Installation

You can install this package via conda, simply pointing to our stable or beta channels:

$ conda create -n bdt -c https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/conda bob.devtools
# or, for beta releases:
$ conda create -n bdt -c https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/conda/label/beta bob.devtools

We provide packages for both 64-bit Linux and MacOS. Once installed, you can use these tools within the created environment like this:

$ conda activate bdt
(bdt) $ bdt --help

Setup

Some of the commands in the bdt command-line application require access to your gitlab private token, which you can pass at every iteration, or setup at your ~/.python-gitlab.cfg. Please note that in case you don’t set it up, it will request for your API token on-the-fly, what can be cumbersome and repeatitive. Your ~/.python-gitlab.cfg should roughly look like this (there must be an “idiap” section on it, at least):

[global]
default = idiap
ssl_verify = true
timeout = 15

[idiap]
url = https://gitlab.idiap.ch
private_token = <obtain token at your settings page in gitlab>
api_version = 4

We recommend you set chmod 600 to this file to avoid prying eyes to read out your personal token. Once you have your token set up, communication should work transparently between the built-in gitlab client and the server.