Create and upload a package of GitLab Workhorse executables
What does this merge request do and why?
Create and upload a package of GitLab Workhorse executables
Compress GitLab Workhorse executables into a package and upload it to the package registry, so users can download and use them without needing to recompile them.
Related to #2127 (closed)
Screenshots
Setting workhorse.skip_compile
to true
reduced the time to run make gitlab-workhorse-update
from 19.56 seconds to 7.63 seconds, making it 11.93 seconds faster.
Without workhorse.skip_compile
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With workhorse.skip_compile
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How to set up and validate locally
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Rerun the
compile:gitlab-workhorse
job and make sure GitLab Workhorse executables are uploaded to the Package Registry. -
Download GitLab Workhorse executables by running:
gdk config set workhorse.skip_compile true make gitlab-workhorse-update gdk restart gitlab-workhorse gdk tail gitlab-workhorse
This should not recompile GitLab Workhorse and make sure it starts successfully without errors.
Impacted categories
The following categories relate to this merge request:
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gdk-reliability - e.g. When a GDK action fails to complete. -
gdk-usability - e.g. Improvements or suggestions around how the GDK functions. -
gdk-performance - e.g. When a GDK action is slow or times out.
Merge request checklist
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This change is backward compatible. If not, please include steps to communicate to our users. -
Tests added for new functionality. If not, please raise an issue to follow-up. -
Documentation added/updated, if needed. -
Announcement added, if change is notable. -
gdk doctor
test added, if needed. -
Add the ~highlight
label if this MR should be included in theCHANGELOG.md
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Edited by Nao Hashizume