Re: Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 06:43:32PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Note: that this is one of two messages on roughly the same topic. > > This message will deal solely with TECHNICAL issues. If you have some > technical followup then please go ahead and reply here. If you have a > complaint or commen

Re: Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Anthony Towns
Bcc'ed to -project; followups to -devel. On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 06:43:32PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Note that the point is to be able to test the _actual package_, _as > installed_ (eg on a testbed system). This is much better than testing > the package from the source treeu during build time

Re: Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Steve Langasek
[let's get this over to a technical list like it was supposed to be ;)] On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 10:43:34PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 06:43:32PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > This means execute debian/tests/fred, debian/tests/bill, etc., > > each with no argumen

Re: Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 06:43:32PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > This means execute debian/tests/fred, debian/tests/bill, etc., > each with no arguments, expecting exit status 0 and no stderr. The Having been involved in various unit testing packages I found the above expectations too much const

Re: Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Debian is an organisation which can afford a lot of decentralisation, > but where centralisation is very expensive (debian-admin time, etc.). > Doing the checks in debian/rules is not perfect, but it happens before > the package is uploaded, is perform

Re: Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Bill Allombert
On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 06:43:32PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > So, what do you think ? Currently Debian packages are tested through a lot of channel: -- At build-time, if the package run a test-suite in debian/rules, which is strongly encouraged. -- By the maintainer before uploading them. -

Re: Intel devices supported on Debian

2005-11-17 Thread Rich Walker
Floris Bruynooghe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 04:47:49PM +, Rich Walker wrote: >> Max Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ... >> > and can be downloaded at intel.com/go/linux . >> Redirects to >> which doesn't seem relevant. > It does seem re

Automated testing - design and interfaces

2005-11-17 Thread Ian Jackson
Note: that this is one of two messages on roughly the same topic. This message will deal solely with TECHNICAL issues. If you have some technical followup then please go ahead and reply here. If you have a complaint or comment about my or Ubuntu's approach, please reply in debian-*project* to my

Automated testing - politics, information, and Ubuntu's plans

2005-11-17 Thread Ian Jackson
Note: this is one of two messages on roughly the same topic. This message is trying to deal with the POLITICAL and process questions about Ubuntu's work in this area. I have set the Reply-To to debian-*project*. Please send your technical contributions to debian-*policy*, as followups to my othe

Re: Intel devices supported on Debian

2005-11-17 Thread Floris Bruynooghe
On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 04:47:49PM +, Rich Walker wrote: > Max Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > and can be downloaded at intel.com/go/linux . > > Redirects to > http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/188931.htm > > which doesn't seem relevant. >

Re: Intel devices supported on Debian

2005-11-17 Thread Rich Walker
Max Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > and can be downloaded at intel.com/go/linux . Redirects to http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/188931.htm which doesn't seem relevant. Got a better link? cheers, Rich. -- rich walker | Shadow Robot Co

Re: informations demand about Debian vendors - second

2005-11-17 Thread Tapio Lehtonen
On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 11:02:01AM +0100, Luca.Lupano wrote: > Hello. > > I have found more informations here > > > http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/adding > > > Are they sufficient? > Yes. If, in addition to selling Debian CD sets you also want to work with installing and training etc, you

informations demand about Debian vendors - second

2005-11-17 Thread Luca.Lupano
Hello. I have found more informations here http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/adding Are they sufficient? Thank you. Regards. Luca Lupano -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

richiesta informazioni - informations demand

2005-11-17 Thread Luca.Lupano
Buongiorno, desidererei sapere, se possibile, come si puo' diventare rivenditori Debian ed, eventualmente, quali requisiti e' necessario possedere. In attesa di un Vostro cortese riscontro porgo distinti saluti. Luca Lupano * Hello.