Re: gambas very simple updater

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 21:10, T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 4/6/24 15:37, Brian G wrote:
> >
> > On 4/6/24 11:56, munix9 wrote:
> >> Am 06.04.24 um 20:30 schrieb Brian G:
> >>>
> [snip]
> >>> Would it be possible to host repositories for most main line Linux
> version, rpm, deb etc like the daily and stable for Ubuntu.
> >>>
> >>> This would make updating a very very simple process.
> >>>
> >>
> >> something like the Open Build Service?
> >>
> >> https://openbuildservice.org/
> >> https://software.opensuse.org/
> >> https://build.opensuse.org/
> >
> > Yes like that but was thinking of something more maintained and secured
> by the Gambas project itself. I am aware there are a few
> > builds of Gambas available there already. Perhaps available thru the
> Gambas website links.
>
> There's PackageCloud which, they say, interfaces with GitLab CI:
> https://blog.packagecloud.io/resources/packagecloud-with-gitlab-ci/
>
> I read a while back that using a 'recipe', one could build and deploy to
> PackageCloud. At least I think that's what the post
> said. It was a bit over my head as I don't know how all that pipelining
> stuff works.


I thought a long time ago how we must be able to use gitlab-ci somehow.

It is after all just a set of commands that runto make and install the
files on the selected os.
so surely commands that built the packages and then saved/uploaded the
files somewhere must be possible somehow?

What's needed i guess is a gambas package builder. for each os.
i was just looking at how to create a debian repo here
https://earthly.dev/blog/creating-and-hosting-your-own-deb-packages-and-apt-repo/
Does not look too hard.  I may look into it.

It would be interesting to know how Ben does it for launchpad, ie, if he's
made a function to package it or if launchpad just does all the work?
You would assume a similar method could be used for the other os's

Respects
BruceS