Suggested-by: Compn Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <mich...@niedermayer.cc> --- doc/fate.texi | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/fate.texi b/doc/fate.texi index 7a96c25..c9c0d3a 100644 --- a/doc/fate.texi +++ b/doc/fate.texi @@ -147,6 +147,26 @@ process. The only thing left is to automate the execution of the fate.sh script and the synchronisation of the samples directory. +@chapter Uploading new samples to the fate suite + +This is for developers who have an account on the fate suite server. +If you upload new samples, please make sure they are as small as possible, +space on each client, network bandwidth and so on benefit from smaller test cases. +Also keep in mind older checkouts use existing sample files, that means in +practice generally do not replace, remove or overwrite files as it likely would +break older checkouts or releases. + +@example +#First update your local samples copy: +rsync -vauL --chmod=Dg+s,Duo+x,ug+rw,o+r,o-w,+X fate-suite.ffmpeg.org:/home/samples/fate-suite/ ~/fate-suite + +#Then do a dry run checking what would be uploaded: +rsync -vanL --no-g --chmod=Dg+s,Duo+x,ug+rw,o+r,o-w,+X ~/fate-suite/ fate-suite.ffmpeg.org:/home/samples/fate-suite + +#Upload the files: +rsync -vaL --no-g --chmod=Dg+s,Duo+x,ug+rw,o+r,o-w,+X ~/fate-suite/ fate-suite.ffmpeg.org:/home/samples/fate-suite +@end example + @chapter FATE makefile targets and variables -- 2.7.4 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel
