Bug#1026792: ITP: firebuild -- Automatic build accelerator
"Bálint Réczey" <balint@balintreczey.hu> schreef op 21 december 2022 09:23:13 CET:
>Hi Victor,
>
>Victor Westerhuis <victor@westerhu.is> ezt írta (időpont: 2022. dec.
>21., Sze, 9:17):
>>
>> "Bálint Réczey" <balint@balintreczey.hu> schreef op 21 december 2022 09:05:19 CET:
>> >Package: wnpp
>> >Owner: Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>
>> >Severity: wishlist
>> >X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
>> >
>> >* Package name : firebuild
>> > Version : 0.2.9
>> > Upstream Author : info@firebuild.com
>> >* URL : https://firebuild.com
>> >* License : Firebuild-license
>> > Programming Lang: C, C++, Python
>> > Description : Automatic build accelerator
>> >
>> >It works by caching the outputs of executed commands and replaying the
>> >results when the same commands are executed with the same parameters
>> >within the same environment.
>> >
>> >The commands can be compilation or other build artifact generation
>> >steps, tests, or any command that produces predictable output. The
>> >commands to cache and replay from the cache are determined
>> >automatically based on firebuild's configuration and each command's
>> >and its children's observed behavior.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Generated with the help of dpt-gen-itp(1) from pkg-perl-tools.
>> >
>>
>> According to the linked website and the license file in the Github repository "non-trial commercial use requires licenses available from firebuild.com." I think that makes it non-free under the DFSG. Are you planning to upload firebuild to the non-free component?
>
>Yes, absolutely. The license is designed to allow distribution and the
>packaging already targets non-free.
Great to hear. I hadn't heard of firebuild before, but it sounds interesting. I'll be sure to check it out.
>
>Cheers,
>Balint
Regards,
Victor
Hi Bálint,
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