New installed Python builders
Hi,
Inspired by a couple of issues about testing installed Python that popped up this morning (#25694 and #25696), I've set up a new set of builders[1] to build, install, and test the installed Python. They run on the same slave that runs my "x86 Gentoo Non-Debug with X" builders.
If you are interested, please have a look at how they do what they do, and let me know if you see any issues with how it's set up. Since the 3.x builder is not failing, I'm not sure whether the issues have been fixed or if I messed something up in the setup :)
[1] http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%...
Regards,
Zach
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:58:01 -0600, Zachary Ware zachary.ware+pydev@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Inspired by a couple of issues about testing installed Python that popped up this morning (#25694 and #25696), I've set up a new set of builders[1] to build, install, and test the installed Python. They run on the same slave that runs my "x86 Gentoo Non-Debug with X" builders.
If you are interested, please have a look at how they do what they do, and let me know if you see any issues with how it's set up. Since the 3.x builder is not failing, I'm not sure whether the issues have been fixed or if I messed something up in the setup :)
[1] http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%...
I haven't looked at this, but unless the buildbot does *not* have write access to the installed directories (ie: the install was done as another user) it isn't really doing a full installed python test.
--David
On 23.11.15 18:00, R. David Murray wrote:
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:58:01 -0600, Zachary Ware zachary.ware+pydev@gmail.com wrote:
Inspired by a couple of issues about testing installed Python that popped up this morning (#25694 and #25696), I've set up a new set of builders[1] to build, install, and test the installed Python. They run on the same slave that runs my "x86 Gentoo Non-Debug with X" builders.
If you are interested, please have a look at how they do what they do, and let me know if you see any issues with how it's set up. Since the 3.x builder is not failing, I'm not sure whether the issues have been fixed or if I messed something up in the setup :)
[1] http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%... http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Gentoo%20Installed%20with%20X%...
I haven't looked at this, but unless the buildbot does *not* have write access to the installed directories (ie: the install was done as another user) it isn't really doing a full installed python test.
Yes, but at least it catches cases where some files are not installed. There were few issues with this.
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:11:15 +0200, Serhiy Storchaka storchaka@gmail.com wrote:
On 23.11.15 18:00, R. David Murray wrote:
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:58:01 -0600, Zachary Ware zachary.ware+pydev@gmail.com wrote: I haven't looked at this, but unless the buildbot does *not* have write access to the installed directories (ie: the install was done as another user) it isn't really doing a full installed python test.
Yes, but at least it catches cases where some files are not installed. There were few issues with this.
True. Something incomplete in this vein is better than nothing. I'm Not sure you should call it "Installed" though, as that will be a bit misleading. Most of the "can't run the tests on installed python" bugs are because the tree is read-only (obviously, not all of them!). Maybe call it "local install"? Wordy, I know, but more accurate.
--David
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 3:11 PM, R. David Murray rdmurray@bitdance.com wrote:
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:11:15 +0200, Serhiy Storchaka storchaka@gmail.com wrote:
On 23.11.15 18:00, R. David Murray wrote:
On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:58:01 -0600, Zachary Ware zachary.ware+pydev@gmail.com wrote: I haven't looked at this, but unless the buildbot does *not* have write access to the installed directories (ie: the install was done as another user) it isn't really doing a full installed python test.
Yes, but at least it catches cases where some files are not installed. There were few issues with this.
True. Something incomplete in this vein is better than nothing. I'm Not sure you should call it "Installed" though, as that will be a bit misleading. Most of the "can't run the tests on installed python" bugs are because the tree is read-only (obviously, not all of them!). Maybe call it "local install"? Wordy, I know, but more accurate.
I've gone with attempting to make it more like a 'real' install, by wrapping the test step with appropriate 'chmod' commands to make the install directory not writable, and confirmed during a test run that the entire installed tree is -w. I also fixed the slave's usage of usePTY (for test_curses) to avoid the failures that had been happening in the 'uninstall' step.
-- Zach
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