[Bf-committers] 2.48 Test Builds Plans

Diego Hernan Borghetti bdiego at gmail.com
Wed Oct 1 19:10:44 CEST 2008


On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Diego Hernan Borghetti wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Nathan Letwory wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> It's 1 Oct here and I want to make the test build call today,
> but: are we ready ?
>
> Emmanuel, can you make the windows build ?

And yes.. we always have someone for pokes (sorry).. so, maybe elubi
can help with this ? :P

>
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Although I got my machine back the other day, it has become very
>> unstable, from random BSODs to BSODing at startup. Recovery didn't
>> even help - it made things worse: the entire C:\ partition is... gone.
>> While I do have access to a Windows machine, it has no build
>> environment set up whatsoever (apart from Lua and a text editor for it
>> ;) I ordered already the recovery discs from Fujitsu-Siemens for my
>> machine, but it'll take N days before I have these, and M more hours
>> of work to restore/reinstall the machine.
>> 
>> Emanuel, building would be easiest with scons (IMBO), you'll have to
>> get nsis installed and make sure it is in your path.
>> 
>> Short build instructions:
>> - Assumptions:
>> * msvs9 installed in C:\msvs9
>> * nsis installed in C:\nsis
>> * python installed in C:\python25
>> * blender module checked out to C:\blenderdev\blender
>> * lib\windows module check out to C:\blenderdev\lib\windows
>> * config file with name 'msvc' containing flags used for previous to
>> builds (to be sent by me later today)
>> 
>> 1) start a cmd.exe. We work now exclusively in this
>> 2) c:\msvs9\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat
>> 3) set PATH=C:\python25;C:\nsis
>> 4) scons BF_CONFIG=msvc nsis
>> 5) drink your favorite beverage, read funny webcomics
>> 6) zip up BF_INSTALLDIR
>> 7) upload blender-2.48-[RCX-]windows.zip and
>> blender-2.48-[RCX]-windows.exe (renamed to whatever RC where
>> applicable)
>> 8) hope there are no bugs
>> 
>> This should be it in all it's simplicity. I think I didn't forget any
>> step, but I can give support where needed.
>> 
>> /Nathan
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Emmanuel Stone
>> <emmanuel.stone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Nathan Letwory <jesterking at letwory.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> I should be available, with my machine back from the repair shop.
>>>> Naturally, if we want to have windows builds with msvc pro or intel
>>>> compiler, then someone else should do it until I acquire any such
>>>> license.
>>> 
>>> I have a MSVC Pro license at work, and I'd have to check, but I think
>>> I should be able to build it if needsbe.
>>> I would need some serious hand-holding to get it building properly 
>>> however.
>>> 
>>> -Emmanuel
>>> 
>>> 
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 			Diego


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