Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:17:00 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: poudriere fetch timeout? Message-ID: <20141225171336.Q99601@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <mailman.67.1419422401.51980.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> References: <mailman.67.1419422401.51980.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
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In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 551, Issue 3, Message: 21 On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:20:49 +0000 Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On 24/12/2014 00:09, Brian W. wrote: > > How long will it be till package builds happen nearly immediately after a > > commit change. It seems this is viewed optionally now and this is why folks > > are asking so many questions about this. > > When the hardware fairies[*] come along and wave their magic wands over > all the racks and conjure up about as much compute capacity again as is > currently available to build packages with. Unfortunately, unlike the > tooth fairy (who takes away teeth and leaves money in their place), > hardware fairies work the other way round. They want a tidy heap of > currency first. And unlike Santa's Elves who can deliver a world's > worth of presents faster than even the wildest wet dreams of an Amazon > executive, their magics take some time to brew, until there are properly > fettled servers happily chugging away building packages at all hours of > day and night. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > [*] I'm sure the FreeBSD Foundation guys who are actually *paying* for > the kit, and the clusteradmin guys who install and manage it all will > not mind my referring to them as such. I expect they'll be chuffed. 'Tis the season for silly hats anyway .. cheers, Ian
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