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The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most
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software projects to validate code changes. By automatically rebuilding and
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testing the tree each time something has changed, build problems are
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pinpointed quickly, before other developers are inconvenienced by the
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failure. The guilty developer can be identified and harassed without human
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intervention. By running the builds on a variety of platforms, developers who
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do not have the facilities to test their changes everywhere before checkin will
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at least know shortly afterwards whether they have broken the build or not.
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Warning counts, lint checks, image size, compile time, and other build
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parameters can be tracked over time, are more visible, and are therefore
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easier to improve.
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The overall goal is to reduce tree breakage and provide a platform to run tests
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or code-quality checks that are too annoying or pedantic for any human to waste
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their time with. Developers get immediate (and potentially public) feedback
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about their changes, encouraging them to be more careful about testing before
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checkin.
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WWW: http://buildbot.sourceforge.net
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