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3 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Chris Vest
72eb5d3bcb Try adding a build cache that uses githubs package repo as a cache
Inspired by https://dev.to/dtinth/caching-docker-builds-in-github-actions-which-approach-is-the-fastest-a-research-18ei
2020-11-20 14:38:38 +01:00
Chris Vest
b0acb61f03 Explain the make build in the README.md file 2020-11-18 17:32:42 +01:00
Chris Vest
59b564ddc8 Add a docker-based build
Motivation:
Because of the current dependency on snapshot versions of the Panama Foreign version of OpenJDK 16, this project is fairly involved to build.

Modification:
To make it easier for newcomers to build the binaries for this project, a docker-based build is added.
The docker image is constructed such that it contains a fresh snapshot build of the right fork of Java.
A make file has also been added, which encapsulates the common commands one would use for working with the docker build.

Result:
It is now easy for newcomers to make builds, and run tests, of this project, as long as they have a working docker installation.
2020-11-18 17:16:37 +01:00