[maemo-developers] Autobuilder for extras repository public beta

[From: Niels Breet]

Hi all,


A while ago we discussed the idea of an autobuilder for the extras
repository. [1] We have been working on creating such an autobuilder and
have been testing it in private. As a result we now think it is time to
do a tests with a larger group and make it publicly known. Please give
it a try and tell us your results.

- What does the autobuilder do?

The autobuilder takes a source package from the incoming queue and tries
to build it in a fresh environment. The builder fetches all dependencies
from the extras-devel repository. If it can't find the dependency in
extras-devel, it will fail and send a mail to the extras-cauldron-builds
list. [2]

If there are no problems with the package, the builder can create armel,
i368 and source packages. Those will be put in the extras-devel
repository after a successful build.

Instructions for the builder can be found at here[3].

The builder only handles building one package at a time. If you have
dependencies that are not present in the extras-devel repository, please
upload these first.

- web-based assistant

We have also created a web-based assistant[4] to help you with requesting
rights to upload and creating/uploading of source packages. You can upload
packages to the builder with either dput or the assistant.

- How do I get my package into extras?

After a successful build a package will appear in the extras-devel
repository. You can move your packages from extras-devel to extras with
the promotion interface[5]. Instructions for the promotion interface
can be found here.[6]

We would like to invite all developers to take a look at the autobuilder
and promotion interface and try it out. Please discuss problems and
feature requests on the maemo-developers list.[7]

More information about our effort can be found at the extras-cauldron
website[8].



- Niels


[1]
http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2007-November/thread.html#12600
and others.
[2] https://garage.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/extras-cauldron-builds
[3] http://extras-cauldron.garage.maemo.org/HOWTO.html
[4] https://garage.maemo.org/extras-assistant/index.php
[5] https://garage.maemo.org/promoter-beta/interface.py
[6] http://extras-cauldron.garage.maemo.org/devel-mover.html
[7] https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
[8] http://extras-cauldron.garage.maemo.org/