[test-suite] r251431 - [test-suite] Introduce a new CMake+LIT based harness

David Blaikie via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Wed Oct 28 09:39:33 PDT 2015


On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:37 AM, James Molloy <james at jamesmolloy.co.uk>
wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> Firstly, I tried to reply to this on my wonky hotel wifi last night (and
> failed) so apologies if my devices spontaneously wake up and you receive
> three different permutations of this email :)
>

Heh, no worries


> I'm as keen as you to make this transition swift. The important thing is
> that it *is* a transition
>

OK, that's all I wanted clarification/understanding on - that this is a
transition, that there is a commitment/plan/investment to do that work.


> - it's not another extra build system. Previous email threads have
> concluded that noone (who piped up) is using the more advanced features of
> the Makefile system.
>

Sorry I might've missed (or not connected) some of that context.


> The things that need improvement/implementing before we can switch
> completely  are (non exhaustive):
>   * Add support for cross-compilation (compiling timeit/fpcmp on the host)
>   * Add support for Externals
>   * Add options for number of reruns
>   * Plumb into LNT (alongside the existing Makefile implementation) -
> that's the one that's probably the most involved
>   * Switch over buildbots, staggered, over a period.
>
> Timescales are really hard to estimate or commit to, but the buildbot
> switchover itself is likely to be at least 1-2 weeks as the new solution
> needs to soak to find any bugs.
>

Oh, sure - not expecting it overnight, even in the order of months wouldn't
surprise me. Just wanted to confirm/make sure that it was an explicit goal,
with manpower behind it, to migrate rather than just to add another thing.

Thanks for confirming/explaining!

- Dave


>
> Suffice to say I'm keen to push this on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
> On Tue, 27 Oct 2015 at 20:11 Renato Golin via llvm-commits <
> llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>
>> On 27 October 2015 at 19:55, Chris Matthews via llvm-commits
>> <llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>> > Before things start getting ripped out, we need LNT to get support for
>> this.
>>
>> And all current test-suite buildbots migrated. :)
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