My employer GeoCat is hosing some azure build services (which is how we have windows build downloads presently).
Can azure supplier a macOS build environment? -- Jody Garnett On Tue, Dec 26, 2023 at 1:18 PM sechelé delaruse <sech...@ataxlab.com> wrote: > howdy > < (We do still lack a macOS build server.) > > i skimmed the docs but the only real mention of macos was here > https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/blob/main/build/mac_installer.sh > > the product of mac_installer.sh is a .dmg as per > # upload dmg to final location > upload_installer $tag geoserver-$tag.dmg > > assuming > > - no signing of the distribution with an apple developer certificate > -> if signing required details are required on how this is currently > accomplished > - mac_installer.sh is the workflow entrypoint for building a macos > distribution > - no macos build server required > > > if the above assumptions are true builds can be accomplished at will in > azure devops as follows > > - ensure an organization in azure devops > - ensure a public project to host the build, ensuring open source sla > which is unlimited builds > - create a pipeline that can clone the required assets from github > - ensure a linux build agent > - add a script task to the pipeline initialized to the location > required by mac_installer.sh > - ensure pipeline auth to the upload location > - ensure pipeline artifact versioning > - ensure permissions and pipeline triggers > > > if no personpower is available to accomplish these tasks certainly i can > make those things happen > > these are some pipelines i currently operate in azure devops - the target > environment is kubernetes, the artifacts are npm and nuget packages and > python whatevers and docker images, with an expectation that the customer > may want to operate a geoserver instance in the cluster, hence my interest > > - > https://dev.azure.com/electricrucible/the%20horseless%20newspaper/_build > > - https://dev.azure.com/electricrucible/metoffice/_build > > > on the matter of task 'ownership' i would suggest that if there is a > corporate entity associated with producing geoserver builds, that entity > should own the azure devops organization to accrue the benefits of the open > source azure devops sla, and delegate permissions to whoever is going to > accomplish the above tasks > > regards > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, December 24, 2023 2:26 AM > *To:* sechelé delaruse <sech...@ataxlab.com> > *Cc:* geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net < > geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* Re: [Geoserver-devel] windows build server > > That is interesting; my employer GeoCat has setup Jenkins on an azure > build server. So we should update that page. > > (We do still lack a macOS build server.) > -- > Jody Garnett > > > On Dec 23, 2023 at 7:46:34 PM, sechelé delaruse <sech...@ataxlab.com> > wrote: > > on the first day of christmas i noticed that this url > https://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/developer/installer/index.html > contains the following content > > <snip> > At the time the GeoServer project does not have financial resources and > man power to stand up a Windows build server (if you can help with this, > please contact the developer list) > </snip> > > if this is no longer true please disregard > > if build server still required > > - i happen to know that as an open source project the geoserver > project can run unlimited builds in azure devops. so can anyone else who > clones the repo in a public azure devops project > - after investigating the geoserver github actions i saw nothing > incompatible with triggering builds in azure devops in collaboration with > specific github actions > - the primary showstopper risk seems to revolve around headless > installation of nsis itself and its dependencies on azure build servers as > per > - extract the .DLL files (AccessControl.dll) and copy it to the > NSIS plugins directory usually > C:\Program Files\NSIS\Plugins\x86-ansi > > > if build server still required and mitigations exist for installing nsis > and dependencies on cloud build agents, i offer to > > - evaluate the full build process for the windows geoserver > - deliver a proof of concept of a suitable pipeline that runs in azure > devops > > > please advice > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-devel mailing list > Geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel > >
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