OpenUP/OpenUP_SP/library/openup_basic/guidances/guidelines/continuous_integration.xmi

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    [ Don't forget to talk about running developer tests. ]
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    [Content below taken from step “Accept Integrated Elements and Promote Build&quot; in the Task “Integrate and Create
    Build&quot;... this Main Description needs to be cleaned up ]
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    Depending on the complexity and number of&amp;nbsp;components to be integrated, it is often more efficient to produce the
    target build in a number of steps, adding more&amp;nbsp;components with each step, and producing a series of intermediate
    'mini' builds - thus, each build planned for an iteration may, in turn, have its own sequence of transient intermediate
    builds. These are subjected to a minimal integration test&amp;nbsp;to ensure that what is added is compatible with what
    already exists in the system integration workspace. It should be easier to isolate and diagnose problems using this
    approach.&amp;nbsp;
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    Delivered&amp;nbsp;components are accepted&amp;nbsp;incrementally into the system integration workspace,&amp;nbsp;having any merge
    conflicts being resolved.&amp;nbsp;It is recommended that this&amp;nbsp;is done in a bottom-up approach with respect to the
    layered structure, making sure that the versions of the&amp;nbsp;components are consistent, taking imports into
    consideration. The increment of&amp;nbsp;components is compiled and linked into an intermediate build, which is then
    provided to the tester to execute a minimal system integration test.
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    &lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;172&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;./resources/ac_intsy.gif&quot; width=&quot;501&quot; /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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    This diagram shows a build produced in three increments. Some&amp;nbsp;components are only needed as stubs, to make it
    possible to compile and link the other components, and provide the essential minimal run-time behavior.
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