On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 09:56:08AM +0200, u-myfx_at_aetey.se wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 09:34:45PM -0400, Jan Harkes wrote:
> >     - rebuild tarballs for lwp, rpc2, rvm, coda.
> >     - build lwp library for debian/ubuntu/fedora/rhel.
> >     - push lwp into private repos.
> >     - build rpc2 library for debian/ubuntu/fedora/rhel.
> >     - discover a problem with how rpc2 or lwp was built or packaged, go
> >       back to the beginning.
> 
> >     - rebuild tarballs for lwp, rpc2, rvm, coda.
> >     - build lwp library for debian/ubuntu/fedora/rhel.
> >     - push lwp into private repos.
> >     - build rpc2 library for debian/ubuntu/fedora/rhel.
> >     - push rpc2 into private repos.
> >     - build rvm library for debian/ubuntu/fedora/rhel.
> >     - push rvm into private repos.
> >     - discover that I somehow managed to not install the right lwp
> >       library on the build host so I have to rebuild rpc2 and rvm and
> >       push new versions.
> >     ...
> 
> This kind of effort is not necessary, honestly.
> 
> My 1 cent...

Actually, it is vital for the overall health of the project. I would not
have found out that when librpc2 build with the lua extensions that we
have to add libm as a library dependency and various other things.

The same reason why building on a different architecture (arm) or with a
different compiler (clang) can surface hidden problems.

Jan