_project.py: Allow running bst commands from subdirectories of project root

When initializing the project, BuildStream will continue searching for
project.conf in parent directories in case it is not found in the
current directory.

Fixes #368.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/format/project.py b/tests/format/project.py
index b8e411351..9d595981b 100644
--- a/tests/format/project.py
+++ b/tests/format/project.py
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ def test_load_default_project(cli, datafiles):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.datafiles(os.path.join(DATA_DIR))
+def test_load_project_from_subdir(cli, datafiles):
+    project = os.path.join(datafiles.dirname, datafiles.basename, 'project-from-subdir')
+    result = cli.run(
+        project=project,
+        cwd=os.path.join(project, 'subdirectory'),
+        args=['show', '--format', '%{env}', 'manual.bst'])
+    result.assert_success()
+
+    # Read back some of our project defaults from the env
+    env = _yaml.load_data(result.output)
+    assert (env['USER'] == "tomjon")
+    assert (env['TERM'] == "dumb")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(os.path.join(DATA_DIR))
 def test_override_project_path(cli, datafiles):
     project = os.path.join(datafiles.dirname, datafiles.basename, "overridepath")
     result = cli.run(project=project, args=[