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On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 07:39 Brecht Van Lommel via Bf-committers < bf-committers@blender.org> wrote: > If renaming would break things for users that have already switched to > these channels, then I guess it's not worth changing the name. > > For the docs, probably most discoverable would be to have a new page in the > menu on builder.blender.org for Steam and Snap? Seems like the easiest way > for users to find out about this, they will not be browsing the wiki. > Prettiest would be to embed the information there directly, simpler would > be to link to the wiki page. > > Most of the "Downloading From Buildbot" section I would leave out. I don't > think we have to document things that should be obvious from looking at the > web page. > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 9:08 PM James Monteath <ja...@blender.org> wrote: > > > Hi Brecht, > > > > * Daily Build - Alpha > >> * Daily Build - 2.93 LTS - Candidate > >> * Daily Build - 2.83 LTS - Candidate > > > > > > I will see what I can do with the names. > > They cannot be renamed but only replaced. > > Can take some time to coordinate a change since the Steam > > branch names are currently used by the Buildbot build pipeline. > > > > I'm also not sure what that launcher option is for? If it's for > >> blender-launcher.exe, that should just always be used. > > > > > > Still investigating how to add launchers correctly to Steam on BETA > > branches. > > Not really obvious and I can easily mess up all the other branches > > and the current live default app if not careful. > > I can work on this once Ray is happy with it. > > > > Thanks ! > > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 6:35 PM Brecht Van Lommel via Bf-committers < > > bf-committers@blender.org> wrote: > > > >> Maybe we can think of better names for Steam? "autotest" and "vdev" are > >> not > >> terminology for users. I would try to match the buildbot: > >> > >> * Daily Build - Alpha > >> * Daily Build - 2.93 LTS - Candidate > >> * Daily Build - 2.83 LTS - Candidate > >> > >> I'm also not sure what that launcher option is for? If it's for > >> blender-launcher.exe, that should just always be used. > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 5:41 PM James Monteath via Bf-committers < > >> bf-committers@blender.org> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > Nightly builds are now available on Steam (BETA) test branches and > Snap > >> > channels. > >> > > >> > **Steam** > >> > The automated delivery of *2.93 / 2.83 LTS - Candidates* > >> > and *3.0 - Alpha* builds are now accessible via Steam (BETA) Test > >> branches. > >> > Blender nightly builds are available for all supported platforms on > >> Steam. > >> > > >> > Using Steam Test Branches: > >> > > >> > > >> > https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Infrastructure/BuildBot#Using_Steam_Test_Branches > >> > > >> > **Snap** > >> > For Linux systems with Snap support, *2.93 / 2.83 LTS - Candidates* > >> > and *3.0 - Alpha *builds can be refreshed using channels. > >> > > >> > Using Snap Test Channels: > >> > > >> > > >> > https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Infrastructure/BuildBot#Using_Snap_Test_Channels > >> > > >> > Cheers ! > >> > -- > >> > James Monteath - ja...@blender.org - www.blender.org > >> > Blender DevOps Engineer > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Bf-committers mailing list > >> > Bf-committers@blender.org > >> > List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: > >> > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bf-committers mailing list > >> Bf-committers@blender.org > >> List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: > >> https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
