Buildbot

Buildbot is a software development continuous integration tool which automates the compile or test cycle required to validate changes to the project code base. It began as a light-weight alternative to the Mozilla project's Tinderbox, and is now used by Python,^[6] WebKit,^[7] LLVM,^[8] Blender,^[9] ReactOS,^[10] and many other projects.^[11]

Buildbot

Original author(s)	Brian Warner[1][2][3][4]
Developer(s)	Dustin J. Mitchell
Initial release	April 29, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-04-29)[3]
Stable release	4.2.1[5] / 10 January 2025; 4 months ago (10 January 2025)
Repository	github.com/buildbot/buildbot
Written in	Python
Operating system	POSIX, Windows
Size	4.6 MB
Type	Continuous integration
License	GPLv2
Website	www.buildbot.net

Implementation

Buildbot is written in Python on top of the Twisted libraries.

SCM support

As of March 2021^[update], in version 2.10.1, Buildbot supports SCM integration with CVS, Subversion, Darcs, Mercurial, Bazaar, Git, Monotone, Repo/Gerrit, Perforce, and BitKeeper.^[12]

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Build automation
• Comparison of continuous integration software