Linux Desktop Testing Project

[Ian Jackson]

Sivan Greenberg writes ("Re: Linux Desktop Testing Project"):
> We probably need to provide accounts on that machine (the VM), to cater 
> for the scenario when I have for example written a test plan in dogtail, 
> used the bzr setup to put my testplan to work, but some setup in the OS 
> installed under the VM is not right or needs some modifications (such as 
>   additional package installation). I'd like to be able to fix that 
> setup, create a snapshot for further use and go on with my test plan.

My autopkgtest approach would not allow you to mess with the test
setup in this way.  The point is to have automated, reproducible,
testing, which can't be done if the testbed has to be fiddled with
manually.

If you really really want that then you can write your test script to
adjust the VM setup or even a package which can be installed to `fix'
the VM and declare it in the dependencies for your test.

Ian.