[OE-core] [RFC PATCH 1/2] classes/buildhistory: add new output history collection class

[Paul Eggleton]

On Wednesday 07 December 2011 09:50:51 Koen Kooi wrote:
> One of the big problems with the old testlab code was that using multiple
> buildslaves created a huge mess for the git repo. What do you think about
> doing this the following before the 'git add'?
> 
> git pull -q -s recursive -X theirs ${BUILDHISTORY_PULL_REPO}
> 
> I'm not sure what the right incantation is to ensure git updates the current
> branch, but the point is mainly about using the 'theirs' strategy.

I think you can just have the branch name as part of BUILDHISTORY_PULL_REPO 
(i.e. "reponame branchname"). I had considered using separate branches for 
each machine to avoid this problem but if you're already using branches for 
different versions this will get messy.

(As an aside I guess we ought to include the hostname in the commit message as 
well.)

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre