On 31.05.20 22:40, Michael Banck wrote: > it's possible for DDs to build/test packages on porter boxes via > dd-schroot-cmd, see https://dsa.debian.org/doc/schroot/. > > However, e.g. arm64 autopkgtest failures are RC bugs and so far, it was > difficult to reproduce and debug those on the porter boxes, at least I > was not aware of an easy way to run autopkgtest on those. > > During the Online MiniDebConf today I hacked a bit around, and (with > some help from Antonio Terceiro) came up with the following > proof-of-concept script: > https://salsa.debian.org/mbanck/dd-autopkgtest/-/blob/master/dd-autopkgtest > > You can run this with a source package name on one of the porter boxes, > like: > > ./dd-autopkgtest foo > > It will then (i) create a working directory with the name of the source > package, (ii) bootstrap a schroot, (iii) install autopkgtest, the test > dependencies and the binaries in the schroot and (iv) run autopkgtest. > It will drop you in a shell if autopkgtest fails. > > The primary limitation is that you can only test binary packages that > are in unstable already, because dd-schroot-cmd does not allow to > install local packages. I have not extended the script for other > distributions than unstable, but that should be possible. > > Bugs, merge requests, suggestions and comments welcome!
It'd be good if this was documented in a "canonical place" besides a few levels deep in a Salsa repo and in a mail to dd. *t