Changing Oolite...

[hiran]

How do changes to Oolite actually get processed?

Does one have to open a thread to discuss it? Does one raise a pull request against the source repository?
I found a small glitch on the Oolite.desktop file for Unix UIs and want to feed a fix for it.

[tsoj]

I think for smaller things or fixes like this, you can just do a pull request or open an issue here. There, you can then discuss the proposed changes. You probably need to change one of these two files (though I am not 100% sure):
installers/FreeDesktop/oolite.desktop
installers/posix/setup.body

[hiran]

I think for smaller things or fixes like this, you can just do a pull request or open an issue here. There, you can then discuss the proposed changes. You probably need to change one of these two files (though I am not 100% sure):
installers/FreeDesktop/oolite.desktop
installers/posix/setup.body

Has happened: https://github.com/OoliteProject/oolite/pull/396

[another_commander]

hiran's PR needs someone with Linux access to verify that it works, preferably across multiple distros. I guess this is why it has not been merged yet.

[Cody]

Didn't Getafix have something like ten distros on his machine?

[hiran]

hiran's PR needs someone with Linux access to verify that it works, preferably across multiple distros. I guess this is why it has not been merged yet.

I created it on Ubuntu 20 LTS, and meanwhile tsoj confirmed it would also improve Manjaro Gnome. that already are two environments, but both based on Gnome.

BTW, the change I performed is based on https://specifications.freedesktop.org/ ... 01s06.html - that means any freedesktop.org compliant environment should understand it the same way.

[another_commander]

If this is confirmed as working on at least two distros I could approve it, but you will have to keep monitoring the pull request or the issues section on github for any potential bugs that may be reported as a result of its merging - those will be normally yours to handle. I am away from my PC for the moment though, so I will do the merge once I am back.

[hiran]

If this is confirmed as working on at least two distros I could approve it, but you will have to keep monitoring the pull request or the issues section on github for any potential bugs that may be reported as a result of its merging - those will be normally yours to handle. I am away from my PC for the moment though, so I will do the merge once I am back.

I'll have a peek on this anyway. As soon as this change goes to release builds I will be impacted as well and can remove my workaround in installation scripts.

[hiran]

I am away from my PC for the moment though, so I will do the merge once I am back.

Thank you for merging. I noticed this a few days ago. Now I am wondering about the release build.
What I understood is the next release will be 1.92, and it will not only have my changes. So far so good.

But then I am looking at Oolite/nightlies, and it seems we are looking at nightly builds performed somewhere in the polar region where one day/one night takes half a year each?

[another_commander]

But then I am looking at Oolite/nightlies, and it seems we are looking at nightly builds performed somewhere in the polar region where one day/one night takes half a year each?

The server generating the nightly builds is not running anymore. As a result, nightly builds are no longer generated.

[Cody]

... and it seems we are looking at nightly builds performed somewhere in the polar region where one day/one night takes half a year each?

Once upon a time, when development was in full-swing, they were literally nightly!

[hiran]

But then I am looking at Oolite/nightlies, and it seems we are looking at nightly builds performed somewhere in the polar region where one day/one night takes half a year each?

The server generating the nightly builds is not running anymore. As a result, nightly builds are no longer generated.

...and then there is a poor chap having to stay up every other night so a build gets done.

Could Github Actions help? Although I have no clue whether they would be free to use for an FOSS project like Oolite.
Ha! They mention the 'pay as you go pricing' and state for public repositories it is free. And Oolite is public!

[another_commander]

Github Actions would probably be the best (and probably also the only) bet. At least Linux nightlies should be possible with it, but someone will have to set up all the necessary scripts.

[hiran]

Github Actions would probably be the best (and probably also the only) bet. At least Linux nightlies should be possible with it, but someone will have to set up all the necessary scripts.

I could setup such scripts but will definitely need support from people familar with the builds.
IIRC, phkb mastered a linux build recently. Also Commander X had a home built version.
That still leaves MacOS and Windows in the dark.

But it would be a start, better than nothing.

Seems like I finally arrived at https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=275467#p275467

[hiran]

Github Actions would probably be the best (and probably also the only) bet. At least Linux nightlies should be possible with it, but someone will have to set up all the necessary scripts.

So here is a pull request with Github Actions that trigger on the three operating systems. You can see them in action here.

I need help to refine them so they can actually perform successful builds.