Automated Build Generator

h1. 23022017

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h2. Feature List

_These feature ideas will be turned into a concrete roadmap in a separate meeting after 20.03.2017._

h3. * Template Hierarchies

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* Mode-specific Templates Refactoring

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** Remove Symlinks

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* Catkin Templates for ROS Workspaces

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* YAML Syntax

* Multi-line strings -> recipes will be valid YAML -> recipe authors can use validating editors
* No escaping in literal strings
* Comments
* Less "Comma-Problems"

h3. Deployment / Platform Recipes

* Specify slaves (OS, CPU, Flags, ...)
* Job configuration details (e.g. with or without unit tests)
* OS, CPU, Flags, ...

h3. Platform Dependency Analysis


** Dependency Cache
* Provide downloadable pre-computed descriptions for common platforms

h3. Docker Slaves for Clean Build

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* Thorough CMake Analysis

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* Revised Architecture

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** Hierarchical Distributions
* ** Template Versions of Projects
* ** Parametrised Project Inclusions

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* Credentials Store

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* Further Provisioning of Analysis Results Variables in Templates

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* Avoid Repetitive Warnings for Missing Dependencies

Group warnings by missing things, not by projects depending on the thing

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* 3rd Party Generator Modules

* Written in other languages
** Interpreter Extension
* Maybe include interpreters for e.g. Python, Javascript in the generator?

h3. GitHub Migration

* Probably good idea for project and distribution recipes; how about templates?
* ** Templates as Part of Build Generator?