yes, i understand we still need some proper testcases though
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jackson, > > Had a quick chat on -release... The reasoning is below: > > (23:32:04) phillw: stgraber: I've had a bug reported... all the network > iso's are called mini.iso > (23:32:20) stgraber: and why is that a bug? > (23:32:44) phillw: well, try loading two of them, then using zsync? > (23:32:55) phillw: i686 / AMD64... > (23:33:22) stgraber: just store them on your machine with a different > filename? > (23:33:33) phillw: > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/20101020ubuntu195/images/netboot/mini.iso > (23:33:33) stgraber: besides, you can't zsync them as they are on > archive.ubuntu.com, not on cdimage > (23:33:53) phillw: > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-i386/20101020ubuntu195/images/netboot/mini.iso > (23:34:24) stgraber: sure, that's the filename that debian-installer has > always been using for the netboot images, changing that would break a lot > of things for close to no benefit > (23:34:36) phillw: So, they are being built daily, but in a totally > different naming schedule to the all the isos? > (23:34:43) stgraber: they're not built daily > (23:35:01) stgraber: they're built as part of a debian-installer package > build, so they're built whenever someone uploads a new debian-installer to > the archive > (23:35:36) phillw: okies, thanks.. i'll be able to reply to the tester > for which the names are causing problems > (23:35:39) stgraber: and they're built through the package build process, > not through the image build process, that's why they're on > archive.ubuntu.com as are all binary packages and not on > cdimage.ubuntu.com > (23:35:55) cjwatson: And it's perfectly possible to supply a different > output file name when using zsync. > (23:36:26) cjwatson: Or rsync or whatever. > (23:36:40) xnox: phillw: zsync -o flag or wget -O flag. > (23:37:09) cjwatson: I'm responsible for those file names and I won't > change them. > (23:37:19) phillw: I see that they only have direct (http) entry for > download... sorry.. i didn't look deep enough into the issue reported by > the tester. > (23:38:14) phillw: cjwatson: is it possible to zsync when there is no > zsync link? > (23:38:36) xnox: phillw: yes. > (23:38:48) cjwatson: If it is, it will provide no meaningful benefit over > just using wget. > (23:38:49) xnox: phillw: it will redownload the whole file =) > (23:39:33) phillw: okies, I'll mark it down as "won't fix" :) Thanks for > clearing it up. > > So, they are not part of 'normal' builds. I hope the above explains the > reasoning behind why it is done this way. > > Regards, > > Phill. > > > On 2 December 2012 22:06, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Nicholas, >> >> following on from a quick IRC chat.. all the mini.iso's are called.... >> mini.iso.... This makes keeping track of which one you're testing a >> nightmare! A couple of examples.... >> >> >> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/20101020ubuntu195/images/netboot/mini.iso >> >> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-i386/20101020ubuntu195/images/netboot/mini.iso >> >> http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring/main/installer-powerpc/20101020ubuntu195/images/powerpc/netboot/mini.iso >> >> This does not follow, in any way shape or form, the naming of the isos >> that we use! Yes, I know that it could be somewhat of a nightmare... but >> now is really good time to get it sorted :) >> >> If you could have a chat with the release team about having the cron job >> be tweaked so that the 'unique' part of a build is put onto the iso instead >> of the directory so that it follows what happens for other iso's. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Phill. >> >> >> On 2 December 2012 19:42, Jackson Doak <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Nio thats my problem as well, i'm just guessing. pssiva and jibel seem >>> to have been doing it for a while so we need them >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Nio Wiklund <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> On 2012-12-02 04:56, Jackson Doak wrote: >>>> > This message is mainly for pssiva and jibel but we need the netboot >>>> > testcases to exist on AMD64 and 32-bit. also the ppc one is outdated. >>>> > Why am i the only one now who tests netboot? >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Maybe because most of us don't know how to do it. >>>> >>>> If you write a short manual 'a how-to page' or refer to an existing one, >>>> other people might come along and help you to test netboot. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-quality mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality >>> >>> -- >>> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>> >>> > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >
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