Re: [gentoo-dev] Continuous Stabilization (Regarding Post Install Test Scripts)

2016-05-19 Thread Harald Alfred Weiner
Dear Pallav, how about using a dedicated eclass for arch-testing? E.g., you might provide a function in some eclass that only runs when called from pkg_postinst [1] phase AND when some configuration option is set. Then a maintainer / arch tester might provide the tests inside the ebuild director

[gentoo-dev] Continuous Stabilization (Regarding Post Install Test Scripts)

2016-05-19 Thread Pallav Agarwal
This is a continuation of "[gentoo-dev] Proposal for changes for the next EAPI version" thread. Since the former subject isn't very relevant anymore. Target: A place to provide scripts that can be used by an automated arch-tester bot to stabilize Gentoo packages. These scripts can be as simple as