[Biopython-dev] Continuous integration server

[Peter]

2010/11/9 Tiago Antão <tiagoantao at gmail.com>:
> 2010/11/9 Peter <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk>:
>> That sounds worth trying, as it removes the need for us to actively
>> check the buildbot server's webreport. Alternatively we should be
>> able to use the RSS/Atom feed.
>
> The web interface has RSS and atom.

Yet another feed for me to track :)

Emails have the advantage of being logged on the mailing list
archive. Lets try it and see how it goes.

>> One concern is if we have (say) 8 builtbot slaves, and a change on
>> the trunk accidentally breaks a unit test (on all platforms), does that
>> mean we'd get one email or eight?
>
> It can be configured to send only 1. I just cannot promise that I will
> get the configuration right at the first time ;) . But it can be done.

I thought they (buildbot) would have considered that example :)
You'll probably need the buildbot server's email address added
to the biopython-dev mailing list's white list - let me know nearer
the time.

Peter