Under LXC I found the log at /var/log/juju/unit*.log See dev.launchpad.net/yellow/Juju for other tips, such as some precise work arounds.
bac On Jan 23, 2012, at 17:02, Gary Poster <[email protected]> wrote: > First, a quick note. Thanks to Serge and Andy, Precise now has our desired > (and fixed) version of lxc-start-ephemeral (I verified), and the script does > not cause a XWindow crash (I verified with a custom kernel on Oneiric, and it > is supposed to be released on Precise now too). > > Next, as a reminder, here's our high level plan. I probably should put this > on a wiki page... > > Stage 1: get a repeatable deployment story for our deliverable: generic > buildbot master and slave charm configurable to run LP tests in parallel. > > Stage 2: Run experiments to determine how many cores to advise IS to purchase > for the final buildbot slaves. > > Stage 3: Run tests repeatedly to find errors and fragilities. When tests run > reliably enough, for some as-yet-to-be-determined definition of that, stop > and give the project to IS to be deployed. > > We're in stage 1. :-) > > So, now the meat of my mail. If you are looking for a task tomorrow, what > could you do? Thanks to Brad for helping me brainstorm these. These are in > no particular order. > > 1) Get precise running on metal, if you haven't already. > > 2) Get the buildbot master Juju charm that Brad and Graham have been working > on working on your system with lxc. lp:~yellow/launchpad/buildbot-master > > 3) Make sure that our story (setuplxc, parallel ephemeral tests) works in > kvm. We are supposed to be doing step 2 in a kvm. Francesco has been > testing setuplxc in a kvm, so testing parallel tests and the ephemeral lxc > script themselves is the main job here. > > 4) [Check with Brad for status of this before starting] > https://bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/886207 is causing problems, particularly > because the work around (to look on the local log) does not seem to work when > you use lxc. Maybe try to fix it? Could be a slack task. > > 5) Brad is working on making the buildbot master charm check out its > configuration from a repo. Maybe help him? > > 6) We need a buildbot slave recipe. It needs to be able to accept the > setuplxc script as an argument somehow and know how to run it to initialize > the slave (see also the next idea). > > 7) Brad and I agreed on this pattern for build slaves: build masters accept a > master.cfg that is templatized for adding in build slave names and build > steps. When juju adds a buildbot slave, the master generates a password to > use; the slave tells the master what steps it wants to run and a name > suggestion; the master uses the name or a variant if it is already in use; > the master substitutes the slave's name, password and steps into the > templatized config; the master reloads config; the master informs the slave > of the name and password, and the slave sets up the configuration for itself > and starts up, to start a conversation with the master. You can work on > setting up this relationship part of the juju charm (or work on your > alternate proposal for how things should work :-) ). You could start on the > buildbot master part of this handshake while waiting on someone else to build > the basic buildbot slave charm, maybe? > > 8) Pure slack time task: help get Launchpad's tests passing on Python 2.7, in > preparation for developing and deploying on Precise. > > Have fun, make a kanban card for what you do, and please collaborate! > Timezones will naturally separate the Europeans and Americans, and we must > fight that sometimes, but don't fight convenience all the time. :-) Maybe > Graham and Francesco should collaborate on your next task, and a couple of > Americans ought to collaborate. > > Gary > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yellow > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yellow > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yellow Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yellow More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
