babune is now able to run -proposed for SRUs

[vila]

>>>>> John Arbash Meinel <john at arbash-meinel.com> writes:

    > On 7/22/2011 10:48 AM, vila wrote:
    >> Hi,
    >> 
    >> I just finished adding
    >> http://babune.ladeuil.net:24842/view/SRUs/job/selftest-chroot-natty-proposed/
    >> 
    >> This job installs bzr from natty-proposed and run the full test suite
    >> for the installed bzr.
    >> 
    >> This will be run every 24h from now (and be extended to other series).
    >> 
    >> Vincent
    >> 

    > I like that we're running the test suite, but it doesn't feel quite
    > right. My thoughts:

    > 1) Aren't we running the test suite as part of building the
    > package? So any given revision in natty-proposed has *already*
    > passed the test suite on natty.

The test suite during the build runs against the built version, this job
runs against an installed version, different contexts.

    > 2) Development isn't being done in a "-proposed" branch. AIUI, it
    > shouldn't get into the -proposed branch until we've released a
    > stable version. Which means the testing should be done on our
    > stable branches (which I think you're already doing).

The job doesn't run against a branch, it runs against the -proposed
repository.

    > Anyway, I'm not against doing it, but I don't really see what
    > benefit we get out of it, either.

Hope this clarifies,

     Vincent