[OE-core] [PATCH 01/12] build-appliance: Drop test which is already automated

[richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org]

On Mon, 2018-11-12 at 01:41 +0000, Yeoh, Ee Peng wrote:
> I realize the execution action inside "build-appliance.build-
> appliance.Bitbake_build-appliance-image" was not complete. Actually
> this particular test was testing that using build-appliance-image and
> vmware, one can bitbake build-applianc-image. This was different
> compare the automated tests inside AB where it test that bitbake can
> build-appliance-image. 
> 
> The correct steps for "build-appliance.build-appliance.Bitbake_build-
> appliance-image" shall be below. Allow us to submit a patch to add
> the missing detail for this test. 
> 
> Steps to Reproduce :
> 1. Get build appliance image from following link
> 
https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/releases/yocto-2.6.rc1/build-appliance/Yocto_Build_Appliance.zip
> 
> 2. boot the build appliance image in vmware.
> 
> 3. Set MACHINE to qemux86 and add the following line to
> conf/local.conf :
> SRCREV_pn-build-appliance-image = "$
> 
> {AUTOREV}
> "
> 4. Run "bitbake build-appliance-image"
> 
> I am sorry for the confusion it created.

In that case wouldn't it make more sense to combine these steps with
some of the other build appliance tests? We could add an extra step
where the tester builds build-appliance rather than having multiple
tests which start "launch build appliance"?

Cheers,

Richard