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The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by
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most software projects to validate code changes. By automatically
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rebuilding and testing the tree each time something has changed, build
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problems are pinpointed quickly, before other developers are
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inconvenienced by the failure. The guilty developer can be identified
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and harassed without human intervention. By running the builds on a
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variety of platforms, developers who do not have the facilities to test
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their changes everywhere before checkin will at least know shortly
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afterwards whether they have broken the build or not. Warning counts,
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lint checks, image size, compile time, and other build parameters can be
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tracked over time, are more visible, and are therefore easier to
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improve.
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See also buildbot-worker (the worker component of BuildBot).
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