On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org>
wrote:
> Seeing the issue from a purely technical point of view (i.e., imagining
> for a while that there is no cost associated and no Infra around), how far
> are we from having an "Apache OpenOffice build farm" where we can build
> releases?
>
> Note: this is not a buildbot. Buildbots are meant to check that the build
> is not broken. They do create install sets, but for example the Linux
> builds wouldn't be as compatible as the ones we build on CentOS 5. What I
> mean here is VMs able to build a release.
>
> I think that within two-three weekends I could theoretically be able to
> setup a Linux-based VM host and two KVM-based VMs running CentOS 5 (32 and
> 64 bit) that would be able to build releases and that could have shared
> access (i.e., not only me but other active PMC members). But this would
> only cover a small subset of users.
>
Fantastic! ... maybe. I MIGHT be able to do some things but I'm on CentOS
6.8.
In any case, if at all possible, we could set them up LIKE the buildbots in
terms of nightly scheduling etc. Yes, I know cron! :)
>
> What about Windows? Would someone be able, under the same hypothesis, to
> add a Windows VM to the stack? This would bring us much closer to full
> coverage.
>
> And what about Mac? If I recall correctly, one is tied with Apple hardware
> for MacOS X. What would be a way to bring Mac builds under "collective"
> control?
>
> Regards,
> Andrea.
>
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