The document explains the Drush tool, a command line interface for managing Drupal installations, and specifically focuses on Drush Make, which automates the process of setting up a complete Drupal site by parsing a configuration file. It emphasizes the efficiency and ease of using Drush Make to include various components such as Drupal core, modules, themes, and external libraries. The document also provides examples and guidance on creating makefiles, highlighting the time-saving benefits of using Drush Make for consistent installations.

1. drush make
Install like a Pro
2011.07.09 - Dallas Drupal Days
http://dallasdrupal.org/sessions/drush-make-install-pro

2. What’s the Problem?

3. What’s the Problem?
‣ Installing Drupal is easy and quick
‣ Installing all the modules? Not so much
‣ Time consuming, prone to mistakes
‣ It’s miserable
‣ It’s the most vocally hated aspect of Drupal,
especially by newcomers who don’t “get” it yet

4. First things first: drush
http://drupal.org/project/drush

5. First things first: drush
‣ The DRUpal SHell is a command line tool
‣ Quickly do all the things that normally take many,
many clicks within the Drupal UI and/or FTP
‣ Can be extended by modules or themes
‣ Can be scripted to do seemingly endless tasks
http://drupal.org/project/drush

6. What is drush make?
http://drupal.org/project/drush_make

7. What is drush make?
‣ “Drush make is an extension to drush that can
create a ready-to-use drupal site, pulling sources
from various locations. It does this by parsing a flat
text file (similar to a drupal .info file) and
downloading the sources it describes.”
‣ It’s a macro for installing Drupal
http://drupal.org/project/drush_make

8. What can I include?
http://drupalcode.org/project/drush_make.git/blob_plain/
a945642c5c48b759ae4a935a1b1cc0943ed720dc:/README.txt

9. What can I include?
‣ Drupal core, distributions, or installation profiles
‣ Modules, themes, or Features
‣ Patches (with MD5 hashes)
‣ External libraries
‣ git/bzr/SVN/CVS repositories
‣ Other drush makefiles
http://drupalcode.org/project/drush_make.git/blob_plain/
a945642c5c48b759ae4a935a1b1cc0943ed720dc:/README.txt

10. How do I use makefiles?

11. How do I use makefiles?
‣ Install drush and drush_make
‣ Create a makefile
‣ $ drush make myfile.make
‣ Done! Get building!

12. A simple makefile
core = 7.x
api = 2
; Core
projects[] = drupal
Code goes here.
; Modules
projects[] = ctools
projects[] = views
; Themes
projects[] = mothership

13. A complex makefile

14. A complex makefile
‣ This makefile uses Pressflow, specific module
versions with patches, external libraries, and
Github repos – all into one makefile.
‣ It might error out, but it never screws up the way a
human often will (i.e. without admitting it)
‣ http://drupalcode.org/project/brightcove_recorder.git/blob_plain/
9286c8354ab74b779b3c6260bbda48f74311451e:/examples/brightcove_recorder_quickstart.make

15. drush make saves time

16. drush make saves time
‣ Use drush make with Ægir to deploy a common
setup as often as you need
‣ Have your company’s “standard install” at your
fingertips
‣ Enhance your favorite distro or installation profile
with the modules you always have to add

17. Creating makefiles

18. Creating makefiles
‣ Similar to the .info file of a module or theme
‣ Can be as general or specific as you need
‣ http://drupalcode.org/project/drush_make.git/
blob_plain/refs/heads/6.x-2.x:/EXAMPLE.make

19. if you don’t want to...
Credits

20. projects[plug] =
http://drushmake.me
Source: https://github.com/rupl/drush_make_generator

21. projects[plug] =
http://drushmake.me
Drush Make Generator!!!
Provides a GUI for creating makefiles.
Even less work :)
Source: https://github.com/rupl/drush_make_generator

22. DrushMake.me examples
‣ http://drushmake.me/a/helloworld

23. Thank You!
Chris Ruppel
http://twitter.com/rupl
http://drupal.org/user/411999
http://github.com/rupl
2011.07.09 - Dallas Drupal Days
http://dallasdrupal.org/sessions/drush-make-install-pro