A Version Management System for GlueX

Document #:

GlueX-doc-2793-v15

Document type:

Hall D Note

Submitted by:

Mark Ito

Updated by:

Mark Ito

Document Created:

21 Aug 2015, 17:05

Contents Revised:

07 Dec 2016, 15:53

Metadata Revised:

07 Dec 2016, 15:53

Abstract:

A system for building and managing GlueX software is described. The goal is to insulate the user from the need to the master details of building each of several software packages as well as from the details of setting up a working environment. Multiple versions of each of several packages can be maintained simultaneously. Particular combinations of package versions can be specified succinctly in an XML configuration file and this file can be used both to guide a complete build of all needed packages and to set up the shell environment to use the resulting build.

Files in Document:

• PDF (gluex_build.pdf, 180.5 kB)
• tar file with html version (gluex_build_web.tar, 250.0 kB)

Topics:

• Computing:Offline
• Computing:Code Management
• Computing
• Computing:Compilation and Linking

Authors:

• Mark Ito

Keywords:

build software packages makefile repository subversion git environment-variable

Notes and Changes:

merge in changes from version 13.