Automated Testing for Flavors -- Update

[flocculant at gmx.co.uk]

On 09/03/16 21:56, Simon Quigley wrote:
> Flocculant,
>
> First of all, I would like to say thank you for providing input on this.
>
> There is no function implemented in the API to update the notice board (unless it is really REALLY subtle and I can't see the function).
>
> I actually think Nicholas' idea of having results on the tracker would be fine. I think there needs to be a comment on the submitted test case that says something like "this is automated" would be good.
I don't agree.
>   I'm not the release manager for a flavor, but my guess is, you don't just look at the test case completion and say, "oh, it's failing"

no of course not - we would check what the person failing it has 
reported as the cause - the bug
>   and just leave it at that. Plus, if autopilot tests are failing, that's probably bad and should be addressed anyways.

This is completely beside the point at the moment - the tests have been 
failing for over a year now - so I see absolutely no rush to get this 
causing issues now we're only a few weeks away from release.


>   And it would be much easier to hack up a script to do this, I just need to fetch the autopilot results, then submit it. So I'm supporting Nicholas' original idea.
>
> Now, if someone, within the next hour or two (while I'm out eating), decides to hack together an API function for this and gets an MP out, I'm all for flocculant's solution, but for now, we don't have that. :)
>
> Let me know if you have another idea that uses the API and I will be glad to do it. :)
>
> Thanks,
> Simon Quigley
> tsimonq2 at ubuntu.com
> tsimonq2 on Freenode
If we are going to randomly add fails to the tracker for no other reason 
than it seems like a good idea - then I'll have to ask that Xubuntu 
isn't included - there are enough problems with the tracker results 
without adding completely pointless fail results to it.

When there is actually a sensible reason to add things to the tracker 
then you'd find me much more accomodating.