Re: What Problem does BuildStream Resolve ?

[Jim MacArthur <jim macarthur codethink co uk>]

On 25/01/18 11:35, Paul Sherwood wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm attempting to establish some fundamental truths about software for 
> the trustable.io project, and have taken a shot there [1] at defining 
> what are the typical/fundamental problems with software construction. 
> I'd be interested to know
>
> a) if BuildStream is attempting to address the problems I've 
> documented, i.e.
>
> - builds take too long
> - build process/tooling is complex and/or involves multiple approaches
> - build tools misbehave in unexpected ways
> - build tools generate different outputs on different machines, or 
> between runs
> - builds are affected/modified by dependencies/inputs/upstream changes
Could you reword or expand on this last one? I'd expect 
dependencies/inputs/upstream changes to affect the build.