The Build Meetup brings together developers driving the direction of RE-API and includes contributors to Bazel, Buck2, Pants, Buildstream, Please and occasional homegrown build systems! We've got Bazel, Buck2, Buildfarm, RE-API and reclient creators and contributors confirmed already, and are reaching out to more.
Call for proposal is due
September 25, so please sign up as soon as possible!
High level schedule:
Oct 20th 10:30am–6pm (free) - Discussions focused on Remote Execution API and various implementations for different build systems. Topics will include: Buck2, RE-API improvement, standardized build metadata, BEP for non-Bazel builds with reclient, remote execution for Chromium, AOSP, CMake. Location:
Reykjavík University.Oct 21st (Optional, self-funded)
8am-9pm - Adventure/exploration day trip from Reykjavík organized by a local engineer. Self funded by participants. Estimated cost ~$350 per person.
Oct 20 Detailed Schedule:Meetup MCs: George Gensure (Buildfarm) and Unnar Freyr Erlendsson (EngFlow)
We plan to record the talks but not discussions, and set up a Google meet for people to join remotely as well.
12:30 Check-in
13:00 Lightning talks (6 x 15 min) - food will be provided
- Build Meetup Kick off (George Gensure, Helen Altshuler, Unnar Freyr Erlendsson)
- Will it RE? (Antonio Di Stefano, EngFlow)
- Buck2 overview, optimization and dependency features (Neil Mitchell & Chris Hopman, Meta)
- Comparing Buck2, Meta’s new Build System, and Bazel (Andreas Herrmann, Tweag)
- Secure Builds with Credential Helpers (Yannic Bonenberger, EngFlow)
- Build Event Protocol for Reclient (Ola Rozenfeld, EngFlow)
15:00 Hackathon and Discussions
- Hands-on migration to Buck2 (e.g. Replay) facilitated by Neil Mitchell, Meta
- Hands-on migration from Goma to Reclient (e.g. eye/o, Replay) facilitated by Ola Rozenfeld, EngFlow
- RE API v3 proposal discussion facilitated by Ed Schouten, Buildbarn (remote)
- Breaking through ceilings on remote execution on the client side facilitated by George Gensure, Buildfarm
- Action Graph (aka Action Tree/Action Dependencies) discussion facilitated by Sakeeb Sabakka
- BEP (problems with sensitive data and things like that) and BwtB (performance for incremental compilation) discussion facilitated by Julio Merino, Snowflake
19:00: Happy Hour
Oct 21 Adventure Day Info (fully booked, please contact unnar@engflow.com)
Adventure day proposed itinerary
(subject to change due to weather conditions)Explore the Reykjanes peninsula and visit sites such as
Kleifarvatn,
Seltún geothermal area,
Brimketill and fresh lava fields from the 2021 eruption. There may also be an opportunity to visit an
active volcano if one decides to erupt again. Finish off the day by bathing in the
Sky Lagoon and enjoy the best of Icelandic food at a downtown Reykjavík restaurant (puffins may be included). You may even get a glimpse at Nothern lights (no guarantees!)
Hotel discountWe have partnered with Center Hotels to provide all participants a 15% discount off the listed rates with Center Hotels which can be used at any of their downtown Reykjavík locations. Use code
buildmeetup while booking through this
link to access the discount. Note that the discount code is valid on all reservations between Oct 13th and Oct 23rd.
