[Buildbot-devel] irc bot doesn't like builder names with spaces

Mateusz Loskot mateusz at loskot.net
Sat Sep 30 20:26:12 UTC 2006


Robert Helmer wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I was trying out the IRC bot last night, I could do global commands 
> (e.g. "bb: status") and I could do a force, but
> since my builder name has spaces ("Linux lilroro Dep Nightly").

Hmm, that'd be pity.
Yesterday, I renamed all my builders to "with spaces", instead of "with
underscores" after I say Python uses it too:

http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/all/

Simply, longer names are well wrapped and columns are tighter.

> Are spaces in builder names supported throughout buildbot? If not I can 
> work around this, just makes it easier for
> tinderbox reporting purposes to have the long name like this. If so, I 
> can fix up the arg handling in the irc bot.

I'm joining this question.

Cheers
-- 
Mateusz Loskot
http://mateusz.loskot.net




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