Build Management

Automated, repeatable procedures that speed the build process, improve build accuracy and make it easier to create and maintain multiple versions of an application.

Build Management can be considered like a special case of Derived Object Management (not all DOs result from a build), i.e. of management of High-level configuration items (if first level CIs are the versioned elements). This management requires sharing the derived objects, and thus some kind of Build Avoidance (ClearCase terminology).

-- MarcGirod - 08 Sep 2003

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Build

The code files, compilers, development tools and other components needed to create an application. An official product build or official build is one which depends only on source files that have been checked into the source library, and which promotes the product�s deliverables into the project directory. Official builds never include any local or unofficial components.

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Configuration.

A product build that includes all the files, objects, components, and other deliverables, of the correct revision number, needed to create an executable application release.

-- PatrickEgan - 17 Dec 2002

A release package configuration (product build)includes the files necessary for a successful delivery, for example, technical and user documents plus the installation process (or "wrapper"). -- ClintSchaeffer? - 20 Feb 2003

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Build Management Commercial Tools

Products that Automate your software build process See: AntHill, CruiseControl, BuildForge, Openmake, Parabuild, FinalBuilder, Electric Cloud