[OpenAFS] buildbot and packages

Troy Benjegerdes hozer@hozed.org
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:12:42 -0500


> > However, this requires having a much greater availability of release
> > management and testing resources.
> 
> And perhaps an argument for automated tests that could prove out a release?
> If you mean manual testing resources, given the scope of platform support and myriad branches for OpenAFS I doubt 'enough' will ever be enough :)  If we could bend those resources to creating and maintaining functional tests then that might be a better use of time.  Definitely a challenge though.

All this talk about 'reliable code for our users' is total BS
until 'make check' actually does some realisitic functionality tests.

If you can't write an automated test for a feature, they I would
request we consider disabling that feature.