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.