Trying to automate the building and testing parts of Snakeoil OS. All the code are stored in a software called GitLab. And when I make a change, the code will go through a series of operations (called a pipeline). As you can see below:
Under the column Stages you'd see several symbols. A stage is basically a step or a process along the pipeline. A green tick means everything works, a blue crescent moon means the process is currently running. A orange pause means the stage is pending (will be run at a later time).
Every stage must be error free for the pipeline to pass (First column).
The cool thing with this pipeline idea is twofold:
- firmwares, modules and ISO images can be built automatically
- Everything can be automatically checked for errors
The idea is I work on the code on one computer, and the pipelines will generate Snakeoil OS for 32 bit PC, 64 bit PC and 64 bit ARMv7. This form of automation will save me a lot of time, and also increase the quality and reliability of future Snakeoil OS builds.