Bug 491092

Summary:	Automated collecting of build fails for QA
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	David Heidelberg (okias) <david>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description David Heidelberg (okias) 2013-11-12 15:43:21 UTC

My proposal is extend portage to gathering compilation logs for later analyze.

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User (portage):

1. User select "I_WANT_IMPROVE_GENTOO=1" in make.conf.
2. USER="", PASS="" - There may be ability to send reports and view them online by entering user and pass.

3. # emerge -av package

4.
a)portage check, if is used --nodeps, some totally crazy things and if so, then omit sending report
b) if overlay, check if has enabled sending report

5.
a) When compilation successed, send emerge --info, with pkg and version.
b) When fails, same as a), but add build.log

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Server:
1. gather information (+ remove duplicates, ignore junk)
2. make stats (most often failed packages)
3. deep analyze - package mostly fails with this flag, this compiler, this binutils etc.

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Protocol:
1. xz compressed data ?
2. defined address where to send data for analysis

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Advantages:
* simple BuildBot integrated in portage
* linking from bug to already created report (no need paste emerge --info and fail log)
* devs can see, what failing most often, what to focus to

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-11-12 16:57:52 UTC

Please bring this to the gentoo-project mailing list.