Gerd Hoffmann <kra...@redhat.com> writes:
> On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 02:47:02PM +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: >> This patch series changes the way virtual machines for test builds are >> managed. They are created locally on the developer machine now. The >> installer is booted on the serial console and the scripts walks through >> the dialogs to install and configure the guest. >> >> That takes the download.patchew.org server out of the loop and makes it >> alot easier to tweak the guest images (adding build dependencies for >> example). >> >> The install scripts take care to apply host proxy settings (from *_proxy >> environment variables) to the guest, so any package downloads will be >> routed through the proxy and can be cached that way. This also makes >> them work behind strict firewalls. >> >> There are also a bunch of smaller tweaks for tests/vm to fix issues I >> was struggling with. See commit messages of individual patches for >> details. > > Ping. Alex? Fam? Are you going to pick this up? Or should I send a > pull request? I'm just looking at it now. It should be in the next testing/next. I'm just checking to see if there is any crossover with: Subject: [PATCH 0/5] tests/vm: Python 3, improve image caching, and misc Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:07:59 -0400 Message-Id: <20190329210804.22121-1-waine...@redhat.com> -- Alex Bennée
