[wp-testers] Testing 'Live' Nightly Builds

[Mani Monajjemi]

That's a good idea , but even the WP team disagree with a live demo, they at
least can publish an md5 key for the archive file, 'cause sometimes when I
am unable to use SVN , I feel like I am downloading the same nightly as prev
day.

On 12/12/05, Roy Schestowitz <wp-lowtraffic at schestowitz.com> wrote:
>
> I am aware that WordPress.org uses cron jobs to generate the nightly
> builds.
> Something like:
>
> 30 23 * * * zip -r -9 ~/download/nightly-builds/wordpress-`date
> +%Y-%m-%d`.zip
> wordpress/ ;
> 30 23 * * * tar czvf ~/download/nightly-builds/wordpress-`date
> +%Y-%m-%d`.tar.gz
> wordpress/ ;
>
> As merely a proposal (for testing purposes), perhaps it's worth adding:
>
> mkdir ~/download/nightly-builds/testbed/wordpress-`date +%Y-%m-%d`
> cp -R wordpress/ ~/download/nightly-builds/testbed/wordpress-`date
> +%Y-%m-%d`
> cp /tmp/wp-settings.php ~/download/nightly-builds/testbed/wordpress-`date
> +%Y-%m-%d`
>
> This  essentially retains a stack of WordPress installations where one can
> check  before-and-after  effects 'in vivo'. The password can be  given  to
> just a trusted group and changing of the password blocked.
>
> Many  find  themselves downloading and installing new nightly build  every
> now  and then. Others might file bug reports for already-resolved  issues.
> It  seems as though it would be valuable seeing changes rapidly, merely by
> running  Wordpress off an open installation. CMS review sites give similar
> types  of access. This is by no means an alternative to downloads and  in-
> stallations  in other sites, which are needed for more realistic and  com-
> prehensive tests.
>
> Moreover,  code  could get re-used to give prospective users a  live  demo
> rather than a screenshot gallery at wordpress.org.
>
> Just a suggestion.
>
> Roy
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