[Python-Dev] Looking after the buildbots (in general)

[exarkun at twistedmatrix.com]

On 03:17 pm, fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk wrote:
>On 04/08/2010 16:15, exarkun at twistedmatrix.com wrote:
>>On 02:51 pm, barry at python.org wrote:
>>>On Aug 04, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>>>>I think the issue is that many core developers don't have the reflex
>>>>to check buildbot state after they commit some changes (or at least
>>>>on a regular, say weekly, basis), and so gradually the buildbots 
>>>>have
>>>>a tendency to turn from green to red, one after another.
>>>
>>>I'd classify this as a failure of the tools, not of the developers. 
>>>These
>>>post-commit verification steps should be proactive, and scream really 
>>>loud (or
>>>even prevent future commits) until everything is green again. 
>>>Buildbots
>>>themselves can be unstable, so this may or may not be workable, and 
>>>changing
>>>any of this will take valuable volunteer time. It's also unsexy work.
>>
>>How hard is it to look at a web page?
>
>The hard part is remembering.

Seems to be setting the bar awfully low for Python developers.

Jean-Paul