Multi-laptop naming scheme for build files

[Gonzalo Odiard]

+1 to identify the stream.

Gonzalo

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff at gmail.com
> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Daniel Drake <dsd at laptop.org> wrote:
> > Some work needs to be done before that is possible, but we also need a
> > naming scheme. I think the key considerations for this are:
>
> We also need
>
>  - a stream id - perhaps 2-digit year for the development builds
>  - a "custom stream" identifier for non OLPC builds
>
> I like the idea floated that we could use the same ints as we use for
> OFW files -- but I am not too attached to it.
>
> For development and non-OLPC builds, something like:
>
> o112001.zd4 (7 chars)
>
>  o - OS development build from OLPC
>  2 - XO-1 following OFW numbering
>  12 - 12.x.y stream
>  001 - build nr
>
> ni312001.zd4 (8 chars)
>
>  ni - Nicaragua build - 2 chars for country code :-)
>  3 - XO-1.5
>  12 - 12.x.y stream
>  001 - build nr
>
> For official signed OLPC builds, we could switch to this scheme, or
> stick to the existing one.
>
> This scheme forces a bit of structure in the build name, even for
> custom builds. We actually need this, because when builds get to
> manufacturing, some custom builds have a "local" name (such as the
> Peru build you mentioned) and others just say "os7.zd4".
>
> Sometimes there are a few "os7.zd4" dancing around, and we've worried
> about confusion at manufacturing.
>
> cheers,
>
>
> m
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