Continuous Integration

Goals

• Automated builds after every git push.
• Coding guidelines checks with cpplint.

GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions are used as the continuous integration platform.
The action scripts are stored in the folder .github/workflows/.

Creating a Release

A release is automatically created with a GitHub action if a new tag is created.

• Release tag format: v<MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<FIX>
  Example: v0.4.1
• Only tags starting with v are used for an automated release build.
• Release tags may only be created from the master branch.

Release Example

1. Checkout latest master branch:

    git checkout master
    git pull
   

2. Create a release tag to trigger a release build:

    git tag -a v0.4.0 -m "Release v0.4.0"
    git push origin v0.4.0 
   

3. Check the Actions tab in the GitHub repository.
   A build should have been started and after a successful run a new release is created with the build artifacts attached.