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= general info = #language en
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piuparts runs on piuparts.cs.helsinki.fi aka piatti.debian.org and just like lintian and linda should be run on every developer machine before uploading :) <<TableOfContents(2)>>
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piuparts logs (currently outdated) are available at [http://piatti.debian.org http://piatti.debian.org] = Overview about piuparts =
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#debian-qa is the irc-channel to coordinate work on irc, piuparts-devel is the project name on alioth. {{{
Description: .deb package installation, upgrading, and removal testing tool
 piuparts tests that .deb packages (as used by Debian) handle
 installation, upgrading, and removal correctly. It does this by
 creating a minimal Debian installation in a chroot, and installing,
 upgrading, and removing packages in that environment, and comparing the
 state of the directory tree before and after. piuparts reports any
 files that have been added, removed, or modified during this process.
 .
 piuparts is meant as a quality assurance tool for people who create .deb
 packages to test them before they upload them to the Debian package archive.
Homepage: http://piuparts.debian.org
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= how to run piuparts on piatti = piuparts is being run constantly on all suites of the main Debian archive, the results are made public on [[http://piuparts.debian.org|piuparts.debian.org]].
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the piuparts stuff is partly in the piupartsm account (master end, including debmirroring), and partly in the piuartss account (the slave, which actually runs piuparts) piuparts itself has a [[http://piuparts.debian.org/doc/README_1st.html|README_1st]] and a [[http://piuparts.debian.org/doc/piuparts.1.html|manpage]], for the piuparts.debian.org setup there is also an [[http://wiki.debian.org/piuparts/FAQ|FAQ]] available.
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run piuparts-slave.py as piupartss and watch it run via screen. the slave starts the master when it needs it, you don't need to start it manually = Advanced usage tips for piuparts =
 * This obviously implies you are familar with the manpage, README_1st and README_server :-D
 * [[piuparts/UseCases]]
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also read http://liw.iki.fi/liw/debian/piuparts-logfile-processing-howto

If you want to help, please don't bother liw, h01ger has access too and you should bother him.

... to be continued! ...

= troubleshouting/maintainance =

Sometimes the chroot tarballs in /home/piupartss/ need to be removed, currently there are sid.tar.gz and sarge.tar.gz

see /etc/piuparts/piuparts-slave.conf

= developing piuparts =

 * alioth project
 * http://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2007/PiupartsImprovements

= random todo-stuff =

 * split /fails/ into more directories
 * <liw> (at some point) you may want to run as piupartsm the bin/mirror-debian script
 * look at the irssi_away script to see how to monitor screen sessions, to notify when piuparts is hanging
 * backup /etc (and?)
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## This page is referenced from http://piuparts.debian.org
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Overview about piuparts

Description: .deb package installation, upgrading, and removal testing tool 
 piuparts tests that .deb packages (as used by Debian) handle
 installation, upgrading, and removal correctly. It does this by
 creating a minimal Debian installation in a chroot, and installing,
 upgrading, and removing packages in that environment, and comparing the
 state of the directory tree before and after. piuparts reports any
 files that have been added, removed, or modified during this process.
 .
 piuparts is meant as a quality assurance tool for people who create .deb
 packages to test them before they upload them to the Debian package archive.
Homepage: http://piuparts.debian.org

piuparts is being run constantly on all suites of the main Debian archive, the results are made public on piuparts.debian.org.

piuparts itself has a README_1st and a manpage, for the piuparts.debian.org setup there is also an FAQ available.

Advanced usage tips for piuparts

  • This obviously implies you are familar with the manpage, README_1st and README_server :-D
  • piuparts/UseCases


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