Versioning of build environment information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9898258-B2
Application number	US-201615168480-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2016
Priority date	May 31, 2016
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A method includes collecting information corresponding to a build environment in which a build result of a source code is generated, the collected information including one or more predefined build environment factors, and storing, in a repository, the collected information as a version of the build environment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a build request for a source code;
in response to the received build request, generating a build result from the source code;
collecting information corresponding to a build environment, wherein the build result of the source code is generated in the build environment, the collected information comprising one or more predefined build environment factors;
storing, in a build environment repository, the collected information as a version of the build environment;
assigning a weigh to each of the one or more predefined build environment factors, wherein the assigned weigh is defined by a user according to a relevance of each of the one or more predefined build environment factors;
based on the assigned weigh being above a predefined weigh threshold, filtering the collected information such that only collected information corresponding to a predefined build environment factor having an assigned weigh higher than the predefined weigh threshold is stored;
storing, in the build environment repository, the filtered information; and
determining a difference between the filtered information and information corresponding to another build environment in which a previous build result was generated.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing, in the build environment repository, the difference between the filtered information and the information corresponding to another build environment as a version of the build environment, wherein a required storage space of the difference between the filtered information and the information corresponding to another build environment is less than a required storage space of a complete record of the filtered information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein filtering the collected information comprises:
obtaining information regarding at least one predefined build environment factor selected from the one or more predefined build environment factors.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
filtering the collected information based on at least one predefined build environment factor selected by the user via a user interface such that the filtered information comprises information regarding the at least one predefined build environment factor only.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information corresponding to another build environment is obtained from the build environment repository.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the difference between the filtered information and the information corresponding to another build environment is stored as a list comprising one or more entries, each of which records a change in at least one of the one or more predefined build environment factors, and wherein at least one of the one or more entries comprises a recommendation for addressing a problem due to the change in the at least one of the one or more predefined build environment factors.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predefined build environment factors comprises at least one of a platform, an operating system, a patch of operating system, a compiler, a linker, a runtime of compiler, libraries used by compiler and linker, a hardware configuration of build machine, or preferences of build machine.

8. A computer system comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a build request for a source code;
in response to the received build request, generating a build result from the source code;
collecting information corresponding to a build environment, wherein the build result of the source code is generated in the build environment, the collected information comprising one or more predefined build environment factors;
storing, in a build environment repository, the collected information as a version of the build environment;
assigning a weigh to each of the one or more predefined build environment factors, wherein the assigned weigh is defined by a user according to a relevance of each of the one or more predefined build environment factors;
based on the assigned weigh being above a predefined weigh threshold, filtering the collected information such that only collected information corresponding to a predefined build environment factor having an assigned weigh higher than the predefined weigh threshold is stored;
storing, in the build environment repository, the filtered information; and
determining a difference between the filtered information and information corresponding to another build environment in which a previous build result was generated.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , further comprising:
storing, in the build environment repository, the difference between the filtered information and the information corresponding to another build environment as a version of the build environment, wherein a required storage space of the difference between the filtered information and the information corresponding to another build environment is less than a required storage space of a complete record of the filtered information.

10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein filtering the collected information comprises:
obtaining information regarding at least one predefined build environment factor selected from the one or more predefined build environment factors.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , further comprising:
filtering the collected information based on at least one predefined build environment factor selected by the user via a user interface such that the filtered information comprises information regarding the at least one predefined build environment factor only.

12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the information corresponding to another build environment is obtained from the build environment repository.

13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the difference between the filtered information and the information corresponding to another build environment is stored as a list comprising one or more entries, each of which records a change in at least one of the one or more predefined build environment factors, and wherein at least one of the one or more entries comprises a recommendation for addressing a problem due to the change in the at least one of the one or more predefined build environment factors.

14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more predefined build environment factors comprises at least one of a platform, an operating system, a patch of operating system, a compiler, a linker, a runtime of compiler, libraries used by compiler and linker, a hardware configuration of build machine, or preferences of build machine.

15. A computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a build request for a source code;
in response to the received build request, generating a build result from the source code;
collecting information corresponding to a build environment, wherein the build result of the source code is generated in the build environment, the collected information comprising one or more predefined build

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Fan Si Bin
• Gao Chan
• Jiang peng hui
• Liu Miao
• Liu Su
• Su Chih Wen
• Sun Yan
• Yin Wen

Classifications

• G06F8/71 Primary

  Version control (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57); Configuration management · CPC title

• G06F8/30 Primary

  Creation or generation of source code · CPC title