[FFmpeg-devel] Binary bulid facility

[Mike Melanson]

aviad rozenhek wrote:
>> I don't think server resources are a problem for us. We just need a
>> decision and a system. I could distribute builds via multimedia.cx.
>>
>> --
>>      -Mike Melanson
>>
> 
> How about this system:
> 
>    1. all successful builds from FATE,  (regardless of test results) are
>    temporarily hosted on an ftp server for a specified time, perhaps 1-2 weeks
>    2. after a week, the most "successful" revision (with most passed tests,
>    or most downloads) is moved to permanent storage in the ftp server
> 
> in this system we don't get bogged down in too many releases, because at
> most one release per week is stored permanently.
> 
> the system could be complemented by automatically torrenting the temporary
> builds.

My main outline for the idea is here:

http://multimedia.cx/eggs/archiving-binary-builds/

BitTorrent isn't a part of the process yet.

-- 
     -Mike Melanson