[Buildbot-devel] Newbie Seeking Best Practices

[Tom Browder]

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:08, Charles Lepple <clepple at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2011, at 10:03 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
>
>> 1. Are there any advantages to installing the buildbot and
>> buildbot-slave programs in a virtual environment if they can be
>> installed globally by the root user?
>
> Two reasons spring to mind: multiple *simultaneously installed* virtual Python environments, and making it easier to track newer development versions of Buildbot.
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A lot to chew on Charles--thanks so much!

Best regards,

-Tom