Node.js Foundation Build WorkGroup Meeting 2019-03-12

[mhdawson]

Time

UTC Tue 12-Mar-2019 22:00 (10:00 PM):

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Links

• Minutes Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jIC1zN9L4Q23nwVZcdsTx0QPhH-eV7Vx-sWGGO_UyC8/edit

Agenda

Extracted from build-agenda labelled issues and pull requests from the nodejs org prior to the meeting.

nodejs/build

• Can 'make lint-py PYTHON=python3' be a manditory Jenkins test? #1631
• Request for elevated permissions #1337
• Use Foundation resources to support build #1154

Invited

• Build team: @nodejs/build

Observers/Guests

Notes

The agenda comes from issues labelled with build-agenda across all of the repositories in the nodejs org. Please label any additional issues that should be on the agenda before the meeting starts.

Joining the meeting

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[rvagg]

IIRC we said we would dedicate this one to the "elevated permissions" one in the sense that we were going to be doing a breakdown of resources and access, basically a list of everything build is responsible for in an atomised list.

But, with 12 looming we have a strong need to sort out platforms, both for official support and compiler bases for binaries. This is something we can't let slip. @richardlau suggested in nodejs/Release#417 we do it in a meeting. My preference would be for someone to just do it as a proposal that we can agree or disagree on but if nobody has time to put together a starting point maybe we just go methodically through each of our platforms, look at support timeframes and figure out (a) support and (b) binary setup for each.

[richardlau]

IIRC we said we would dedicate this one to the "elevated permissions" one in the sense that we were going to be doing a breakdown of resources and access, basically a list of everything build is responsible for in an atomised list.

But, with 12 looming we have a strong need to sort out platforms, both for official support and compiler bases for binaries. This is something we can't let slip. @richardlau suggested in nodejs/Release#417 we do it in a meeting. My preference would be for someone to just do it as a proposal that we can agree or disagree on but if nobody has time to put together a starting point maybe we just go methodically through each of our platforms, look at support timeframes and figure out (a) support and (b) binary setup for each.

I should perhaps have been clearer in that I meant the issue should be tracked in the Build WG meetings. If the work can be done in proposals/issues/pull requests that's great but we don't have much time left.

[rvagg]

@richardlau nobody has stepped up with a PR yet, I had dreams of doing a big overhaul but that hasn't transpired.

The tar job issue probably could be addressed in 12 too: #1658 (comment)

[mhdawson]

I'd agree we should at least start by discussing platforms for 12.x and then we can reserve the remaining time to focus on elevated permissions if enough remains.

[mhdawson]

No minutes for this meeting as we focussed on platforms/compilers for Node 12.x. There will be an issue with the resulting proposal for that.

Next meeting we'll reserve for

IIRC we said we would dedicate this one to the "elevated permissions" one in the sense that we were going to be doing a breakdown of resources and access, basically a list of everything build is responsible for in an atomised list.

[rvagg]

FYI we had a good meeting today totally focused on platform support for Node 12. We have some follow-up to do before we post a proposal but I'll try and get it wrapped up soon to result in a PR to nodejs/node against BUILDING.md for feedback and further discussion.