Buildbot setup / do you want access to testing platform? View as Markdown

Hi all

Scott has been very busy the last weeks and doesn't have any time to
get a buildbot setup running[1], so I am seeking volunteers for the
task.
We have a good chunk of boxes with various operating systems dedicated
to become buildbot boxes, so all we need is someone to actually do the
work.

If you are interested in helping out here, please let systems@php.net
know and we'll hook you up with access to all these boxes.

Also, developers who want to test their changes (or debug
bugreports..) on these platforms (NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Debian,
Windows.. we also have some PPC boxes).. let systems@ know.

-Hannes

[1] http://wiki.php.net/internals/buildbot

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Hannes Magnusson <
hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> wrote:

First off, don't top-post :)

Hi Hannes,

I want to help out.

What do I have to do to set it up and what will be my responsibilities
after
that.

Your job would be to figure out the best way to do compile-testing on
bunch of platforms, and run our test suite on those platforms
(buildbot was the favorite of your predecessor, who unfortunately
doesn't have the time right now). After having figuring that out you'd
need to get it up and running on the various platforms (probably
coordinating with Zoe, who knows the status of the run-tests
'framework' and could help you integrating the testing results in a
readable manner).

You would most definitely need to maintain the system for several
years, so the better you are to help others understanding the system
and sharing information the more chances you have of 'getting
vacation' and piece & quite when you need it ;)

So, are you up for the job soldier?

-Hannes

Hi Hannes,

Sorry for taking this long to respond.

1. I am ready for the challenge!

2. I would prefer to start with the Debian "lenny" server.

Most of my experience is with Ubuntu and CentOS.

Since Red Hat or CentOS is not one of the options, the Debian server will be
one that I am most comfortable with working with as it is the closest one to
Ubuntu.

3. After setting up the environment, I will attempt to replicate the set up
   on the other servers listed here

http://wiki.php.net/internals/buildbot#operating_systems_available

FreeBSD 6.4 is available on 80.82.121.132
FreeBSD 7.2 is available on 80.82.121.133
Debian "lenny" is available on 80.82.121.134
OpenBSD 4.5 is available on 80.82.121.135
NetBSD 5.0 is available on 80.82.121.136

4. I am not really familiar with the buildbot process so I have some
   questions .

By "test suites" and "run-tests" you are referring to the "make test" option
a developer has after compiling php, correct?

5. After setting up the environment successfully, I think the test results
   should be formatted as XML for easy digest by humans and onward
   transformation to other formats.

*How I plan to implement this :

1. I will set up a web service so that the a post commit hook from the
   svn.php.net server can notify the build system immediately a commit is made
   to the repository.

2. This notification will get dropped into a queue and the target revision
   number will be checked out from SVN and compiled. Each revision number will
   be compiled separately in sequence.

3. If the compilation fails, then the error messages will be captured. If it
   passes, then the "test suite" will be applied.

4. The results will be captured and stored in the recommended format for
   consumption later.

What do you think?*

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