On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 06:38:38PM -0500, Michael K. Johnson wrote:
> > hmm, i generally prefer working with rmake rather than cvc cook mainly
> > to avoid installing to many local dev packages. this wouldn't be an
> > issue on fdev i suppose, but only if every developer has the ability to
> > install new local packages. is there a simple solution for that?
> Never cook into the repository with a local cook.
> local cooks discover build requirements against the fully-installed system.
> 
> Don't use fdev to test packages you have built.  fdev isn't meant
> to be a replacement for having a development system for significant
> development.

that's not what i meant. i am asking about cooking something that has
dependencies that are not already installed on fdev (but do exist in the fl 
repo)

> > what if my package depends on another package that i am building myself?
> > does cvc cook handle that?
> No, and it's not intended to.
> For builds into the repository, use only rmake.

again, i am talking about development builds that are not meant to go
into the repo (yet)

> > barring any solution to that, could a local rmake be running on fdev? if
> > unused it wouldn't take much resources, but it would be available for
> > those cases where cvc cook doesn't work.
> 
> Just use rmake on the rmake server... :)

well, you said:
> > > Please don't use this system for general work.

which i take to mean i shouldn't use the rmake server for development
builds that are not for the repo...

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