Continuous Integration of Android Builds

Registered by Zach Pfeffer

Many Android distributions use a continuous integration loop to release code. This flow starts with patch submission to a Gerrit server. After the patch has been reviewed it gets automatically merged with other orthogonal changes into a test build. The test build is programmed onto a target and validation is run against the target. If the change passes each gate it is accepted into the build.

Work items listed here superceed similar work items listed on:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linaro-android/+spec/linaro-android-o-code-review
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linaro-android/+spec/linaro-android-o-continuous-integration
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linaro-android/+spec/linaro-android-o-validation-and-testsuite

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
Zach Pfeffer
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Zach Pfeffer
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Zach Pfeffer
Definition:
New
Series goal:
Accepted for 2011q2
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None

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This topic is in support of the following goals

P1.1, Android LEB, Essential, Provide a Linaro optimised build of Android, Android

As an Android developer I would like to use Gerrit to manage review of my changes.

linaro-android-ci-gerrit

As an Android developer I would like my change to be automatically merged into a test build.

linaro-android-ci-auto-merge

As an Android developer I would like the test build to be automatically deployed to all targets.

linaro-android-ci-auto-programming

As an Android developer I would like the test build to be tested on every target.

linaro-android-ci-auto-test

As an Android developer I would like my change to be included in all mainlines that it was tested on.

linaro-android-ci-auto-mainline-merge

As a lawyer I would like to ensure that every change is legally acceptable.

linaro-android-ci-auto-legal-check

As an Android upstreamer I would like an easy way to automatically track my change to its upstream destination after it has been merged into the mainline.

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* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.