Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Andrew Dunstan writes: >> Maybe it wouldn't be of great value to PostgreSQL. And maybe it would. I >> have an open mind about it. I don't think incompleteness is an argument >> against it, though.
> If you want to do it, by all means go for it. I'm sure it would give > everyone a fuzzy feeling to see the green lights everywhere. But > realistically, don't expect any significant practical benefits, such > cutting beta time by 10%. I think the main value of a build farm is that we'd get nearly immediate feedback about the majority of simple porting problems. Your previous arguments that it wouldn't smoke everything out are certainly valid --- but we wouldn't abandon the regression tests just because they don't find everything. Immediate feedback is good because a patch can be fixed while it's still fresh in the author's mind. I'm for it ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org