[Buildbot-devel] Multi-project buildmaster

[Dustin J. Mitchell]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:00 AM, aivars.kalvans at gmail.com
<aivars.kalvans at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the status of multi-project buildmaster?  I have read FAQ and found
> some discussion
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=auto-000022816765%40sci.utah.edu&forum_name=buildbot-devel
> and http://trac.buildbot.net/wiki/Meeting29April2010
>
> We are looking to replace custom nightly build scripts with Buildbot for
> 300+ "projects"/modules. GNOME Buildbot (http://build.gnome.org/) looks
> good, but it uses old version of Buildbot and custom webstatus.
>
> If there are any patches that eventually will be included into official
> version I can offer help with testing, bugfixing and feedback.

Things work fairly well when the projects are completely distinct -
the 'project' and 'repository' attributes can be used to filter
changes appropriately, and things work out.  If you're trying to build
projects that depend on one another, or where source code must come
from multiple repositories, things may be a bit trickier.

I've updated the FAQ to represent the reality as of 0.8.3.

Dustin