Re: [gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-08 Thread Sam Bishop
On 8 December 2014 at 08:54, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:42 PM, James wrote: >> Rich Freeman gentoo.org> writes: >>> > liveUSB, where folks can download "Gentoo Fever" onto a usb stick and >>> > stick >>> > into their current hardware and boot up a killer code development sys

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-07 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 5:42 PM, James wrote: > Rich Freeman gentoo.org> writes: >> > liveUSB, where folks can download "Gentoo Fever" onto a usb stick and stick >> > into their current hardware and boot up a killer code development system. >> >> Building a liveUSB version of Gentoo is almost comp

[gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-07 Thread James
Rich Freeman gentoo.org> writes: > > liveUSB, where folks can download "Gentoo Fever" onto a usb stick and stick > > into their current hardware and boot up a killer code development system. > > Building a liveUSB version of Gentoo is almost completely orthagonal > to building an automatic ebui

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-07 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 2:16 PM, James wrote: > Sam Bishop cygnus.email> writes: > >> In my mind. Gentoo has the kind of hook you speak of. We just havent >> refined it or done a good job showing it off to the world. >> The ebuild format is one of the most powerful packaging standards. > >> An aut

[gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-07 Thread James
Sam Bishop cygnus.email> writes: > In my mind. Gentoo has the kind of hook you speak of. We just havent > refined it or done a good job showing it off to the world. > The ebuild format is one of the most powerful packaging standards. > An automatic test battery for Gentoo could possibly catapul

[gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-05 Thread James
Rich Freeman gentoo.org> writes: > My guess is that the hardware to run all this on is the simplest part > of the problem. If somebody writes something good and we build the > processes to support it, then I'm sure we can find donors to provide > the CPU cycles. ChromeOS could probably steal w

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-05 Thread Rich Freeman
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 9:05 AM, James wrote: > Alec Ten Harmsel alectenharmsel.com> writes: > >> I have time next semester, I'll look into it > >> > Repoman false-alarms is another potential issue with this. >> Repoman can be improved ;) Repoman is already run nightly, I just don't >> think Gento

[gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-05 Thread James
Alec Ten Harmsel alectenharmsel.com> writes: > I have time next semester, I'll look into it > > Repoman false-alarms is another potential issue with this. > Repoman can be improved ;) Repoman is already run nightly, I just don't > think Gentoo has the manpower to deal with that stuff. Fantasti

[gentoo-user] Re: automated code validation

2014-12-04 Thread James
Alec Ten Harmsel alectenharmsel.com> writes: > > an automated fashion. It's also extremely alpha and I find new > > issues every time I use it. alpha is my middle name. > > That all being said I would love feedback and if anyone is brave > > enough to use it I would love to start catalogi