1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 31c2e37..bc518be 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -82,3 +82,29 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) RepoType() string {
 	log.Info("package is: unknown", err)
 	return ""
 }
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) BinaryName() string {
+	// get the package name from the repo name
+	path := rs.String()
+	parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
+	name := parts[len(parts)-1]
+	return name
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Build() bool {
+	name := rs.BinaryName()
+	// removes the binary if it already exists
+	rs.RunCmd([]string{"rm", "-f", name})
+	if rs.Exists(name) {
+		log.Warn("file could not be removed filename =", name)
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Info("need to build here", rs.String())
+	rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
+	if rs.Exists(name) {
+		log.Warn("build worked", name)
+		return true
+	}
+	log.Warn("build failed", name)
+	return false
+}