This projects is a collection of scripts used to orchestrate the building, testing and packaging of 3D Slicer and associated extensions on Linux, macOS and Windows dashboard machines.
Ultimately, these scripts and dashboards enable researchers across the world not only to download both stable and preview releases of 3D Slicer application but also to contribute or install more than hundred extensions.
The overall build infrastructure, made possible thanks to the on-going support of Kitware, Inc., is
composed of dashboard machines, a CDash server used to collect continuous integration results
organized in two projects SlicerStable and SlicerPreview, a backend server to
store & organize both application and extension packages, and a web frontend to present extensions
to the user.
Additionally, this project also provides tooling and instructions to (1) facilitate the maintenance of these script, (2) update and backup associated job scheduling configuration, and (3) update software installed on each dashboards.
| Term | Description | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| dashboard | Environment in which Slicer is configured, built, tested and packaged. It corresponds to either a physical machine, a virtual machine or a Docker container. | dashboard machine, build machine |
TBD
Software updates:
- Update CMake version used in nightly builds
- Update Slicer Package Manager client
- Update Girder client
Nightly build:
Release process:
Setting up new dashboards:
No. This project only exists to streamline the maintenance of the build infrastructure provided and supported by Kitware, Inc.
If you would like to setup nighly build independently, templates used to create each build scripts are available in the Slicer source repository:
Reading the Dashboard Setup tutorial and Developers/FAQ/Dashboard can be helpful to address common pitfall.