Overview about piuparts

 Description: .deb package installation, upgrading, and removal testing tool 

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.

Useful links for piuparts development

• alioth project: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/piuparts/

• source code:

  • Browse it: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=piuparts/piuparts.git

  • Get it: git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/piuparts/piuparts.git

  • Github: https://github.com/h01ger/piuparts

• mailinglists:

  • development: piuparts-devel@l.a.d.o

  • commit diff list: piuparts-commits@l.a.d.o

• TODO

• PTS page

• Known bugs

Advanced usage tips for piuparts

• this obviously implies you are familar with the manpage, README_1st and README_server ;-p

• piuparts/UseCases

Ressources about piuparts.debian.org & distributed testing

• piuparts.d.o reports list: piuparts-reports@l.a.d.o

• README_server

• README_pejecevic.txt - information how the setup has been made together with DSA.

• instances/piuparts.conf.pejacevic is installed as /etc/piuparts/piuparts.conf on both the host acting as master as well as the slave

• conf/distros.conf is installed as /etc/piuparts/distros.conf (also on all hosts)

• custom-scripts are installed into /etc/piuparts/scripts (also on all hosts)

• instances/piuparts.conf.anbe

• instances/piuparts.conf.goldwasser

Old development efforts

• there was a SummerOfCode2007/PiupartsImprovements

• code analysis and more on ohloh (needs update)

• Developing piuparts, the rewrite of version 2
  • stalled at planning stage

  • in bzr: bzr get http://code.liw.fi/piuparts2/bzr/trunk/ (may move to bzr.debian.org later)

• From the BoF at Debconf9

  • new output format: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/07/msg00662.html

  • piuparts should not fail just because dependencies fail

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