Sourceware Infrastructure MS Windows Buildbots

On 2025-07-03 09:43, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> On Jul  2 18:01, Brian Inglis via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>> I have often thought why are we not leveraging Sourceware Infrastructure
>> Services and/or SFC Services more?
>>
>> Does Sourceware Infrastructure support any BuildBots with Windows builders
>> for other (GNU?) projects, or could we get Windows containers/VMs added, and
>> Scallywag running under those, getting off the GitHub and Appveyor servers?
> 
> If that's possible, great.  I don't have any preferences and I have no
> idea if github provides stuff which can't be provided by sware infra.
> Might be worth a try to ask.

Hi folks,

We in the Cygwin project are wondering if you currently host any MS Windows 
builders, for other projects which support builds or execution on MS Windows 
hosts, or could do so, or if there are any blockers which would prevent such 
hosting?

We previously ran Cygwin CI under Appveyor, and that is still supported, for 
those who prefer not to have Github accounts.
Most developers and maintainers now use Cygwin CI under Github, and that has 
also been integrated with deployment, and distribution through the mirrors.
Many developers and maintainers now use that, when clean builds can be achieved 
with upstream tests.

When CI tests fail, we still fallback on SFTP uploads, from local builds where 
tests may pass, to the Cygwin archives and main mirror for distribution.

So we are not totally reliant on any external CI, but would prefer to be more 
so; also if the infrastructure could be based on more free and open software; 
with providers more involved in those spaces, as we all are.

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry