code packaging

[Miki]

Hello Paul,

> I'm now wondering where this type of thing is best addressed in more
> general terms.  What I usually see happening, in projects I've worked
> on and in others, is that developers get the code working on their own
> computers, using source control tools and (if we're lucky) tests
> developed in parallel with the code, but without much attention to
> final packaging until the very end when the code is about to be
> shipped.
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IMO you should invest the time a build automated packaging and some
smoke tests for the product.
After this is done, start using some "continuous automation" tools
(like http://cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net/, http://buildbot.net/trac
and others).

HTH,
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