[105463] trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/internals.xml

[mk at macports.org]

Revision: 105463
          https://trac.macports.org/changeset/105463
Author:   mk at macports.org
Date:     2013-04-21 11:22:15 -0700 (Sun, 21 Apr 2013)
Log Message:
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Guide: add section '6.6 MacPorts' buildbot'

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    trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/internals.xml

Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/internals.xml
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--- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/internals.xml	2013-04-21 14:52:17 UTC (rev 105462)
+++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/internals.xml	2013-04-21 18:22:15 UTC (rev 105463)
@@ -667,4 +667,38 @@
       </variablelist>
     </section>
   </section>
+  
+  <section id="internals.buildbot">
+  <title>MacPorts' buildbot</title>
+
+      <para>The <ulink url="https://build.macports.org/">buildbot</ulink> is a port
+      build-service currently supporting building of all committed ports for Snow Leopard,
+      Lion, and Mountain Lion using the MacPorts AutoBuild
+      (<ulink url="http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/contrib/mpab/">MPAB</ulink>)
+      scripts.</para>
+      
+      <para>Every time a maintainer commits changes to MacPorts' central SVN repository
+      the buildbot will check whether a rebuild of the corresponding port(s) would
+      be necessary. If the port(s) in question are distributable their binary
+      archives will be kept for subsequent distribution for the three most current
+      versions of the Mac OS X operating system.</para>
+      
+      <para>If a build error occurred for a port its maintainer will be informed via
+      an email so that problems which did not surface on the maintainer's machine will
+      not go unnoticed.
+      
+      Port maintainers will find the
+      <ulink url="https://build.macports.org/waterfall">waterfall</ulink>
+      and the 
+      <ulink url="https://build.macports.org/builders">builders</ulink>
+      views most useful since they give information about the build status and offer
+      the possibility to build ones port(s) on specific builders.</para>
+      
+      <para>Thus the buildbot helps to keep MacPorts consistent on various
+      OSX versions, i.e. a maintainer does not need access to these versions anymore in
+      order to assure that the port(s) maintained build without problems. Currently only
+      the default port variants will be build and kept.</para>
+
+  </section>
+  
 </chapter>
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