Re: [Bf-committers] Nightly builds on Steam and Snap stores

2021-07-21 Thread Aaron Carlisle via Bf-committers
For documentation this information can also be listed on https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/getting_started/installing/index.html 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

Re: [Bf-committers] Nightly builds on Steam and Snap stores

2021-07-21 Thread Brecht Van Lommel via Bf-committers
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

Re: [Bf-committers] Nightly builds on Steam and Snap stores

2021-07-16 Thread James Monteath via Bf-committers
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 Buil

Re: [Bf-committers] Nightly builds on Steam and Snap stores

2021-07-16 Thread James Monteath via Bf-committers
Hi Ray, Good point. I will move all the "How to get Blender Buildbot builds" instructions to a new page on Monday. Thanks ! On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 7:09 PM Ray Molenkamp via Bf-committers < bf-committers@blender.org> wrote: > Is the developer wiki is the ideal place to > communicate with end-us

Re: [Bf-committers] Nightly builds on Steam and Snap stores

2021-07-16 Thread Ray Molenkamp via Bf-committers
Is the developer wiki is the ideal place to communicate with end-users? There's no denying these are pretty good looking docs with plenty of screenshots, the top of the page is clearly aimed at developers and will just scare off most end users that do manage to find it. (end users are unlikely to

Re: [Bf-committers] Nightly builds on Steam and Snap stores

2021-07-16 Thread Brecht Van Lommel via Bf-committers
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 ble