Bug#698687: autopkgtest [spec]: Clarify what to use as a "scratch" area for "large data"

2013-11-20 Thread Martin Pitt
Hey Niels, Martin Pitt [2013-01-31 9:42 +0100]: > Niels Thykier [2013-01-31 9:25 +0100]: > > On 2013-01-31 07:02, Martin Pitt wrote: > > > Niels Thykier [2013-01-22 12:19 +0100]: > > >> Should such tests request for the source directory to be "rw" or use > > >> /var/tmp (or )? > > > > > > IMHO

Bug#698687: autopkgtest [spec]: Clarify what to use as a "scratch" area for "large data"

2013-01-31 Thread Martin Pitt
Niels Thykier [2013-01-31 9:25 +0100]: > On 2013-01-31 07:02, Martin Pitt wrote: > > Niels Thykier [2013-01-22 12:19 +0100]: > >> Should such tests request for the source directory to be "rw" or use > >> /var/tmp (or )? > > > > IMHO this is the right choice, just like for very large temporary dat

Bug#698687: autopkgtest [spec]: Clarify what to use as a "scratch" area for "large data"

2013-01-31 Thread Niels Thykier
On 2013-01-31 07:02, Martin Pitt wrote: > Niels Thykier [2013-01-22 12:19 +0100]: >> Should such tests request for the source directory to be "rw" or use >> /var/tmp (or )? > > IMHO this is the right choice, just like for very large temporary data in > general (for which /tmp/ generally isn't appr

Bug#698687: autopkgtest [spec]: Clarify what to use as a "scratch" area for "large data"

2013-01-30 Thread Martin Pitt
Niels Thykier [2013-01-22 12:19 +0100]: > Should such tests request for the source directory to be "rw" or use > /var/tmp (or )? IMHO this is the right choice, just like for very large temporary data in general (for which /tmp/ generally isn't appropriate). Martin -- Martin Pitt

Bug#698687: autopkgtest [spec]: Clarify what to use as a "scratch" area for "large data"

2013-01-22 Thread Niels Thykier
Package: autopkgtest Version: 2.2.3 Severity: wishlist Hi, Reading through the autopkgtest spec, I did not see any (endorsed) way for tests to request a temporary storage area for "large data" sets. My (hypotechical) use-case would be anything using very large datasets that you don't want to stu