[Freemint-list] FreeMiNT continuous integration

[Peter Slegg]

> Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:08:24 +1000
> From: Miro Krop??ek <miro.kropacek at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Freemint-list] FreeMiNT continuous integration
> To: freemint-list at atariforge.org
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> Hi all,
> So how did I do that:
>
>    - got rid of the vague "-cur" suffix and replaced it with first three
>    digits of git revision so you're going to get unique $SYSDIR for each build
>    you'd like to test (ok, in theory there could be a conflict but I don't
>    expect that anyone would have 100 1-19-xxx folders in C:\mint)
>
>    - utilised mintloader.prg to the max -- so not only $SYSDIR but your
>    AUTO too would always contain unique MINT-xxx.PRG
>
>    - utilised my ancient (and seemingly useless) patch for MCHDIR -- now
>    the builds aren't divided by CPU but by *machine*, i.e. when you run
>    MINT-xxx.PRG, you can be pretty sure no "foreign" kernel modules are going
>    to load
>
>    - no more hassle with "what binary/module I need for my machine" --
>    there are only three (very easily recognisable) archives: basic ST (000),
>    all the others (020+) and the FireBee (col), thanks to the machine folders
>    you don't have to do anything else, you can use the same snapshot on the
>    Falcon, CT60 and Aranym (!)

>    - this all means one thing: grab a snapshot, unzip it on C:\, rename
>    your working MINT*.PRG in AUTO to MINT*.PRX and reboot. That's it. No other
>    setup needed (even NVDI.PRG will be before the new MINT-xxx.PRG) except
>    setting your favourite desktop in XAAES.CNF; when done with testing, simply
>    delete C:\AUTO\MINT-xxx.PRG and C:\MINT\1-19-xxx

Don't we have to copy MINT-xxx.prg to the Auto folder or does mintloader
replace it ?

If we copy a MINT-xxx.prg to AUTO it will have to have the same name as
the existing one otherwise the boot order will change.

Peter