[Python-Dev] Strategies for debugging buildbot failures?

skip at pobox.com skip at pobox.com
Mon Jan 19 01:25:39 CET 2009


    Mark> Is it acceptable to commit a change (to the trunk or py3k, not to
    Mark> the release branches) solely for the purpose of getting more
    Mark> information about a failure?

I think it would be kind of nice if you could force a buildbot to use a
specific branch.  You could then check your diagnostic changes in on a
branch meant just for that purpose.  Once you're done with your changes you
could simply delete the branch.

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