Continuous Integration for all ROMS

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Hey Guys,

I have been wondering why hasnt any dev(s) setup CI anywhere? I see tons of devs doing constant checkin and daily even hourly build on different roms however the end users are stuck with having to install SVN tools download the source compile and create a build? Cant we automate this process using continuous integration where we create a build script that upon each commit/checkin a build script is kicked off. Compiles the new rom zips/signs it and published it to a host somewhere that the end users (us) can just download? I am sure this would save a lot of headaches and time for everyone. Also at part of continuous integration you can also do things like setup build verfication sets (usually unit tests) to verify nothing was broken in the rom before a publish happens. This would also help to increase the quality and reduce bugs in each build.

Thoughts?

Nooooo don't post in Dev, you will be trolled. And yea nice idea btw.

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Where the link at? Really wanna try it man

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while a nice idea .. but wrong section ..

Anyways back on topic. I think there is a script to do this burning don't think it would be as extreme as every commit. The problem is is that devs don't just make one commit at a time. It could be several in 1 min. If so it could overload the buildbot. Its better to keep it nightly to we can test more at one time and we make sure the devs make the edits they want.

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Originally Posted by clark44

Off topic but really dude? I see you posting the same **** in every thread in the dev section that doesn't belong. Just because u have that recognized developer status doesn't mean u can go around ripping on users. I'm a dev to you don't see me trolling these threads. Don't reply to this just read it.

Anyways back on topic. I think there is a script to do this burning don't think it would be as extreme as every commit. The problem is is that devs don't just make one commit at a time. It could be several in 1 min. If so it could overload the buildbot. Its better to keep it nightly to we can test more at one time and we make sure the devs make the edits they want.

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Appreciate the feedback Clark. I know for a fact you can configure each CI tool differently perhaps an hourly instead of commit based would be more ideal? The goal of my suggestion was really three fold. To reduce the bugs in each build, To implement unit tests in each build that could kick off to verify the build and functionality ensuring nothing got broken in the last series of commits and to get signed builds that are more stable out to the community faster. Rather than having to rely on the end user to figure out SVN. I notice there are tutorials on using SVN in here. Wouldnt that be in the wrong section too? What does that have to do with direct developing? SVN is merely version control? Anyways I believed my thread was directly target to development and all ROMs especially those that have team collaboration. I am sorry that if people dont agree and feel that I started this thread in the wrong forum. However I did want to make sure that it was visible to developers so that they would see it and possibly think it over as in the long wrong I believe it would make there lives easier. However I am sure the flaming will continue....

I think this is a horrible idea. If you don't have the ability to learn to checkout and export an svn repository, than you shouldn't be playing with an experimental nightly build. You see all the people who have issue's with STABLE builds because of stupid things like loading too many apps into memory? Imagine how many stupid questions would flood the nightly threads if there was an automated nightly build.

Originally Posted by DeMiNe0

I think this is a horrible idea. If you don't have the ability to learn to checkout and export an svn repository, than you shouldn't be playing with an experimental nightly build. You see all the people who have issue's with STABLE builds because of stupid things like loading too many apps into memory? Imagine how many stupid questions would flood the nightly threads if there was an automated nightly build.

This man knows what's up.