using a local_manifest.xml with repo

Question

I downloaded the android sources using repo. It says repo is initialized to a directory and thats where the folders get downloaded. Now I have another local_manifest.xml file which I want to use with repo sync to fetch another directory. How do I use this new manifest file to fetch the directories to my repository?

Answer 1

Do this:

cp your_local_mainifest.xml .repo/manifests
repo init -m your_local_manifest.xml
repo sync

Answer 2

Repo 1.9.1 has a new feature.

You'll find a new folder under .repo/ named local_manifests.

The repo tool will follow also the projects in the manifest files you'll add into this folder.

More info here.