[users at bb.net] Compatibility between master and worker for versions 1 to 3

[Povilas Kanapickas]

Hi Mojca,

On 3/20/21 3:26 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Buildbot worker 1.x and newer is not compatible with buildbot master 0.8.
> 
> How is the compatibility between newer workers and masters?
> In particular: is buildbot worker 3.x compatible with buildbot master
> 1.x or 2.x?

There has not been any compatibility changes in buildbot worker 3.x
compared to 2.x. 1.x master should still be able to handle 3.x workers.

> (I'm trying to decide which versions are worth shipping inside a
> package manager. We'll keep providing the slave for 0.8 in any case,
> I'm just not sure whether we need to provide one for 2.x or whether
> just version 3.x is fully sufficient.)

I think providing just 3.x is sufficient. It contains bug fixes and is
still compatible with older masters.

Cheers,
Povilas