From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Subject: [OT] Automating the process of creating 'buildlogs' Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:14:09 -0500 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=002354470d543b1d3204c99af373 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:53706) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TCFni-000370-Ea for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TCFne-0003O9-7V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:14 -0400 Received: from mail-qc0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169]:61368) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TCFne-0003Ny-3Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:10 -0400 Received: by qcsd16 with SMTP id d16so2816079qcs.0 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:14:09 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org Mode --002354470d543b1d3204c99af373 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This is kind of OT, but still relevant to org, I think.. I spend most of my day coding, and sometimes doing devops stuff. When I can't (don't have the time, or the client just doesn't want to) automate it with a scm system like Chef, I rely on buildlogs (all of them saved as org files). However, I find buildlogs a pain to build manually, specially when you are int the middle of the task - in the zone - typing, retyping, researching etc, and still have to stop and take notes in a document. My perfect workflow would be something like: automatically capture everything you wrote in the terminal to a file. Then, based off this file, add the step descriptions and any other additional information. No need to manually copy pieces of data from the terminal to the document, risking forgetting a step in the process. I was wondering if any of you guys ever thought about this or done anything to automate it? I don't use the shell from emacs, I use iTerm. One alternative I think is to use GNU Screen and set it up to log the input (I know a colleague of mine did that once). Another one is to setup something from emacs that automatically saves the input data in a temp buffer and then converts it to a org file. I'll try one of those tonight, but if any of you guys have insights you'd like to share, it'd be superb :) Cheers! - Marcelo. --002354470d543b1d3204c99af373 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is kind of OT, but still relevant to org, I think..

I spend most of my day coding, and sometimes doing devops stuff. When I ca= n't (don't have the time, or the client just doesn't want to) a= utomate it with a scm system like Chef, I rely on buildlogs (all of them sa= ved as org files). However, I find buildlogs a pain to build manually, spec= ially when you are int the middle of the task - in the zone - typing, retyp= ing, researching etc, and still have to stop and take notes in a document.<= /div>

My perfect workflow would be something like: automatica= lly capture everything you wrote in the terminal to a file. Then, based off= this file, add the step descriptions and any other additional information.= No need to manually copy pieces of data from the terminal to the document,= risking forgetting a step in the process.

I was wondering if any of you guys ever thought about t= his or done anything to automate it? I don't use the shell from emacs, = I use iTerm. One alternative I think is to use GNU Screen and set it up to = log the input (I know a colleague of mine did that once). Another one is to= setup something from emacs that automatically saves the input data in a te= mp buffer and then converts it to a org file.

I'll try one of those tonight, but if any of you gu= ys have insights you'd like to share, it'd be superb :)
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Cheers!

- Marcelo.
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