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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 :) | === What is piuparts? === |
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| piuparts logs (currently outdated) are available at [http://piatti.debian.org http://piatti.debian.org] | {{{ Description: .deb package installation, upgrading, and removal testing tool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: https://piuparts.debian.org }}} |
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| #debian-qa is the irc-channel to coordinate work on irc, piuparts-devel is the project name on alioth. | === 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 [[https://piuparts.debian.org|piuparts.debian.org]]. The [[piuparts/piuparts.debian.org|piuparts.debian.org setup]] is documented and maintained in GIT, plus there is also an [[piuparts/FAQ|FAQ]] available. |
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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) | === Documentation === |
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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 | piuparts itself has a [[https://piuparts.debian.org/doc/README_1st.html|README_1st]] and a [[http://piuparts.debian.org/doc/piuparts.1.html|manpage]] - read those before reading the [[piuparts/HowTos]]. |
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| also read http://liw.iki.fi/liw/debian/piuparts-logfile-processing-howto | === Contributing === |
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| If you want to help, please don't bother liw, h01ger has access too and you should bother him. | If you are interested in contributing, that's great! Here's a list to hopefully get you started: * join [[piuparts/Development|development]] efforts. Every little pull request helps. Check the BTS for plenty of wishlist bugs to tackle. * [[https://piuparts.debian.org/bug_howto.html|file bugs]] based on piuparts.d.o runs! * improve the documentation, both these wiki pages and what's in GIT has been growing over the years and it's showing. |
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| ... 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?) * also use the machine to run vlosuts |
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What is 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: https://piuparts.debian.org
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. The piuparts.debian.org setup is documented and maintained in GIT, plus there is also an FAQ available.
Documentation
piuparts itself has a README_1st and a manpage - read those before reading the piuparts/HowTos.
Contributing
If you are interested in contributing, that's great! Here's a list to hopefully get you started:
join development efforts. Every little pull request helps. Check the BTS for plenty of wishlist bugs to tackle.
file bugs based on piuparts.d.o runs!
- improve the documentation, both these wiki pages and what's in GIT has been growing over the years and it's showing.