Re: dbuild
bdale@gag.com (Bdale Garbee) writes:
> > Take a look at wanna-build. It's available via anon cvs at:
>
> I will the next time I get a few minutes. Troup suggested 'buildd' as the
> replacement for dbuild, but I don't have a pointer. Is it part of the wanna
> suite, or something different?
Yes, it's part of wanna build.
> > The wanna-build package is a database designed to be installed on a
> > central server. People can run "build daemons" which will
> > automatically fetch a list of packages that need to be recompiled from
> > the centrals server, and they can then build them (avoiding
> > duplication). It looks like a good thing for us to install on a
> > public server.
>
> Yep. Is there a "public" Debian netwinder at this point? Mine is sitting on
> a T1, but the bandwidth isn't really mine to share, so it's not clear that I
> should put such a server here. On the other hand, if the bandwidth to the
> server is just transactions consisting of lists of packages, it might not be
> a problem. Will investigate.
There's one behind Alan DeKok's firewall (an ADSL line in Ottawa).
That machine badly needs to be updated though.
> I don't really have the time to spend right now, but it only took a few
> minutes to get dbuild fired up, and if it helps flesh out the debian-arm tree
> a bit, what the heck...
Sure, go for it. There hasn't been much compilation activity
happening lately.
Cheers,
- Jim
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