv[1]
178         "directory": directory,
194     directory = args["directory"]
201     software_version = deduce_software_version(directory)
202     commit = describe(directory)