release cadence and channels for the ubuntu-core snap

Mon Mar 7 23:37:31 UTC 2016

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On 2016-03-03 06:11, Oliver Grawert wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 02.03.2016, 08:46 -0600 schrieb Leo Arias:
> 
>> We will build an ubuntu-core snap for every change in the snappy 
>> master branch and release it to the edge channel.
> 
> while i am fighting for "one image build per launchpad MP landing"
> since a few years already, please note that this means rootfs
> builds ...
> 
> since launchpad switched to shared (package) buildds for rootfs
> builds we are depending on having a free builder available in the 
> infrastructure (multiplied by number of arches we support). at
> times of full archive rebuilds of the distro and other high times 
> (right before freezes in the distro there are usually tons of
> uploads) where the builders are under heavy load your image/rootfs
> build request might sit for hours in the queue until a free builder
> is available (or a buildd admin forces it through manually) ...
> 
> so we should make sure that we dont have actual time critical 
> expectations in this process atm.

You make it sound like a rebuild per pull request is unrealistic, but
a rebuild per day is doable. We can live with that. Let's first get
the infrastructure and triggers in place, and then check out how long
does it take to decide on the frequency.

We'll need your help ogra, so I'll be bothering you this week.

pura vida.