[europa-build-workshop] Common Build Infrastructure

[Denis Roy <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings,

With regards to the Common Build Infrastructure [1], I have two action 
items:

1. prepare build.eclipse.org for use as a CBI. This includes preparing a 
MySQL database server and a web server
2. determine which route is best and/or available for a CBI: vservers 
for projects or using build.eclipse.org

I'm in the process of doing 1.  As for 2, I have spoken to The Powers 
That Be, and it has been determined that provisioning vservers for each 
project is not an option.  Building should be done on build.eclipse.org, 
as it's a monster machine well suited for the task.

As I understand it, Nick Boldt's/EMFT's current build system has most, 
if not all, of the components that can be used by most projects. I 
believe we had discussed a mechanism where the EMFT build system could 
be instantiated independently for each project, allowing them to 
customize their build system to suit their needs. If I did understand 
this correctly, then I'd likely work with Nick in

a) creating a snapshot of the build components.
b) creating an installation process to instantiate this snapshot for 
projects willing to use the CBI
c) preparing documentation of how it all works
d) running the CBI as a Phoenix component, so that it's transparent

Of course, I haven't spoken to Nick about any of this, but I did try 
calling him - and it's the thought that counts.  I wanted to put this 
out there for you to see that we're making progress, and to gather your 
feedback about a CBI.  I'll be contacting Nick as soon as he's available 
to discuss this option with him.

Denis

[1] 
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Europa_Build_Workshop_Report#Common_Build_Infrastructure 


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Denis Roy
Manager, IT Infrastructure
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