Building

Mer uses the OBS as it's primary build system. It's a complex beast and needs a lot of looking after.

We have extended the OBS using a tool called 'fakeOBS'

fakeOBS allows you to work with upstream, remote, OBS systems.

Building FAQ
Q: Do I need my own OBS?

A: To be clear:
 * Most contributors should use the community OBS
 * A local OBS is not mandatory eg the CE Release Engineers and developers don't have a local OBS
 * If you fork Mer to extend it for a complete product... then you may decide to use your own OBS (Mer cares about this model)
 * If you hire people and have closed code... then you likely need your own OBS (Mer cares about this model)
 * If you have a Gentoo-like compulsive need to run your own server ... then you can have your own OBS (Mer cares less about this model :) )