Re: Buildfarm support for older versions

On 12/16/2021 10:02 am, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> On 12/15/21 21:36, Larry Rosenman wrote:
>> On 12/15/2021 11:15 am, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>> OK, old_branches_of_interest.txt now exists on the buildfarm server,
>>> and
>>> the code has been modified to take notice of it (i.e. to accept
>>> builds
>>> for branches listed there). The contents are the non-live versions
>>> from
>>> 9.2 on.
>>>
>>> I have set up a test buildfarm client (which will eventually report
>>> under the name 'godwit') alongside crake (Fedora 34). So far testing
>>> has
>>> run smoothly, there are only two glitches:
>>>
>>>   * 9.3 and 9.2 don't have a show_dl_suffix make target. This would
>>>     require backpatching b40cb99b85 and d9cdb1ba9e. That's a tiny
>>>     change, and I propose to do it shortly unless there's an
>>> objection.
>>>   * I need to undo the removal of client logic that supported 9.2's
>>>     unix_socket_directory setting as opposed to the later
>>>     unix_socket_directories.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Would a FreeBSD head (peripatus or a new animal) help?
>
>
> A new animal, because we're not supporting every build option. On the
> non-live branches you really only want:
>
>     --enable-debug --enable-cassert --enable-nls
>
>     --enable-tap-tests --with-perl
>
> You can make it share the same storage as your existing animal (godwit
> and crake do this). The client is smart enough to manage locks of
> several animals appropriately.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
>
> --

So just create a new animal / config file, and set those options?
and FreeBSD head / main would be useful?
(Currently FreeBSD 14 and clang 13).

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