[oe] [RFC] Auto bi-sect build server idea

[Leon Woestenberg]

Hello Koen,

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Koen Kooi <k.kooi at student.utwente.nl> wrote:
> > Define a few local.conf's that are known-good.
>  What is different between those confs? I haven't edited my local.conf in
> months and still build different configurations every day.
>
Ah yes, you specify stuff on the command line prior to building?

MACHINE=foobar bitbake etc.?

> > if the build completes, tag the revision as "last known good".
> > if the build fails, tag the revision as "latest known bad", and
> >
>
>  Tags would be a bad idea, we can use certs with monotone, which allow a
> free-from key:value structure, so you can do
>
I didn't mean tagging in the SCM context, just local to the build
server (i.e. local to the bisect script). Should have made this more
clear, as I don't intend to clutter the OE mtn db.

Should check if mtn supports bi-sect, otherwise cook up a script that does this.

Regards,
 --
Leon