On 03/06/09 14:42, Eric J. Ray wrote:
>
> On Mar 6, 2009, at 3:24 PM, Jack Schwartz wrote:
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>> Hi everyone.
>>
>> IMHO, have the test team build their own distro, having them add
>> whatever they want to their custom manifest, including grub entries
>> for ssh. This would be a good test of DC as well as the repo and
>> other components of the building process.
>>
>
> Having them build their own distro is well and good...but that doesn't
> allow
> them to test real shipping bits.
True, but if they use the same repo as the shipping bits are built from,
use the same version of the tools used to build their image, and use the
same manifest except for the mods to enable ssh, their bits will be very
close to shipping bits.
Yes, there a small chance something can slip through the cracks if they
change the manifest and rebuild their own version. With care, however,
the chance of problems seems very small and the gains worth it.
Perhaps most of the testing can be done using their own bits, and minor
testing of a few key areas of the actual-delivered bits can supplement it.
Thanks,
Jack
