View source for Build Workshop 3: Build Hard With A Purpose/Inputs and Outputs

Discussion regarding new form of the CBI as morphed from the Modeling Common Build.

Intent is simplest input, standard output, with options to produce more/different outputs FROM that output.

===Inputs===

* current specification (Modeling Common Build)
:* .releng project
::* defines feature(s) to build -- generally all-in-one/SDK feature + tests feature
::* contains map files(s) to define where to get sources
::* additional instructions (packaging / runtime 3rd party libs / ... )
:* website meta / crontab details
::* branch/version/JDKpath/basebuildertag/testsRunTrueFalse/dependencies (zips or orbit map)

* desired specification: one master properties file
:* defines input zips (dependencies)
:* defines 3rd party libs (incl. Orbit)
:* hook to additional build.xml scripts for post-build repackaging (Master -> SDK -> Runtime, Examples, ...)

===Outputs===

* Current:

:*.releng/buildAll.xml defines build, test, and packaging for Master, SDK, Runtimes, Examples, Tests zips, including tweaking input/output for 3rd party libs (GPL stuff needed to build but which can't be distributed)
:* follow up process (promoteToEclipse.sh) creates archived update site from Master, including p2 metadata, then pushes zips, update site, RSS feed to eclipse.org; Update site is a merged site including up to 3 integration builds, 2 milestones, 1 release (per branch/release) which grows/shrinks over time

* Desired:

: one zip out (p2 repo format - signed/packed master zip)
 features/*.jar
 features/*.jar.pack.gz
 plugins/*.jar
 plugins/*.jar.pack.gz
 binaries/ (other artifacts, eg., from Platform or CDT)
 artifacts.jar
 content.jar
	
: hooks for producing other zips & unpacked p2-enabled update site/repo
: ...

===Potential PDE changes===
* specifying more than one input zip (?)

===Properties===
== Can be made common ==
buildDirectory
baseLocation

configs=*,*,*

jre paths

getBaseComponents ==> make it multiple.

===User variables===
====Must have====
topLevelElement
mapsRepo / mapsRoot
mapsCheckoutTag
repos or zips
build types

====Can override====
configs

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