[Buildbot-devel] BuildBot-0.7.5 (Win32) installation questions

[Greg Ward]

On 6/28/07, Wang, Yu <yu.wang at intel.com> wrote:
> I am trying to install BuildBot-0.7.5 with Python 2.5 and twisted 2.5 on my
> win32 system. Here are some of the problems that I run into.  Hope someone
> can help me identify the problem.

I also had various problems getting buildbot 0.7.5 to work with
Twisted 2.5.0 and Python 2.5.x on Windows.  I ended up using the
installer here:

  http://buildbot.net/trac/wiki/Installer

which bundles buildbot with Python 2.4 and Twisted 2.4.0.  (Note that
it's a patched version of buildbot, which is a minor annoyance.)

Also, this page:

  http://buildbot.net/trac/wiki/RunningBuildbotOnWindows

is a bit of a grab-bag of random stuff, but the instructions at the
bottom for running buildbot as a Windows service worked for me after a
few attempts.  (Hint: don't run buildbot in a directory with spaces in
the name. I ended up using "c:\buildslave", which is convenient and
works fine.  Stupid Windows.  Why do they bother with user accounts if
they don't understand the concept of a home directory?)

In a nutshell: buildbot works on Windows, but it takes some effort on
your part -- don't expect a smooth "out-of-box experience".

Greg