Re: Buildfarm alarms

Dave Page wrote:
>
> I'm just investigating a problem with beta 1 running on Windows 2K and
> XP, and noticed that neither Snake or Bandicoot have built -HEAD for
> nearly 3 weeks. I'm investigating why and will fix the problem, but it
> strikes me that what would be useful is an alarm email from the server
> to note that a run hasn't been reported for a while would have helped
> spot this earlier. This could be configured with an admin-specified
> maximum number of days between reports to allow for those machines that
> connect far less frequently.
>
> Does that sound feasible to you?
>
>

It could certainly be done. In general, I have generally taken the view
that owners have the responsibility for monitoring their own machines.
I'll think about it some more.

cheers

andrew