From dbcbfcc669c950a0670dadbb3b6e57798c5aea95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Tromey Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 11:51:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] update README.md --- README.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index aba101f..4d85c1e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,3 +2,38 @@ gdb-buildbot ============ gdb buildbot configuration + + +This is a buildbot configuration for gdb. + +Currently it is a bit out of date. For example, native-gdbserver.exp +is now in-tree and doesn't need any special configuration. + +This configuration makes it easy to deploy slaves that test gdb in +different scenarios. For example there is a canned way to run the +test suite using gdbserver. It is also easy to add new +configurations. This is important because gdb can be used in many +different ways. + +It collects the .sum files and establishes a baseline. The baselines +are then "ratcheted": new PASSes are automatically added to the +baseline for a given slave configuration, and any regressions are +flagged as build failures. + +This also provides a way to retrieve the .sum files for any given +revision and configuration. This can be handy for doing local +comparisons. + + +To do items include: + +* Add more configurations. For example, dwz, split debuginfo, etc. + +* Store the .sum files in a nicer way. Right now they accumulate and + are not de-duplicated. Just de-duplicating would help a bit, but + perhaps a real database of some form would be nicer. + +* Provide a way to do nice web-based comparisons across different + configurations. + +* Host it somewhere :-)