Re: CVS changes

On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > just about to be moved to the new server, now that the new 18gi drive has
> > > > been installed ... plan on getting that done this afternoon ...
> > >
> > > Don't rush. I am setting up my system to check the SGML docs every 15
> > > minutes and rebuild if necessary. Overnight builds are not frequent
> > >
> > Would it not be better to provide a means for developers to cause the rebuild on demand? A 15-minute wait doesn't seem convenient to me.
>
> Yep, but it takes 15 minutes to build anyway, so I figured I would check
> very 15 minutes and adding another 15, that makes 1/2 hour. We don't
> have a mechanism to build only a few html files. You have to do the
> whole thing.
>
> Suggestions?

I don't know enough about how it works (or doesn't), but the delay looks worse.

Add the delay for "missing the bus" and you're out to a 45-minute delay.

The need for on-demand is even greater, even something done crudely:

If a build's in process, flag the need.

When the build completes, check if it has to be done again.

I assume that updates aren't so frequent that you'd be constantly rebuilding, or so infrequently a missed rebuild would cause serious problems.

Perhaps a way to check if a rebuild's in process so that if it's slower than usual a developer can see it's not forgotten (or who else is doing one).