From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C335158020 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2022 19:03:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 22946E095F; Sun, 6 Nov 2022 19:03:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (mail.gentoo.org [IPv6:2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CE4D6E095A for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2022 19:03:21 +0000 (UTC) From: Agostino Sarubbo To: John Helmert III Cc: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Disturbing state of arch testing in Gentoo Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 20:03:16 +0100 Message-ID: <1756803.VLH7GnMWUR@spectre> In-Reply-To: References: <2bd8402513dd47b06aa38a0d49e1c29880c1aad4.camel@gentoo.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="nextPart8193041.NyiUUSuA9g" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Archives-Salt: 3df02304-af77-4e63-88fb-4a2468697e5d X-Archives-Hash: d51d015a2638d55991fb483533f3d495 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --nextPart8193041.NyiUUSuA9g Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" On domenica 6 novembre 2022 14:27:40 CET John Helmert III wrote: > As far as I can tell, there's ONE person relying completely on a > proprietary arch testing system. > > Ago, could you comment on this? What's blocking you from open sourcing > your software? Hi, I already answered in the previous post: "I still use getatoms.py to fetch 'doable' stablereqs (it is on my todo to switch to nattka). And I have a script the **simply** does emerge over the list of the packages. There is nothing obscure in it." I'm working in arch testing since 2009. In the past I relied on scripts done by someone else and every time there was an issue I got no response. At a certain point I decided to make my own script in language I know so I can edit it when is needed. Since few years we allow self stabilization from maintainer. Do we know how and with what they test? No because it is not required. The requirement for test is that the package you are testing works as expected. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:AMD64_Arch_Testers#Arch_tester.27s_policy[1] Agostino -------- [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:AMD64_Arch_Testers#Arch_tester.27s_policy --nextPart8193041.NyiUUSuA9g Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

On domenica 6 novembre 2022 14:27:40 CET John Helmert III wrote:

>= ; As far as I can tell, there's ONE person relying completely on a

>= ; proprietary arch testing system.

>= ;

>= ; Ago, could you comment on this? What's blocking you from open sourcing

>= ; your software?


Hi,


I already answered in the previous post:


"I= still use getatoms.py to fetch 'doable' stablereqs (it is on my todo=A0

to sw= itch to nattka). And I have a script the=A0*simply*= =A0does emerge over the list of the=A0packages. There is nothing obscure in it."


I'm working in arch testing since 2009. In the past I relied on scripts = done by someone else and every time there was an issue I got no response.

At = a certain point I decided to make my own script in language I know so I can= edit it when is needed.



Since few years we allow self stabilization from maintainer. Do we= know how and with what they test? No because it is not required.

The= requirement for test is that the package you are testing works as expected= =2E


https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:AMD64_Arch_Testers#= Arch_tester.27s_policy


Agostino

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