[Buildbot-devel] repository + Source steps

[Tobias Oberstein]

> A8
> We want them to control on which platforms to build (at least predefined sets
> thereof, but ideally also their chosen list)

In other words: let developers control the list of builders a change should be
built on dynamically (per change, not fixed per scheduler).

I've implemented it using the "properties" information a change can send:

http://github.com/oberstet/buildbot/commit/75db760e4532a97abcdbca3b57aa6bfa500049ae

How to send properties with changes?

Yeah, right;) I've used this one to test:

http://github.com/oberstet/buildbot/commit/7ae6b064869fcb0a4134353c3767d39099f1918e

allows one to control a build from the commit message:

git commit -a -m "Bla, bla, bla. (buildbot release {'builderNames': ['pc-winxp', 'se-vivaz', 'nokia-n900']})"

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But as said in my other mail: I myself am not totally convinced that’s a good idea.

Two other methods:

a)
Have a manual trigger script for command line usage like:

Buildout release builders=pc-winxp,se-vivaz,nokia-n900

I'll write that one for Git.

b)
Have a UI page where I can select repo, paste revision, checkbox the builders and then press "buildout".

I'm not comfortable enough with the Jinja stuff enough to start right away ..