On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:27:51 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:45:00 +1000 David Seikel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > babbled: > > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:28:07 -0500 "Nathan Ingersoll" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 7/16/07, David Seikel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > So you are you complaining about API changes breaking the CVS > > > > > build and not getting fixed, > > > > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > This is actually a series of problems, not just one person taking > > > the time to fix CVS, though that is part of it. It also indicates > > > we are lacking good review of changes, user feedback is not > > > reaching the developers that will fix it, and maintainers are not > > > updating their module as dependency changes occur. > > > > > > An automated nightly build could improve the build break > > > detection. > > > > I do a mostly regular build of almost everything, which is why I > > notice these things. I'll be happy to setup regular automated > > builds. > > > > Where would an automated nightly build best be run? Where would the > > results be delivered? Since we are scattered all over the planet, > > whose night should be used to define "nightly"? > > we have servers! e1.enlightenment.org and e2.enlightenment.org. we > can install any locally required packages for builds and have them > automated. build + install (into a specific prefix - eg /opt/e17). > only a matter of scripting it up so it is automated and won't fail if > not done as root (we need to do it as a user here for security > reasons considering what a build can actually do). currently the > builds should not fail if done as a user. Still working on the automation script. Should have a first cut result available in an hour. > > Many other questions need to be answered to set this up. > > > > Off the top of my head. sf.net has a compile farm that can be used > > for such things and I already use it for another project. Then we > > can do builds on several platforms. I have seen other projects get > > the results of the nightly build sent as a single email to their dev > > mailing list each night. > > aaah - other platforms - that is a problem. we can do a nightly build > for at least x86 (and x86_64). that should be sufficient for us for > now. other arches are good - but we only have so much in the way of > resources. we could do ARM builds via scratchbox the same way we do > x86/x86_64 easily. i assume ppc could be done in a similar way if > someone wants to set up a scratchbox ppc env. Think I can scare up some PPC build boxen. B-)
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