what exactly is the purpose of the cm nightly roms? sure they're auto-compiled from the cm github, and with each release there are new fixes, corrections, etc. so they're more updated than the stable, but what function do they serve?
is it a developer's testing version or something?
teh5abiking said:
what exactly is the purpose of the cm nightly roms? sure they're auto-compiled from the cm github, and with each release there are new fixes, corrections, etc. so they're more updated than the stable, but what function do they serve?
is it a developer's testing version or something?
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CM nightly builds usually have the latest and greatest versions of kernels, apps, etc. on them. As a result, some of what you see on the nightlies won't make it to the RCs or the Stable builds.
Didn't you answer your own question in the OP?
The nightly builds include the latest additions/fixes/corrections to CM7, over and above what the RC and Stables have.
They're for people who want to have the absolutely most up-to-date build of CM7 on their device. In many cases there are large fixes and upgrades in the nightlies that you can have weeks ahead of them being integrated into a RC or Stable release. If you flash nightlies then you just upgrade your ROM a few features at a time, rather than 30 features all at once moving from one Stable to another.
Nightlies aren't usually recommended for the new user unless you're adventurous. Although they're generally stable (sometimes moreso than the 'Stable' release), there are inherent issues with flashing the newest ROM version every night. If you're willing to take it on you can but there's no guarantee that they work as you'd expect.
martonikaj said:
Didn't you answer your own question in the OP?
The nightly builds include the latest additions/fixes/corrections to CM7, over and above what the RC and Stables have.
They're for people who want to have the absolutely most up-to-date build of CM7 on their device. In many cases there are large fixes and upgrades in the nightlies that you can have weeks ahead of them being integrated into a RC or Stable release. If you flash nightlies then you just upgrade your ROM a few features at a time, rather than 30 features all at once moving from one Stable to another.
Nightlies aren't usually recommended for the new user unless you're adventurous. Although they're generally stable (sometimes moreso than the 'Stable' release), there are inherent issues with flashing the newest ROM version every night. If you're willing to take it on you can but there's no guarantee that they work as you'd expect.
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No what I meant was what purpose does it serve?
Is it supposed to be a developer's version of the CM7 ROM to see what new additions work and what still needs fixing and such.
teh5abiking said:
No what I meant was what purpose does it serve?
Is it supposed to be a developer's version of the CM7 ROM to see what new additions work and what still needs fixing and such.
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I would imagine even though we are not allowed to report bugs the CM devs to use the nightly builds to find and fix bugs.
cjward23 said:
I would imagine even though we are not allowed to report bugs the CM devs to use the nightly builds to find and fix bugs.
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Yes generally this.
In ratio to how many people use it to be on the cutting edge, id say the ones who actually use it for dev purposes is highly negligible lol.
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Ok sorry if this question is noobish but what is the difference?
They are both cyanogenmods but two different Download Thread.
Nightly's are not offically released by Cyanogen and RC's are, but they are both compiled by the same team. Plus RC's are considered stable enough for official release.
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Nightlies are what CM7 RC1 is based off of. It essentially IS one of the nightlies. The nightlies are automatically built by a bot every night at the same time so that all the changes made that day are packaged into a rom and that is what becomes the next nightly.
The nightlies will continue to be built becauase RC1 means release candidate and is not considered stable.
They will eventually release an official CM7 Stable.
G1ForFun said:
Nightlies are what CM7 RC1 is based off of. It essentially IS one of the nightlies. The nightlies are automatically built by a bot every night at the same time so that all the changes made that day are packaged into a rom and that is what becomes the next nightly.
The nightlies will continue to be built becauase RC1 means release candidate and is not considered stable.
They will eventually release an official CM7 Stable.
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LOL "Built by a Bot Every Night" You made it sound so leet lol. I always it was some dude who just updates it and put it on.
But thanks. I am using RC1 right now everything is working so far. My last nightly was giving me reboot when i open my keyboard.
Also, you can always continue to flash the next versions of nightlies over the RC1, as other improvements and changes are made.
martonikaj said:
Also, you can always continue to flash the next versions of nightlies over the RC1, as other improvements and changes are made.
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So the nightlies folowing an RC are based on the RC or on the previous nightly?
Quick question what is the difference between the nightly, stable, and experimental builds?
RC- the first stable release candidate (stable but 4g doesn't work)
nightlies- contain the latest updates to the CM7 Rom, all the new ones are generally very stable with a few known bugs.
I'm on nightly 25 and having no problems other than a few known bugs (volume on incoming calls, etc.)
O-H-I-O said:
RC- the first stable release candidate (stable but 4g doesn't work)
nightlies- contain the latest updates to the CM7 Rom, all the new ones are generally very stable with a few known bugs.
I'm on nightly 25 and having no problems other than a few known bugs (volume on incoming calls, etc.)
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Umm no to the RC0 The RC0 has 4G working. And some newer nightlies may incorporate new things but some things make it unstable too.
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What about experimental builds?
Epicroms said:
What about experimental builds?
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We only have the RC0 and nightlies. The Nightlies could be considered experimental or more of an Alpha towards a possible Beta. The CM7 thread with WiMAX in the title is the one to follow to see how people are fairing running the latest nightly.
What's cyanigen? Is that like a chineese knockoff of cyanogen?
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Okay so I know what is CM9 is but what is the difference between CM9 and a CM9 nightly?
I've looked it up but couldn't really find anything about it.
A nightly is a rom that is build daily. The regular CM9 is build once an Update from google comes. Nightlys are sometiems unstable and mostly for advanced users and developers. If you don't know very much about android developing and flashing just go with the normal CM9 rom
Pete1612 said:
A nightly is a rom that is build daily. The regular CM9 is build once an Update from google comes. Nightlys are sometiems unstable and mostly for advanced users and developers. If you don't know very much about android developing and flashing just go with the normal CM9 rom
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Yeah, what he said....good advice.
I have tried CM7 but never the nightly versions. If you have to have to depend on your phone and don't want to deal with "possible" issues, just stick to the regular rom and skip the nightly versions. The regular versions get updated anyway as the bugs get worked out of the nightly versions.
Ok question, I just realized there are 3 types of cyanogemod9: Stable, RC, & Nightly.
Can someone explain what each one is and whats the difference between them?
And perhaps tell me which one is best over all?
Xperia Player said:
Ok question, I just realized there are 3 types of cyanogemod9: Stable, RC, & Nightly.
Can someone explain what each one is and whats the difference between them?
And perhaps tell me which one is best over all?
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Hi,
RC stands for Release Candidate. You can compare theese ROMs as beta versions. There is no guarantee that they are bug free or everything is working. You can use this roms if you want som early previews.
Stable are the stable releases. Theese roms are out of the beta phase and they are suggested to be stable. By this i mean they should be mostly bug free and should be smooth running. Use thees roms if you want your phone to run safe and reliable.
Nightly roms are the roms that are coded nightly, they contain newest tweaks or updates but they are not fully tested. Nighltys are the RCs of newer stable versions so to say. You can use them if you want the newest stuff but there might be performance or bug issues.
I hope this helps.
Greetings,
Bombasti
Bombasti said:
Hi,
RC stands for Release Candidate. You can compare theese ROMs as beta versions. There is no guarantee that they are bug free or everything is working. You can use this roms if you want som early previews.
Stable are the stable releases. Theese roms are out of the beta phase and they are suggested to be stable. By this i mean they should be mostly bug free and should be smooth running. Use thees roms if you want your phone to run safe and reliable.
Nightly roms are the roms that are coded nightly, they contain newest tweaks or updates but they are not fully tested. Nighltys are the RCs of newer stable versions so to say. You can use them if you want the newest stuff but there might be performance or bug issues.
I hope this helps.
Greetings,
Bombasti
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Good information here, I'm running CM9 RC2, would you say CM9 Stable would perform better?
Xperia Player said:
Good information here, I'm running CM9 RC2, would you say CM9 Stable would perform better?
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I would say stable would perform better, since it was released after the RC2. At least it should be the same performance...
I have heard these so far: Beta, Alpha, RC, Nightly, and Stable.
I honestly have no clue what these mean, other than stable, and if you could provide a link or some info it would be appreciated.
Nabbu said:
I have heard these so far: Beta, Alpha, RC, Nightly, and Stable.
I honestly have no clue what these mean, other than stable, and if you could provide a link or some info it would be appreciated.
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Stable - tried, tested and true. All features should work.
RC - release candidate. Tried and true, you're doing the testing. All features should work. If people report good results, it will be released as "stable".
Beta - Not tried, you're doing the testing. Some features may not work, in which case you report it to the dev so that i can be fixed.
Alpha - Proof of concept. Some (or many) features will not work.
Nightly - a release that is put together on a daily basis by a dev. All of today's fixes/improvements/features will be in a nightly. It has not been rigorously tested and some (or many) features may not work. Depending on where in the development cycle the ROM is, the nightlies may be close to either Alpha, Beta or RC, it's not entirely correct to say that nightlies are the most unstable.