Questions tagged [build]

The process of converting source code files into standalone software artifact(s) that can be run on a computer

In the field of computer software, the term software build refers either to the process of converting source code files into standalone software artifact(s) that can be run on a computer, or the result of doing so.

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node_modules/rxjs/internal/types.d.ts(81,44): error TS1005: ';' expected error after installation of Angular 6

I got an error of node_modules/rxjs/internal/types.d.ts(81,44): error TS1005: ';' expected. after the installation of Angular 6. Check the error: ERROR in node_modules/rxjs/internal/types.d.ts(81,44): error TS1005: ';'…
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Could not find com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0-alpha1 in circle ci

I updated the gradle plugin to the latest version : com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0-alpha1 and this error occured in AS: export TERM="dumb" if [ -e ./gradlew ]; then ./gradlew test;else gradle test;fi FAILURE: Build failed with an…
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Adding a build configuration in Xcode

I'd like to add a new build configuration in Xcode 5, "QA", to the other three we currently have (Debug, Distribution, Release). However, when I click "Editor > Add Configuration", everything is grayed out. I'm not very familiar with Xcode in the…
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What is a build tool?

For past 4 years, I have been programming with Eclipse (for Java), and Visual Studio Express (for C#). The IDEs mentioned always seemed to provide every facility a programmer might ask for (related to programming, of course). Lately I have been…
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Building vs. Compiling (Java)

Thinking that the answer to this is pretty obvious but here it goes: When I am working on a small project for school (in java) I compile it. On my coop we are using ant to build our project. I think that compiling is a subset of building. Is…
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What does go build build? (go build vs. go install)

New Go programmers often don't know or get confused what the fundamental go build command does. What do exactly the go build and go install commands build and where do they put the result/output?
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`npm build` doesn't run the script named "build" in package.json

For a new module I'm trying to use npm build without gulp / Grunt / other specialised build tools. "scripts": { "build": "node build.js" }, My build.js is simply console.log('Hello') However, running npm build Simply exits without printing…
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No test found. Make sure that installed test discoverers & executors, platform & framework version settings are appropriate and try again

I am in the process of upgrading our existing solution to .Net 4.6.1 and have been unable to get our unit tests to run during a server build. Locally they run as expected and flipping the framework version back to .Net 4.5.1 makes them run again on…
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C++ Build Systems - What to use?

I'm looking at starting a new project in C++ - just in my own time initially - and I'm investigating the build systems that are available. It would appear that the answer is "Many, and they're all awful". The features that I specifically need for…
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Re-sign IPA (iPhone)

I currently build all my applications with hudson using xcodebuild followed by a xcrun without any problems I've received a couple of IPA files from different people that I would like to re-sign with a enterprise account instead of the corporate…
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exec: "gcc": executable file not found in %PATH% when trying go build

I am using Windows 10. When I tried to build Chaincode it reported this error # github.com/hyperledger/fabric/vendor/github.com/miekg/pkcs11 exec: "gcc": executable file not found in %PATH% My chaincode imports: import ( "fmt" "strconv" …
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What is the difference between gmake and make?

I am trying to understand the difference between 'gmake' and 'make'? On my linux box they are identical: % gmake --version GNU Make 3.81 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying…
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Xcode keeps building storyboard after each keystroke

My Xcode project using a storyboard entered in a very weird state recently: Xcode keeps building the whole project and notably the storyboard after each keypress. I found no reason for this behavior neither in my project diffing all interesting…
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Is there a way to compile a python application into static binary?

What I'm trying to do is ship my code to a remote server, that may have different python version installed and/or may not have packages my app requires. Right now to achieve such portability I have to build relocatable virtualenv with interpreter…
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How and why do I set up a C# build machine?

I'm working with a small (4 person) development team on a C# project. I've proposed setting up a build machine which will do nightly builds and tests of the project, because I understand that this is a Good Thing. Trouble is, we don't have a whole…
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