I'd be glad to help you transition ... maybe even eager, enthusiastic,
exuberant :-) ! Thanks Jay!
Joe
Jay D. McHugh wrote:
I've been referred to as a puppy before :)
But I'd be happy to graduate to TCK Dog. And, I already have my NDA
registered. I am still trying to get my local TCK build environment set
up though.
But as long as I was able to transition into the role with some help,
I'll volunteer.
Jay
Joe Bohn wrote:
I've been the TCK Dog for about a year now, through 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
and most recently 2.1. I think it's time for a change.
This activity primarily involves:
1) Building the images and accounting for changes in the various
branches that require comparable changes in the test harness.
2) Applying updated Sun patches, exclude lists, etc... as necessary
(this was a bigger issue when we were initially getting certified for
Java EE 5 but has since dropped off. I expect it will pick up again
with Java EE 6 in the future).
3) Running tests as necessary for various releases, projects,
components, specs, etc...
4) Monitoring/advertising test results
5) Fixing problems in either the harness, test plans, and/or Geronimo
code as necessary.
6) Working with other teams that sometimes rely on the Geronimo TCK
validation (such as OpenEJB and MyFaces)
7) Summarizing results and criteria for Sun Certification
We've discussed automating some of these activities in the past (such
as running tests with GBuild). However, I don't believe that is
working at the moment so it's pretty much a manual effort.
Fortunately we now have automated Geronimo Builds and a limited number
of tck tests to highlight pervasive problems. We've also had
terrific involvement from the whole team in resolving tck failure
issues (thank you to all those that monitor and respond to the TCK
list :-) ).
With 2.1.1 coming up it would be a great time for some new blood to
get involved.
Joe
