Buildbot Explained

Buildbot
Author:	Brian Warner^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
Developer:	Dustin J. Mitchell
Latest Release Version:	3.7.0
Latest Release Date:	^[5]
Programming Language:	Python
Operating System:	POSIX, Windows
Size:	4.6 MB
Genre:	Continuous integration
License:	GPLv2

Buildbot is a software development continuous integration tool which automates the compile or test cycle required to validate changes to the project code base. It began as a light-weight alternative to the Mozilla project's Tinderbox, and is now used by Python,^[6] WebKit,^[7] LLVM,^[8] Blender,^[9] ReactOS,^[10] and many other projects.^[11]

Implementation

Buildbot is written in Python on top of the Twisted libraries.

SCM support

, in version 2.10.1, Buildbot supports SCM integration with CVS, Subversion, Darcs, Mercurial, Bazaar, Git, Monotone, Repo/Gerrit, Perforce, and BitKeeper.^[12]

See also

• Build automation
• Comparison of continuous integration software

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nyman . Robert . How can we write better software? – Interview series, part 2 with Brian Warner . Mozilla Hacks . . 12 August 2014.
2. Web site: Warner . Brian . Personal Projects . www.lothar.com . 3 March 2021 . I am the author (but no longer the primary maintainer) of Buildbot.
3. Web site: Project: BuildBot: Release Notes . SourceForge.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20050915154234/http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=155929 . 15 September 2005 . 29 Apr 2003 . dead.
4. Web site: Import of the upstream sources from Sourceforge.net . GitHub . en . 25 November 2005 . Repository: [e-mail].
5. Web site: Releases - buildbot/buildbot. 5 December 2022. GitHub.
6. Web site: Python Buildbot . Python.org . 3 March 2021 . en.
7. Web site: Buildbot . build.webkit.org.
8. Web site: LLVM Buildbot . 3 March 2021.
9. Web site: Buildbot . builder.blender.org . 3 March 2021.
10. Web site: Buildbot . build.reactos.org . 3 March 2021.
11. Web site: Buildbot success stories . GitHub . 3 March 2021 . en.
12. Web site: 2.5.3. Change Sources and Changes — Buildbot 2.10.1 documentation . docs.buildbot.net . 3 March 2021.