Thanks Kristian.
You need to install and setup the Buildbot client. Done. I am running Fedora 13 32-bit, and noticed there is no documentation for Buidbot slave install on KnowledgeBase. I can start one, or add comment to existing one if that is helpful.
Send me some details of the machine and operating systems, and I will supply you with login credentials for the client against the Buildbot server.
[haidong@asusfedora ~]$ uname -a Linux asusfedora 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686 #1 SMP Tue Oct 19 04:42:47 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [haidong@asusfedora ~]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU U7300 @ 1.30GHz stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 2677.88 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Genuine Intel(R) CPU U7300 @ 1.30GHz stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 xsave lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 2677.94 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management:
What if a reboot happens while it is being used?
Then the active build will fail, with a message that the client disconnected in the middle of the build. It is not a disaster, but it is annoying if it happens frequently. (Our Buildbot does not yet have the ability to automatically retry builds that fail in this way).
Ok, for the next 3 weeks or so the availability of my machine can be spotty, as I will be travelling to 3 cities in Asia. On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:25 AM, Kristian Nielsen <knielsen@knielsen-hq.org> wrote:
Haidong Ji <haidong.ji@gmail.com> writes:
Per information shown on URL below, with relevant paragraph pasted, I'd love to volunteer to run a build slave and other tests.
Thanks!
Let me know how to participate, such as:
Will an old laptop work?
Yes. Especially if it has good amounts of memory (1GByte is probably minimum).
If so, what do you need? What do I need to do on my side?
You need to install and setup the Buildbot client. There is some documentation for how to do this here:
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/buildbot-setup
The full Buildbot manual (with tons of detail) is here:
http://buildbot.net/buildbot/docs/0.7.12/index.html
Send me some details of the machine and operating systems, and I will supply you with login credentials for the client against the Buildbot server.
Does it mean that I need to leave my machine on all the time?
Yes.
What if a reboot happens while it is being used?
Then the active build will fail, with a message that the client disconnected in the middle of the build. It is not a disaster, but it is annoying if it happens frequently. (Our Buildbot does not yet have the ability to automatically retry builds that fail in this way).
- Kristian.
Haidong "Alex" Ji