January 2011 - openSUSE Build Service - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-buildservice] OBS 2.1.5 released
by Adrian Schröter 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

We just released another bugfix release for OBS 2.1. Update for all 2.1.x users will work just by updating the packages and restart the services. No further steps are needed. Please note also that we updated the future OBS roadmap. We will skip 2.2 release to give it some more time to stabelize and release the features together with 2.3 end of next month hopefully. Feature backport: ================= * Support xz compression on srcdiff Changes: ======== * backend: Throw valid error message when running a source service on a linked, but not branched package. * backend: cleaned up BSConfig template. * worker: Support new --vm-memory parameter of new build script. * Outdated OBS book has been removed Bugfixes: ========= * webui: Don't crash if package has no debuginfo * webui: Don't crash without session data * api: fix database of _product: packages, when a request accept of product rename or a new product addition happens. * backend: fixed storage of incorrect linked data, which could happen when accessing to a package link via a project link under some circumstances. * backend: useforbuild parameter was not checked when using Exportfilters in prjconf. -- Adrian Schroeter SUSE Linux Products GmbH email: adrian(a)suse.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] [PATCH] support additional request types in notifications
by Anas Nashif 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Hi, This patch adds additional request types in notifications, especially requests to change a role. Anas

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[opensuse-buildservice] project home:hauky inconsisten
by Hanke 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Hello OBS-admins, it seems that my home-project home:hauky is in an inconsistent state : hanke@senf:home:hauky>osc update Updating apache2-mod_auth_memcookie At revision 2. [...snip...] checking out new package openafs-osd-transarc Server returned an error: HTTP Error 404: Not Found package 'openafs-osd-transarc' does not exist I have deleted the package "openafs-osd-transarc" but somehow OBS still knows about it. Can you please remove all traces of "openafs-osd-transarc" ? Thanks! Christof -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] Creating a Tutorial project in OBS
by Helen 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Hi folks, I don't know if this has been suggested before, but just in case - I'd like to propose a tutorial project in OBS. This would be a good accompaniment to the book and wiki. I've been looking for small programming examples to try packaging. I know most people who are packaging will be programmers and this won't be an issue, but I know of at least one sysadmin with minimal programming experience who did a good job with packaging software so I'm sure he won't be the only case. Darix and Bitshuffler kindly pointed me to some small projects on their home: repos in OBS so that I can have a manageable example to work with. When you're starting out you want a 'model' example with a nice, readable .spec file so everything makes sense. So I thought maybe someone would like to create a sample project home: with some accompanying notes, starting with something very small with easy to find tarball and correct spec file for RPM (and perhaps including some notes for DEB). Perhaps, someone might like to create a few projects that would give typical problems - WITH how to fix instructions! It's one thing to go and find documentation to fix a problem as you discover it, but most tutorials start off with easy problems first and gradually get harder! What do you think? I'm sure many people must have suitable little projects tucked away that would be perfect, they could just be copied to a suitably named directory. It would be an added bonus if there were any small simple programs that a student might find useful as a model. Well that's the rough idea, maybe you have a better way of implementing. (perhaps just a wiki page with links to suitable projects would do?) cheers Helen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] Proposed OBS rename
by gumb 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

Hi. I am forwarding a proposal for the renaming of the openSUSE Build Service, in order to try and increase its adoption and recognition. Indeed, it seems like certain moves may already have been made in this direction but I'm not too clear on that (see below). This is a follow-up to a suggestion by Jos Poortvliet which he originally made mention of in a recent blog post, here: http://nowwhatthe.blogspot.com/2011/01/lca-on-friday.html Whilst I am merely an end-user, he has suggested in the spirit of openness that I contact the project via this list to further the discussion. Essentially, such a renaming could be as 'simple' as calling it the 'Open Build Service', and I note that the Meego project, for example, already seems to use this on some of its webpages, but the main OBS introduction page does not, hence my uncertainty. The reasoning behind this subtle change is that the project has perhaps not gained the traction that it should have done in the wider open source and distro community in consideration of what an advanced and useful tool it is. I see there being two key contributory factors behind this: 1) The very name openSUSE Build Service immediately implies something related and perhaps specific to the openSUSE distribution. Many developers / packagers are simply unaware of its scope. 2) There are those for whom anything associated with the name openSUSE makes them run a mile. Rightfully or wrongfully, all the previous Novell / MS associations forever tarnish the image of openSUSE for some. The OBS is unfairly tarred with the same brush, and no matter how good a service it becomes, this perception is unlikely to change for a long time to come. Of course, general marketing and other factors may also play a part, but I don't think the above two reasons should be easily discounted. Several times I have read conversations involving developers / packagers who are struggling to make packages available for a variety of distros, and when OBS is raised as a potential solution the thread often falls flat or it is dismissed, sometimes for some technical reason or sometimes for no good reason. To appease the latter category of OBS avoiders, the openSUSE branding could perhaps take a back seat and not be so obviously featured. Let the service speak for itself. The website would need some rewording and perhaps more generic theming or image elements to reduce all the immediate references to openSUSE. I'm basing this broadly on the concept that subtle or subconscious persuasion can often triumph over blatant advertising, but I'm no marketing expert! Having openSUSE in the title should bring some prestige and publicity to the openSUSE project, but it probably has just as much adverse effect. Far better to attract more people to the service in the first instance, and upon discovering its qualities a certain kudos might then be attributed before the user needs to discover who's behind it. The rewards and prestige would eventually come from the project generating many times as much usage and therefore media recognition, instead of shouting about itself and falling upon deaf ears, and ultimately occupying a niche. Not meaning to take anything away from the efforts so far. Having Meego and others on board is a great achievement, but I think the points in Jos's post are an indicator of the widespread ignorance that may be holding it back from reaching out further. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] Testmail
by Sascha Manns 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

This is just a testmail. Please ignore -- Sincerely Yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Membership Comitee openSUSE Electioncomitee openSUSE Marketing Team Packager in Build Service Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.saschamanns.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] Can't use the web ui to submit, no target defined.
by Dave Plater 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

Hi, with the feature freeze looming and lots to submit my fingers are getting tired of typing on the command line. This has been broken since last weekend and it's not just me see the opensuse-kde thread titled "New phonon release, tells us not to use xine". I was expecting somebody else to complain. Thanks in advance for fixing this. Dave P -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] Patch for a prjconf <SPEC_REL> macro.
by David Greaves 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hi I have a patch for a <SPEC_REL> macro. This allows user values in the Release to be combined with <CI_CNT> etc It would use the value provided in the .spec and the prjconf could be: Release: <SPEC_REL>.<CI_CNT>.<B_CNT> see: http://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10910 for more context The patch is at: http://gitorious.org/~lbt/opensuse/lbt-build/commit/a9551517580f69e3e3c59ba… It works as intended but I wanted to confirm there aren't any subtle issues I've missed. I'd like to get this into build for 2.2 David -- "Don't worry, you'll be fine; I saw it work in a cartoon once..." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-buildservice] [Patch][RFC] armv7hl support for osc
by Jan-Simon Möller 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Next patch in the series. Best, Jan-Simon

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[opensuse-buildservice] [Patch][RFC] Add armv7hl to build script.
by Jan-Simon Möller 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Follow up to armv7hl scheduler, we need build to support it, too. Best, Jan-Simon

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