Your message dated Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:44:50 +0000
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and subject line Re: Bug#1074556: autopkgtest: Drop the schroot virt server (or
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has caused the Debian Bug report #1074556,
regarding autopkgtest: Drop the schroot virt server
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Package: autopkgtest
Version: 5.37
Severity: normal
The idea of dropping the schroot virt server has been discussed
informally; this bug is to make the discussion more public and to serve
as future reference. Somehow related is [1].
The schroot virt server has a number of issues:
* There is no tools/autopkgtest-build-schroot script that prepares
autopkgtest schroots by also running setup-testbed, which is the
script that customizes and in part "normalizes" images for execution
of autopkgtests. This means that schroot runs may differ from
autopkgtst runs done using other virt server.
* It has no isolation capabilities, which are offered by the container
based virt servers, which are equally fast.
* I am not aware of Debian (or Ubuntu) developers actively using it.
This includes autopkgtest developers, and makes the virt server not
well tested.
* There are better options which AFAIK have no significant drawbacks.
Dropping the schroot virt server would lower the maintenance burden.
* Using a schroot does not play well the idea of standardizing the
communication channel to the testbed to always be SSH.
If we agree we want this, I can do the code removal and update the
documentation.
Cheers,
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Paride
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2024/06/msg00265.html
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--- Begin Message ---
On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 at 16:16:46 +0000, Simon McVittie merged:
> Drop the schroot virt server (autopkgtest-virt-schroot)
This was subsequently reverted as required by Ian.
I am sorry that I attempted to reduce the scope of the active autopkgtest
maintainers' responsibilities in a way that senior project members did
not approve. I will make sure to feel appropriately guilty that I am
unable to meet the project's demands at all times.
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