[Buildbot-commits] [Buildbot] #2136: support binary log files in build steps

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#2136: support binary log files in build steps
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Reporter:  brendan      |       Owner:
    Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  undecided
 Version:  0.8.5        |  Resolution:  worksforme
Keywords:  web          |
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Changes (by dustin):

 * status:  reopened => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme


Comment:

 There's a larger question in buildbot of how to deal with build artifacts.
 I think you'll agree that these are *not* logs, and don't warrant the same
 treatment.  The file upload/download support is fairly primitive, and the
 ways to expand this would be:

  * track uploaded files explicitly in the build status, so that they can
 be expired with something similar to the logHorizon, and are automatically
 linked from the build/step that generated them
  * allow files to flow through some other channel than the master/slave
 channel, as this channel - being RPC-based - is less than optimal for
 transfer of large files, and also places a lot of load on the master.

 I'm going to re-close this bug, as you've addressed the particular purpose
 of your request, but if you're interested in doing some more general work
 on artifact handling, please get in touch on the mailing list!

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