Head build unsafe for /etc today

[Cy Schubert]

In message <201711041723.vA4HNANJ001399 at pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>, "Rodney W. 
Gri
mes" writes:
> > On 11/2/2017 8:58 PM, Warner Losh wrote:
> > > FreeBSD has grown too big to test every possible thing before you commit.
> 
> I would say that it has always been too big to test every possible
> thing before a commit.  Breakage is just going to happen, we make
> great efforts to minimize it, but like all risks sooner or later
> your gona have a failure.
> 
> > 
> > The build itself is massive.  I usually forget about release/ and the
> > new 'make packages', external toolchain, "old style" kernel builds, etc.
> Good starting list for "make build-regresion" ?
> 
> > 
> > Steve's concerns have validity.   I do think it's time we have an
> > automated suite to test most build cases for things like bmake upgrades
> > or other high risk changes like META_MODE.
> > 
> > 
> > I'll think about this and add to my list of things to implement.
> 
> I would even go so far as to say this may be what we should be
> running in (a) Jenkins.  Or perhaps a deeper exp-run?

Yes.


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