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Re: How do I support building a guix package over multiple machines in a
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Ricardo Wurmus |
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Re: How do I support building a guix package over multiple machines in a cloud environment? |
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Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:39:01 +0100 |
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Hi Josh,
I would not use the GWL to automate *building* software in a distributed
fashion across separate nodes. There are tools that have been designed
specifically for distributed compilation of software that would be more
appropriate here.
The GWL is capable of running jobs in a distributed environment. I
started work on an AWS library for Guile[1], which would allow us to
spawn EC2 instances as needed. The library works in that it provides a
DSL for interacting with AWS, but it needs testing, polishing, and
integration into the GWL.
Currently, I’m on parental leave and don’t really get to do any hacking
for a few months. I would be happy if someone else could take a look at
the AWS library and its integration into the GWL; these tasks are not
trivial, but there are only few unknowns and it really just requires
time to implement the missing bits.
~~ Ricardo
[1]: https://git.elephly.net/?p=software/guile-aws.git;a=summary