Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Automated Builds - Advice Plz

[Andrés Becerra Sandoval]

On 5/12/08, Paul Sobey <buddha@××××××××××.net> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
>  Not sure this is the perfect place to post, but you are such a helpful
>  bunch, I thought I'd give it a crack.
>
>  In several previous jobs I've put together automated builds for Windows
>  boxes, complete with app installs, configuration, bla bla. Now in a new
>  role, I need to develop an automated framework to cover Linux (RHEL),
>  Solaris and Windows. This will probably be in python, so I'll try and have
>  a common menu system asking a sensible set of questions at the beginning.
>
>  What general techniques would you guys recommend for automated builds of
>  Linux/Solaris? Is it as simple as partitioning, untarring an appropriate
>  set of files and writing some config out? It certainly has to be easier
>  than the rather convoluted Windows process :)
>
>  Any advice/suggestions gratefully received.
>
>  Cheers from sunny London,
>  Paul
>
>  p.s. I'm trying to make a case for use of Gentoo internally (I find Gentoo
>  package management easier and more flexible than yum/deb) - but since I'm
>  working for an investment fund, the powers that be are keen on the cozy
>  supportedness of RHEL. Any suggestions here welcome too!
>
>
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>

Hello,

I would recommend this Gentoo newsletter:
http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gmn/20080424-newsletter.xml
section 3 .  Heard in the Community



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