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On 2011-08-06 Sat 08:58, Markos Chandras wrote: |
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> > I wonder if we can't set up an automated system where a package |
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> > maintainer goes to a webpage and enters the package they'd like to |
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> > submit for a keyword request. The page would display the |
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> > requirements for each architecture, and the maintainer could then |
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> > start a test build that would run on the development boxes in a |
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> > testing chroot, and then give the results back to the maintainer. |
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> > That would certainly make the situation simpler for everyone. |
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> > Maybe that's deserving of a separation thread. |
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> This would be the best ( afaik opensuse has such as system ). However, |
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> this requires massive amount of time to even port it to Gentoo let alone |
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> create it from scratch. This could be an interesting idea for a GSOC |
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> project (provided the infrastructure is already in place ) but this is |
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> what I call "a non-realistic solution" :) |
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I think such a system or even just some sort of reproducible tinderbox |
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setup (in order to start with something simpler) would be great to try |
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running on the Supercell setup [1] at the OSL like I mentioned awhile |
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back [2] on the dev list. |
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If people are interested I can try to get the ball rolling and see if |
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Gentoo can get access to some of the hardware now that most of the |
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infrastructure is in place. |
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Tim |
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[1]: http://supercell.osuosl.org/ |
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[2]: http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_cd3bd6dec446e53d183d41ad8b395ad8.xml |