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Re: [ecf-dev] Create a build based on tycho

Wim Jongman <wim.jongman@xxxxxxxxx>
writes:

> It makes sense Mykola. We can use the current dormant ECF hudson instance
> to create the Tycho build.

If you're going to file a bugzilla, feel free to CC me ;-)

> Is this e-mail also your Eclipse ID?

Yup.

> On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Mykola Nikishov <mn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Scott Lewis <slewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > I don't have the personal resources to do the necessary releng work
>> > myself without some commitment of support, but so far that support
>> > doesn't appear to be forthcoming.
>> >
>> > If you are willing to contribute releng work on ECF we would be happy
>> > to incorporate it.  Actually, it would be very helpful to extend our
>> > build to many of the repos at github as well [1].
>>
>> Neither do I have resources to come up with a solution that will be able
>> to replace an existing build system in a single shot.
>>
>> > In short, ECF is lacking resources sufficient to effect these releng
>> > changes. If you can provide resources or know how that might be done,
>> > please contact me directly.
>>
>> It looks like chicken-n-egg problem - speaking for myself, a complete
>> solution is too complex to implement, OTOH there is nothing I can
>> improve. That's why I was asking if there are any plans. I like Mat's
>> incremental approach (see commit message [1]), so my proposal would be:
>>
>> - setup a new CI job that will build ECF with Tycho;
>>
>> - make resulting p2 repository available (i.e., like last successful
>>   build's artifact [2]);
>>
>> - enable Gerrit trigger for this job to build Gerrit changes to ECF;
>>
>> - merge Mat's contribution.
>>
>> These steps will allow to move forward, step by step, without breaking
>> current workflow and consuming limited resources of the core development
>> team including you.
>>
>> Does it make sense?
>>
>> [1] https://git.eclipse.org/r/71986
>> [2]
>> https://hudson.eclipse.org/egit/job/egit/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/org.eclipse.egit.repository/target/repository/
>>
>> > On 5/11/2016 2:02 PM, Mykola Nikishov wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm wondering what is the plan to move forward with Tycho-based build
>> >> [1]?
>> >>
>> >> As I understand, it's not possible/desirable to switch from b3 to Tycho
>> >> in a single shot and Tycho-based build should prove it can replace an
>> >> existing one. Ideally, for the same Git commit, a p2 repository built by
>> >> Tycho should be identical, bit-by-bit, to official p2 repository (not
>> >> sure if it's possible, though).
>> >>
>> >> So, the first thing that is missing, from my PoV, is Gerrit trigger that
>> >> will build new changes with Tycho and publish a p2 repository.
>> >>
>> >> [1] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=396457

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Mykola
https://manandbytes.github.io/



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