Using build history information to optimize a software build process

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-25
IBM CORP
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Unfortunately, it may not be apparent how to optimize the build order of the component so

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[0009]The present invention relates to using build history information to optimize a software build process. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements. Various modifications to the preferred embodiments and the generic principles and features described herein will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.

[0010]The exemplary embodiment provides for use of historical information associated with previous build failures to determine a build order of component source code modules for failure first or failure last when dependency information alone does not force the determination.

[0011]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary network system envir...

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Methods and systems for optimizing a build order of component source modules comprises creating a dependency graph based on dependency information. Historical build information associated with previous build failures is then used to calculate relative failure factors for paths of the dependency graph; and the relative failure factors are used to determine an order of traversal of the dependency graph during a build process in which component binary modules are built from the component source modules.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]There are hosting systems in which developers may upload their source code modules for storage in a source code management (SCM) repository. Examples of such SCM repositories include CVS™ and Subversion™. The SCM repository, which contains source code modules, is used to build binary libraries and application modules. The binary libraries and application modules can be stored in a binary repository. Examples of such binary repositories include Redhat Network™, Yum™, Maven™, and CPAN™ for example.[0002]The source code modules are compiled and linked into the binary modules during one or more build processes, and the source code modules have defined dependencies that may determine the possible orders in which the build processes can execute. There may be multiple independent build processes that need to run at any given time, and the build processes may need to decide among multiple possible paths of execution. The dependency information becomes partic...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44
CPCG06F8/443G06F8/71G06F8/433
Inventor BONANNO, JAMES M.DOYLE, RONALD P.FRAENKEL, MICHAEL L.TARTER, AARON J.
Owner IBM CORP
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