[Buildbot-devel] Need to remove build directory using sudo on error

[Luca]

>
> Where in the code can I tell the buildslave to use a script via sudo
> instead of "rm -rf" to remove the build directory?  How would I make
> this a configuration option (i.e. how to tell buildslave to run
> "remove-build-dir" using sudo instead of "rm -rf")? Might be something
> other users find useful...
>

You can remove a directory via a ShellCommand:
shell.ShellCommand(command=["rm", "-fr"]))

Consider fakeroot to avoid "blind" sudo

All the best,
Luca.