[Python-Dev] Buildbot questions

[Trent Mick]

[Martin v. Loewis wrote]
> I would like to do this in buildbot, but I'm not sure how to
> (i.e. wipe the build occasionally, but not every time).
> 
> For example, I could imagine completely cleaning the build directory
> every time the build number % 10 == 0. Still, what the precise
> buildbot incantation would be, I don't know.

(Still learning my buildbot mojo.) One idea would be to do what
Mozilla's Tinderbox does: they have one set of builds that are
incremental and one set that are full. Actually looking around on
tinderbox.mozilla.org I could only find incremental builds so I'm not
sure what they are doing.

To wipe out the build occassionally you could (presumably) add a
starting step to the Python 'builder' (in the build master.cfg) to 
    rm -rf $builddir
every, say, Sunday night.


Trent

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