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> This task remained impossible for years until GH Actions made it possible. Every major distribution used build farms long before GitHub (and git) existed...
by Galanwe 3y ago
> This task remained impossible for years until GH Actions made it possible.
Every major distribution used build farms long before GitHub (and git) existed...
- mplewis 3y agoYes, but I don’t have a build farm.
- throw555chip 3y agoVendor lock-in hence the evil plan: https://dev.to/pwd9000/how-github-actions-can-improve-cicd-and-compares-with-azure-pipelines-3bh https://dev.to/pwd9000/how-github-actions-can-improve-cicd-a... "While GitHub Actions is an open platform, it is still tied to the GitHub ecosystem. This can be a concern for teams who want to maintain flexibility and avoid vendor lock-in." https://gsilvapt.me/posts/moving-to-github-actions/ https://gsilvapt.me/posts/moving-to-github-actions/ "Actions are a Vendor Lock-in Mechanism" "But are you really sparing that many lines of code? Ultimately, you’re going to have to declare what your environment needs so other developers can contribute to the project anyway, so why not simply write a bash script to take care of that for you?"
- ReleaseCandidat 3y agoFor Windows and OS X? That's still the main reason I use Github (although Gitlab has them now in beta(?) https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/index.html https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/index.html).