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How to create the packages through MR labels and where to find the resulting test packages… Note that it would be nice if we had automatic messages on the MR writing down the procedure (with generated links for the specific pipeline ID) once a pipeline succeeds. It would simplify the whole process even further. We can see some other day how such a thing could be automated.
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Merge Request tricks
By default, a Merge Request pipeline would only build GIMP with autotools, meson and for Windows 64-bit (similarly to normal commits).
You might want to actually generate easy-to-install builds, in particular if you want it to be testable for non-developers, or various other reasons. Making a full flatpak or Windows installer can actually be quite time-consuming on a personal computer.
☣️ We remind that these packages are built on-top of development code (i.e. work-in-progress and potentially unstable codebase likely containing critical bugs) with additional code which can be contributed by anyone (any anonymous person is allowed to propose patches as merge requests not only known team members). Therefore you should always check the merge request changes before running the code and never blindly trust that it is harmless. In any case, run these builds at your own risk. ☢️
Generating a Windows installer for merge request code
If you add the label 5. Windows Installer in a MR, then trigger a
pipeline (for instance by rebasing), it will add a Windows installer
creation to the pipeline. Once the pipeline ends, the installer can be
found by:
- clicking the pipeline ID.
- In the "Distribution" stage, click the "win-installer-nightly" job.
- Then click the "Browse" button.
- Navigate to
build/installer/_Output/. - Then click the
gimp-<version>-setup.exefile to download the installer.
Generating a flatpak for merge request code
If you add the label 5. Flatpak package in a MR, then trigger a
pipeline for instance by rebasing), it will add a flatpak creation to
the pipeline. Once the pipeline ends, the flatpak can be installed by:
- clicking the pipeline ID.
- In the "Gimp" stage, click the "flatpak" job.
- Then click the "Browse" button.
- Click the
gimp-git.flatpakfile to download it. - Locally run:
flatpak install --user ./gimp-git.flatpakIt should propose you to install the flatpak, allowing you to test. - After testing, you can uninstall with:
flatpak remove org.gimp.GIMP//master