[buildbot] Change display from default 'compile' / 'compiling' / 'compile failed'

[sebb <se...@gmail.com>]

Buildbot jobs tend to use a lot of 'compile' steps to run Ant targets;
however, not all such targets are compile phases.

It would be nice to be able to change the text that is displayed in
the logs, so it is obvious what the step is without having to look at
the log.

Is this possible?

Re: [buildbot] Change display from default 'compile' / 'compiling' / 'compile failed'

[sebb <se...@gmail.com>]

On 8 December 2011 08:21, Gavin McDonald <ga...@16degrees.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sebb [mailto:sebbaz@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:42 AM
>> To: builds@apache.org
>> Subject: Re: [buildbot] Change display from default 'compile' /
> 'compiling' /
>> 'compile failed'
>>
>> On 21 November 2011 12:01, sebb <se...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Buildbot jobs tend to use a lot of 'compile' steps to run Ant targets;
>> > however, not all such targets are compile phases.
>> >
>> > It would be nice to be able to change the text that is displayed in
>> > the logs, so it is obvious what the step is without having to look at
>> > the log.
>> >
>> > Is this possible?
>>
>> Ping - anyone?
>
> Yep sorry.
>
> Compile command does not take args for descriptions, sure it can be extended
> to do so but I'd like to stay on course
> for a pure upstream Buildbot. (We only have a couple of custom methods to
> keep track of).

OK.

Perhaps the authors will provide such an enhancement in future, as is
would be useful for complicated jobs with multiple real compiles ...

> Luckily ShellCommand provides a description and descriptionDone which gets
> displayed. Technically you don't need
> Compile anyway so please see  r799926 where I went ahead and changed it all
> around. Your next build should be a
> bit more useful. Feel free to tweak as necessary.

Thanks.

> Gav...
>
>

RE: [buildbot] Change display from default 'compile' / 'compiling' / 'compile failed'

[Gavin McDonald <ga...@16degrees.com.au>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sebb [mailto:sebbaz@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:42 AM
> To: builds@apache.org
> Subject: Re: [buildbot] Change display from default 'compile' /
'compiling' /
> 'compile failed'
> 
> On 21 November 2011 12:01, sebb <se...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Buildbot jobs tend to use a lot of 'compile' steps to run Ant targets;
> > however, not all such targets are compile phases.
> >
> > It would be nice to be able to change the text that is displayed in
> > the logs, so it is obvious what the step is without having to look at
> > the log.
> >
> > Is this possible?
> 
> Ping - anyone?

Yep sorry.

Compile command does not take args for descriptions, sure it can be extended
to do so but I'd like to stay on course
for a pure upstream Buildbot. (We only have a couple of custom methods to
keep track of).

Luckily ShellCommand provides a description and descriptionDone which gets
displayed. Technically you don't need 
Compile anyway so please see  r799926 where I went ahead and changed it all
around. Your next build should be a
bit more useful. Feel free to tweak as necessary.

Gav...

Re: [buildbot] Change display from default 'compile' / 'compiling' / 'compile failed'

[sebb <se...@gmail.com>]

On 21 November 2011 12:01, sebb <se...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Buildbot jobs tend to use a lot of 'compile' steps to run Ant targets;
> however, not all such targets are compile phases.
>
> It would be nice to be able to change the text that is displayed in
> the logs, so it is obvious what the step is without having to look at
> the log.
>
> Is this possible?

Ping - anyone?