[PD-dev] Raising ~250 USD for the Pd build farm? (was Re: buildbot or some other proper build automation)

[András Murányi]

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>  so... (tada.wav) Vanilla builds alrite on one slave. Nest step would be
>>> uploading the file, this can be done internally, just tell me please which
>>> file or directory is the actual build? And... how do we make a package with
>>> the Vanilla source? Sorry I never built it myself.
>>> Some more questions that came up meanwhile: Shall we update or copy the
>>> source each time? (see
>>> http://buildbot.net/buildbot/docs/latest/Source-Checkout.html) Do we
>>> need --enable-jack to configure Vanilla (after autogen)?
>>>
>>> Andras
>>>
>>>>
>>> The way that this would be super useful is if buildbot builds after every
>>> commit to SVN or git.  It looks like SVN polling support is built-in
>>>
>>> http://buildbot.net/buildbot/docs/0.7.12/#SVNPoller
>>>
>>> For git, it supports checkout, but there are some external scripts for
>>> polling:
>>>
>>> http://buildbot.net/buildbot/docs/0.7.12/#Git
>>>
>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/645430/have-buildbot-poll-a-git-repository-for-new-commits
>>> http://buildbot.net/trac/ticket/130
>>>
>>> .hc
>>>
>>
>> yes, git is more cumbersome when it comes to polling, so i will work this
>> out with daily builds and see the polling stuff after. the older buildbot
>> version also has some limitations in this direction.
>>
>>
>> I think we can start with SVN since that should be easier.  If that works
>> nicely, then we can struggle to get git polling working.
>>
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> Alrite. My box may fall out then, because i cannot handle so many build
> cycles per day, or i'll try to find a way to limit it to one build cycle on
> 'civilian' boxes like mine.
>
>
> Ah yes, that makes sense.  I was thinking the full time machines.
>
> Or, we could raise money for a 64-bit box? 195 USD is not much...
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/Sun-Microsystems-Sun-Fire-X2100-1-8Ghz-512-RAM-NEW-/140441798951?pt=COMP_EN_Servers
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> Or a Dell Zino for 250 USD, its 64-bit and runs Debian/Ubuntu nicely.
>
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> http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/desktops/inspiron-zino-hd/pd.aspx?refid=inspiron-zino-hd&cs=19&s=dhs
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Cool. The X2100 is basically identical to the Ultra20 i have, it's a Tyan
main board with Opteron - and runs Debian/Ubuntu nicely :o)

How do we raise the funds? Is there an established way, or idea how to do
it?

Andras
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