[Python-Dev] [buildbots] 'stop build' button causing subsequent builds to fail?

[Stefan Krah]

Mark Dickinson <dickinsm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Stefan Krah <stefan at bytereef.org> wrote:
> >
> > I looks like the 'stop build' button can a) cause subsequent builds to fail
> > and b) cause pending builds to be deleted from the queue.
> >
> >
> > a) http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/builders/ARM Linux EABI 3.x/builds/18
> >   was apparently interrupted by a 'stop build' for a previous build.
> 
> Actually, I think that was me being impatient.  I was trying to get
> some information about the float.fromhex test failure on ARM
> (bugs.python.org/issue8265) and didn't want to wait days.  :)
> 
> > b) I stopped http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/builders/sparc solaris10 gcc 3.x/builds/558
> >   and a pending build vanished (I'm certain that I used 'stop build' and not 'cancel all').
> 
> Don't know about this one.

I was misled by the fact that the http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/builders/XYZ
pages often show 'no current builds' even when there is a build going on.

The http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/buildslaves/XYZ pages appear to give
accurate information.


Stefan Krah