How to build SuSe packages with Buildkite.

What are SuSe packages?

SuSe Linux is a product of Novell. It is a complete, easy to use open-source Linux distribution specially designed for home users, small businesses, governments and educational institutions. SuSe Linux 9.3 combines the stability, manageability and easy administration of enterprise-class operating systems with the convenience of open source. And it's offered free to personal computer users worldwide through one of the most advanced Internet software delivery models ever created.

What is Buildkite?

Buildkite is a platform for running fast, secure, and scalable continuous integration pipelines on your own infrastructure. With Buildkite, you can deploy your Ruby, Java, Node or Python projects to the cloud in one click; run C++ projects on App Engine; run JavaScript, Go, RVM or Pipelines in any public or private Docker container; and install Docker images with pre-installed build tools like Go or Rust. Each job is created using our easy YAML syntax that supports arbitrary commands (eg. buildr), with no agent required.

Building SuSe package with Buildkite via packagecloud

If you’re looking to build SuSe package with Buildkite, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management and integrations with your CI/CD tools. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only SuSe packages. As well, you can integrate with all kinds of CI/CD tools, not only Buildkite.