BuildBot Configuration

This document attempts to discuss configuration details of the BuildBot system for OSGeo projects.

About BuildBot

The BuildBot is a system to automate the build and test cycle during a software development process.

BuildBot homepage: http://buildbot.sourceforge.net/

Thanks to Howard Butler's installation of BuildBot, we've been able to test it with some of Open Source GIS projects for a few months.

After these tests, we've found that:

• BuildBot works very well
• BuildBot has a very positive effect on the development of the projects
• BuildBot an important communication channel about compilation and testing issues
• BuildBot helps developers and users to observe a cycle of development in details
• BuildBot decreases time needed to compile and test changes in a multiplatform environment

The main objective of this initiative is to install and configure BuildBot instances for the OSGeo projects.

Hobu's BuildBot instances

• MapServer - http://mapserver.builds.hobu.net/
• GDAL - http://gdal.builds.hobu.net/
• GEOS - http://geos.builds.hobu.net/

OSGeo BuildBot Configuration

Following section describes details of BuildBot infrastructure configuration hosted on one of the OSGeo servers.

Server

The OSGeo BuildBot is hosted on one of the Telascience Blades:

• Hostname: xblade14-2
• IP: 198.202.74.219

(add / link to details about installed development software and versions)

Basic Concepts

Selected server will host main components of the OSGeo BuildBot infrastructure.

The BuildBot system architecture is based on two base concepts:

• buildmaster - the brain controlling single BuildBot instance.
• buildslave - connects to the buildmaster and performs builds tasks, on one or more slaves run on separate machines