[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1218: Reduce the nightly build cron interval

[Making WordPress.org]

#1218: Reduce the nightly build cron interval
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Reporter:  ryan               |      Owner:
    Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal             |  Component:  General
Keywords:  beta-testing-flow  |
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 s/nightly/continuous/ Why nightly builds? Why not continuous builds?
 Delivering the very latest changes to beta testers through the standard WP
 update system is powerful and beautiful and easily done. Start with
 shortening the nightly build cron interval. During beta I'm asking for
 manual nightly build bumps several times a day so that beta testers can
 stay up-to-date with brisk development without having to do localhost
 installs, setup xip.io, svn up, and so on. Continuous testing for
 continuous development with one-tap update and rollback.

 So, can we reduce that interval down to an hour for trunk nightlies? Does
 the nightly script handle two builds running at the same time gracefully?
 Is an hour enough padding to avoid overlapping runs? Corrupting the
 nightly would be bad for beta tester plugin users getting automatic
 nightly builds. My hope is to approach continuous builds with automated
 crash testing and notification.

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