OK. From the answers it seems that the --nightly=<current|stable> should produce a successful compilation on any given developer's setup. If not, then bug somewhere.
Thanks for giving me a method to try and determine when a bug fix is included in one of the --nightly distributions. --- Stefan Manegold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 10:08:34AM +0200, Fabian > Groffen wrote: > > On 22-05-2007 09:02:22 -0700, Colin Foss wrote: > > > Sorry if this question is borderline user. > > > > > > Using monetdb-install.sh, what does > --nightly=stable > > > actually contain? What does --nightly=current > > > contain? > > > > We maintain "two" main branches. The HEAD of the > repository, is where > > all development is made. We refer to it as > "current". The "stable" > > branch is where the releases are made from, and > contains only > > (bug)fixes, no new features. > > > > > Do the nightly tar files contain source from a > > > sucessful build or simply a CVS checkout? > > > > I'm not 100% sure, but I believe they contain the > last known successful > > compilation of a CVS checkout. > > The soure tarballs obviously contain the results of > a successful `make dist` > (that's how they are produced), which requires a > successful `./bootstrap ; > configure ; make` from the CVS source base. > > Note that "successful" refers to compilation, only; > successfull testing is > not require for (succesfully) building the source > tarballs. For the latest > nightly testing results see our "TestWeb" at > http://monetdb.cwi.nl/projects/monetdb/Development/TestWeb/ > > For the "Current" development trunk (CVS HEAD), `cvs > update` is (currently) > run every night at just after midnight (CEST), while > for the "Stable" release > branch(es), `cvs update` is run around 5:00 am CEST. > Note that with SF, running `cvs update` does not > guarantee that it indeed > succeeds... > However, for the most recent 30-31 days, the > respetive CVS versions used for > nightly testing and building both source tar balls > and binary distributions > (RPMs) (see > http://monetdb.cwi.nl/projects/monetdb/Download/Builds/) > are > tagged in CVS as "Stable_DailyBuild-<DayOfMonth>" > and > "Current_DailyBuild-<DayOfMonth>", respectively. > > > > Is a cross-reference between bug number and > > > --nightly=<target> maintained? > > No: > > - users reporting bugs often (mostly) do (can?) not > accurately specify > which *excat* version they are using when they > detected and files a bug. > > - developers (should) know the excat version the fix > a bug on, but the bug > fix is only confirmed once (1) a respective test > has been provided AND > (2) the next nights testing was successful AND (3) > the user reporting the > bug has confirmed the fix --- by then, we're > usually some days further... > > > No. Unfortunately, we don't have a ChangeLog file > either which allows > > for easy inspection of inclusion of a bug. > > CVS maintains the ChangeLog for us; see `cvs log`. > > > Stefan > > -- > | Dr. Stefan Manegold | > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | CWI, P.O.Box 94079 | http://www.cwi.nl/~manegold/ > | > | 1090 GB Amsterdam | Tel.: +31 (20) 592-4212 > | > | The Netherlands | Fax : +31 (20) 592-4312 > | > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 > express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to > get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Monetdb-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/monetdb-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Monetdb-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/monetdb-developers
