It may be worthwhile using the long-running build lock, too. (see 'Are there recommended or mandatory Hudson settings for ASF projects?' on the hudson wiki page)
--j. On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 15:06, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another stuck build: > > http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/River-trunk/221/ > Started 2 days 2 hr ago > on vesta.apache.org (Ubuntu) > > Previous builds seem to take around 3 hours, so I have set the build > timeout to 5 hours (300 mins) > > On 31/12/2009, Tim Ellison <t.p.elli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> FYI >> >> I am continuing to kill builds that run for long periods without making >> progress (e.g. [1]). >> >> In each case, I also go into the build configuration and set the flag to >> kill stuck builds after 120 mins. >> >> It would be helpful if people set this timeout to a reasonable value for >> their project when creating new builds. >> >> [1] Recent stuck builds: >> http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Synapse%20-%201.3%20-%20SNAPSHOT/186/ >> http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Synapse%20-%20Trunk/1595/ >> http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/HBase-Patch/1052/ >> >> Regards, >> >> Tim >> > > -- --j.