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We prefer faster builds so developers + will get feedback sooner after changes get committed.</p></li> + + <li><p>The computer you will be registering with the LLVM buildbot + infrastructure should have all dependencies installed and you can + actually build your configuration successfully. Please check what degree + of parallelism (-j param) would give the fastest build. + You can build multiple configurations on one computer.</p></li> + + <li><p>Install buildslave (currently we are using buildbot version 0.8.5). + Depending on the platform, buildslave could be available to download and + install with your packet manager, or you can download it directly from + <a href="http://trac.buildbot.net">http://trac.buildbot.net</a> and + install it manually.</p></li> + + <li><p>Create a designated user account, your buildslave will be running + under, and set appropriate permissions.</p></li> + + <li><p>Choose the buildslave root directory (all builds will be placed under + it), buildslave access name and password the build master will be using + to authenticate your buildslave.</p></li> + + <li><p>Create a buildslave in context of that buildslave account. + Point it to the <b>lab.llvm.org</b> port <b>9990</b> (see + <a href="http://buildbot.net/buildbot/docs/current/full.html#creating-a-slave"> + Buildbot documentation, Creating a slave</a> + for more details) by running the following command:</p> + +<div class="doc_code"> +<pre> +$ buildslave create-slave <i>buildslave-root-directory</i> \ + lab.llvm.org:9990 \ + <i>buildslave-access-name buildslave-access-password</i> +</pre> +</div></li> + + <li><p>Fill the buildslave description and admin name/e-mail. + Here is an example of the buildslave description:</p> + +<div class="doc_code"> +<pre> +Windows 7 x64 +Core i7 (2.66GHz), 16GB of RAM + +g++.exe (TDM-1 mingw32) 4.4.0 +GNU Binutils 2.19.1 +cmake version 2.8.4 +Microsoft(R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.40219.01 for 80x86 +</pre> +</div></li> + + <li><p>Make sure you can actually start the buildslave successfully. Then set + up your buildslave to start automatically at the start up time. + See the buildbot documentation for help. + You may want to restart your computer to see if it works.</p></li> + + <li><p>Send a patch which adds your build slave and your builder to zorg.</p> + <ul> + <li>slaves are added to + <tt>buildbot/osuosl/master/config/slaves.py</tt></li> + <li>builders are added to + <tt>buildbot/osuosl/master/config/builders.py</tt></li> + </ul></li> + + <li><p>Send the buildslave access name and the access password directly + to <a href="mailto:gkistanova@gmail.com">Galina Kistanova</a>, and wait + till she will let you know that your changes are applied and buildmaster + is reconfigured.</p> + + <li><p>Check the status of your buildslave on the + <a href="http://lab.llvm.org:8011/waterfall">Waterfall Display</a> + to make sure it is connected, and + <a href="http://lab.llvm.org:8011/buildslaves/your-buildslave-name"> + http://lab.llvm.org:8011/buildslaves/<your-buildslave-name></a> + to see if administrator contact and slave information are correct.</p> + </li> + + <li><p>Wait for the first build to succeed and enjoy.</p></li> +</ol> + +</div> + +<!-- *********************************************************************** --> +<hr> +<address> + <a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer"><img + src="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/images/vcss-blue" alt="Valid CSS"></a> + <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer"><img + src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401-blue" alt="Valid HTML 4.01"></a> + <a href="http://llvm.org/">The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a> + <br> + Last modified: $Date: 2011-10-31 12:50:0 -0700 (Mon, 31 Oct 2011) $ +</address> +</body> +</html> |
