ocurrent / ocurrent/obuilder

Windows support / Docker backend

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enhancement
Dominant language
OCaml
Stars
67
Forks
19
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

This is a tracking issue to cover getting OBuilder working with Windows and introducing support for Windows builds into ocaml-ci and opam-repo-ci.

The Idea (as it relates to OBuilder)

The two core components of OBuilder are the Sandbox and the Store, the initial Windows support will use Docker for Windows to provide both. The Sandbox is provided by a running Windows container using either HyperV or Process isolation, and the store is using docker images.

Incomplete list of tasks:

Future work

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the unchecked Windows-build tasks in ocaml-ci, opam-repo-ci, and opam-health-check, then review the referenced experimental pull requests and the dependency on opam-2.2 and Windows compiler packages. Done means the relevant CI and health-check projects can execute Windows builds through the OBuilder Docker backend.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
docker, ocaml
Domain
build-system, infrastructure, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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