Build System Refinement

We are currently in the process of refining the build system so that developers can build our projects more efficiently than before. The build scripts will be updated so that they reflect what we plan to do to them, such as being able to be run from any working directory for complex build procedures.

This will save time for both the developers and for those who plan to contribute to our projects. The update to the build scripts will be rolled out gradually as we evaluate choices to make sure that those scripts meet our quality requirements. The development branches of Nitrocid and Terminaux are the testing grounds to develop the updated build scripts.

The GitHub workflows will also be updated to more accurately verify our work by introducing dry running to all the scripts. This way, we’d be able to deploy the release more efficiently without having to create errata releases for just one minor build issue. For example, Nitrocid 0.1.2.1 had to be released after we’d discovered that the NuGet packages for 0.1.2.0 were missing due to a failing step related to the Discord webhook.

We’ll apply the appropriate changes based on the impact, and we’ll make sure that the developer experience of contributing to our projects will be much better. Much, much better than before.

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#build #BuildScript #BuildScripts #BuildSystem #msbuild #news #nitrocid #Tech #Technology #terminaux #update

If anybody is looking for a clean isolated workspace for building software:
- For testing distro #packages
- For isolating potentially malicious #buildscripts

Have a look at bubblewrap in combination with btrfs or overlayfs. #Bubblewrap is an excellent low-level sandboxing container runtime.

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Chroot_for_package_testing
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bubblewrap/Examples

🤖 Tips and Tricks from the #Gradle Community

Single Source of Truth for Your #BuildScripts — Takes a deep dive into setting up and configuring an #Android project geared for maintainability - https://proandroiddev.com/single-source-of-truth-for-your-build-scripts-72d584534949

#GradleTipshttps://proandroiddev.com/single-source-of-truth-for-your-build-scripts-72d584534949

Manage #buildscripts more efficiently while avoiding boilerplate and #code duplication.

https://www.droidcon.com/2022/11/24/single-source-of-truth-for-your-build-scripts/