Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:13:57 +0200 From: Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de> To: Shaun Amott <shaun@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Solutions for the PR load problem Message-ID: <4C3C90C5.9010400@bsdforen.de> In-Reply-To: <20100709215656.GA23847@charon.picobyte.net> References: <4C374B3E.90704@bsdforen.de> <20100709172503.GA22795@charon.picobyte.net> <4C375E47.9020307@bsdforen.de> <20100709200016.GA23404@charon.picobyte.net> <4C378BB5.2080206@bsdforen.de> <20100709215656.GA23847@charon.picobyte.net>
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On 09/07/2010 23:56, Shaun Amott wrote: > On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 10:51:01PM +0200, Dominic Fandrey wrote: >> So if I set up a private tinderbox and provide amd64 and i386 >> 6-/7-/8-stable logs with every PR I submit it would hasten the >> processing of my PRs? >> >> If that is so, I'll get me a small quad-core with ~16GB RAM >> and a huge hard disk just for this purpose (my largest hard disk >> is the one in my notebook, not sufficient for all the distfiles >> and packages). > > Sure, I would be more likely to look at / commit your patches in a > timely fashion if you've done part of the work for me. I'm pretty sure > it helped back when I was submitting lots of ports PRs. I ordered the machine last weekend. It won't run 24/7 or be remotely accessible, but when I get comfortable with the process, I can start testing other PRs and attach links to the test logs. I think this is about as helpful as I can afford get at the moment. On a side note, I only bought 8GB RAM, because of the ridiculous pricing. I'll have to pay as much as I paid a couple of months ago for the same amount for my notebook. Regards -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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