Re: Preparing the release of gambas 3.19.6

[munix9 <munix9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 11.11.24 um 10:21 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> Le 11/11/2024 à 06:00, munix9 a écrit :
> > One thing that is important in relation to the use of openbuildservice 
> > (and sometimes causes irritation):
> >
> > For security reasons, it generally does not allow access to the 
> > network during the build.
> >
> > This means that everything needed to build a package must already be 
> > available in advance or must be retrieved by a dedicated service.
> >
> > See also
> > https://openbuildservice.org/help/manuals/obs-user-guide/cha-obs- 
> > source- services
>
> I started to read the user guide, but I am a bit overhelmed by the task:
>
> 1) The given examples are for OpenSuSE RPM package.

This is not a problem, there are some examples online for building for 
other distributions.

For example, I build the packages for Celestia:
https://build.opensuse.org/project/monitor/home:munix9:unstable

> 2) It seems that it generates packages one by one. But Gambas is 
> actually dozens of packages, the number being dynamic, depending on the 
> components.

That's no problem either, see for example
https://build.opensuse.org/projects/home:munix9/packages/gambas3/files/gambas3.spec?expand=1

Depending on what is required, the corresponding *.spec or *.dsc 
(better: debian/control) or ... (for other distributions) must be adapted.

> 3) It seems to build package locally, but I want to build for different 
> distributions if possible.

This is not a problem either, on the contrary: it makes it possible to 
build and test packages locally in advance before releasing them to the 
general public.

> How to build only on the OpenSuse server?

This happens automatically as soon as a project is created correctly, 
i.e. with *.spec files for openSUSE, Fedora, ... or *.dsc and/or 
debian.tar.gz for Ubuntu and the like.

See also
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:munix9/gambas3
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:munix9:unstable/celestia

> Do you know some project hosted OBS that build packages for Debian or 
> Ubuntu?

Yup, see e.g. Celestia or the openSUSE:Tools


To be able to work with obs in a meaningful way, the tool “osc” is 
required, which is available as a package for many distributions:
https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=openSUSE%3ATools&package=osc
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Tools/osc
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:OSC
https://github.com/openSUSE/osc


Suggestion: I'll try to build an example environment ASAP in 
home:munix9:gambas so that you can get a better idea - preferably for 
version 3.19.6.


ps: I have made some changes to gambas for openSUSE, which I will add as 
merge requests soon.