Any thoughts about the ability to build (more than kernel, FreeCOM, ISO) from source?
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:11 AM Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> wrote: > Hi, > > Based on the discussion during the online get-together and the tool-chain > and release processes used to maintain packages and deploy release media, > this is what I’m thinking… > > The pipeline used to assemble all the different aspects into a release is > very capable. It can handle multiple OS versions without issue. Including > things like different names, package sets, specific skews of individual > packages and much much more. > > So... > > An automated "Testing build" of the OS release media (possibly all > versions or just maybe the LiveCD) on a regular schedule. Possible the 1st > of every month. This version would be called something like “FreeDOS > 2022-06.” It would contain new features and packages, updates and any other > changes. This version could easily boot with a message indicating it is a > Test Build. > > At some point, we could decide that there has been enough improvement to > warrant a new OS release. When that occurs, we could branch the "Testing > Build” into an “RC build”. We would decide at that time if it would be a > simple update (like FreeDOS 1.3U1-RC1) or major release (like FreeDOS 1.4, > 2.0, etc.). Regardless of which type, the “RC build” would only get bug > fixes from that point. > > During that time, the "Testing Build” could continue to receive general > changes. However (excluding bug fixes), the Testing Build would most like > sit idle during the testing of the RC Build. > > When we are satisfied that the RC Build is ready, we just push out the new > OS version. > > :-) > > Jerome > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
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