batisseur.md

bâtisseur

A build server for all.

• Language: Python
• Targets: HaikuPorts, Fink
• Traits: distributed, group verified, automatic

From a packager's viewpoint:

• Assemble package information (SrcUrl, Description...)
• git add, commit, push
• Test the package
• Repeat until error free
• Push into repo of stable packages

Things that can be done to help packagers:

• git pre-commit hook for validating the hpkg/info file
• Automatic generation of stuff like md5 from the information given (before commit)
• After package passes/fails building, report this somewhere (A custom script passed values) (Like github issues, twitter, growl, haiku notify)

User's perspective:

• A game with points.
• Every build their machine does -> points (Like BOINC projects)
• Certain interactions with the package manager yield achievements

http://camlistore.org/

Timeline.md

Timeline. Include what you plan to have accomplished by the end of:

Community bonding period (May 23) -

• Buildbot stuff done (should take a week[end])

• Hpkg-Build is in a good place with packages. (No work may need to be done, I haven't stayed on top of how well it works with the package manager implementation.)

Quarter-term (June 13) -

• I have basic storage [via python] into camlistore or some other verifying system. [Allowing users to cryptographically "vouch"]

• Package maintainer scripts start to form around this basic pushing

• Beginning of a "build drone" [python] that listens on the storage mechanism for a new job, uploads results back to the storage.

Mid-term (July 11) -

• Build drone can be configured via a webUI built in python

• Build drone communicates pass/failure with logs according user preference, Build drone also begins to use .bep file tests to verify other's package builds.

Three-quarter-term (August 1) -

• Wrap this up into a tight package.

• Make a global scoreboard for the haiku package manager

• wrap a shell script around it like git achievements http://thechangelog.com/post/1200486354/git-achievements-aquire-achievements-while-using-git

• Build drone will report "scores" as well.

• Scoreboard website will have basic user/password/avatar and groups.

• the web UI for build drone notifies users based on their settings, notify, growl, notif.io etc

• git hooks for developers are adjusted to meet feedback

Pencils down date (August 22) -

• the websites are polished, and sustainable.

• Any documentation not written happens here. [I suspect there will be a bit but its good to know in advance.]

After Google Summer of Code -

• Batisseur [the user exposed parts] gets into Haiku nightlies

• we see a Haiku Alpha release.