CI system for PR builds

[db]

On 8 Apr 2018, at 12:42, Zero King <l2dy at macports.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 08, 2018 at 12:20:34PM +0200, db wrote:
>> If you review the code before, that should never be the case and it would build just once if it succeeds, right? Or am I missing something how PRs are handled?
> CI builds are automatically started when a PR is submitted or updated,
> and we usually review the code after the build completes. Unless CI
> builds are fast enough, manually triggering builds after code review
> would be a waste of manpower (we have to wait till the build completes).
> The CI system is useful because it can provide more information when we
> review the PRs. It would be less useful if we have to manually start the
> builds.

That seems to waste at least buildtime and storage. Many updates and revbumps could be almost automatically deployed (after a quick review).