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[[User:Stuarta|stuarta]] 13:35, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 
[[User:Stuarta|stuarta]] 13:35, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
  
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MythTV uses an extensive set of buildslaves, running different operating systems, different versions of Qt (Qt4 & Qt5) as well as different compilers. The aim of this is to validate all changesets do not affect our ability to build on the different platforms.
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MythTV uses an extensive set of buildworkers, running different operating systems, as well as different compilers. The aim of this is to validate all changesets do not affect our ability to build on the different platforms.
  
 
The intention is to ensure that MythTV will build and run on all the current distro flavours, and in particular on the long term stable variants. eg.
 
The intention is to ensure that MythTV will build and run on all the current distro flavours, and in particular on the long term stable variants. eg.
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== Build Master ==
 
== Build Master ==
  
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You can look at the progress of current builds or the history of the most recent builds by visiting [https://code.mythtv.org/buildbot BuildMaster]. I'd recommend either the waterfall or console pages.
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You can look at the progress of current builds or the history of the most recent builds by visiting [https://code.mythtv.org/buildbot BuildMaster]. I'd recommend the console page.
  
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== Setting up a build slave ==
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== Setting up a build worker ==
  
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Setting up a build slave is a relatively simple process. If you have a server capable of running a virtual machine or three, then offers of buildslaves are always welcome. Please contact the developers via IRC #mythtv on freenode.
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Setting up a build worker is a relatively simple process. If you have a server capable of running a virtual machine or three, then offers of buildworkers are always welcome. Please contact the developers via IRC '''#mythtv on Libera Chat''' - irc://irc.libera.chat/#mythtv.
  
 
=== Basic VM configuration ===
 
=== Basic VM configuration ===
  
 
* 1x CPU
 
* 1x CPU
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* 2Gb RAM (preferred, can work with less)
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* 2Gb RAM min
 
* 16Gb OS Disk
 
* 16Gb OS Disk
 
* 50Gb /home
 
* 50Gb /home
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=== Automated Method (Recommended) ===
 
=== Automated Method (Recommended) ===
  
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(For CentOS first install epel-release)<br>
 
Install the ansible, ansible-extras (if a separate package on your distro) and git packages, then clone the MythTV ansible repository
 
Install the ansible, ansible-extras (if a separate package on your distro) and git packages, then clone the MythTV ansible repository
  
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/MythTV/ansible.git
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/MythTV/ansible.git
  
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Then as root, change into the directory where the playbooks were checked out to and run
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Change into the directory where the playbooks were checked out to and run
  
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     # ansible-playbook -i hosts buildslave.yml
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     ./mythtv.yml --limit=buildworker
  
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This will install all the packages required, as well as configuring ccache and setting up the startup script to start the buildslave when the server starts. All that is left to do is configure the buildslave. Continue from the step "Connecting to the build network"
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This will install all the packages required, as well as configuring ccache and setting up the startup script to start the buildworker when the server starts. All that is left to do is configure the buildworker. Continue from the step "Connecting to the build network"
  
 
=== Manual Method ===
 
=== Manual Method ===
  
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Here is some information on setting up buildslaves by hand
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Here is some information on setting up buildworker by hand
  
 
* [[Buildslave Debian]]
 
* [[Buildslave Debian]]
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* [[Buildslave Fedora]]
 
* [[Buildslave Fedora]]
  
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You should also create a buildslave user, and configure ccache to be allowed to use 10Gb of cache '''ccache -M 10G'''
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You should also create a buildworker user, and configure ccache to be allowed to use 10Gb of cache '''ccache -M 10G'''
  
 
==== Autostart on boot ====
 
==== Autostart on boot ====
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''NOTE: Only required if you used the manual installation method''
 
''NOTE: Only required if you used the manual installation method''
  
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Configuring the buildslave to autostart on system boot is a very simple step. Create a script '''~/bin/start-buildslave.sh''' with the following contents
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Configuring the buildworker to autostart on system boot is a very simple step. Create a script '''~/bin/start-buildworker.sh''' with the following contents if you are using buildbot < 0.9
  
 
   #!/bin/bash
 
   #!/bin/bash
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   /usr/bin/buildslave stop
 
   /usr/bin/buildslave stop
 
   exec /usr/bin/buildslave start
 
   exec /usr/bin/buildslave start
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Or this if you are using buildbot >= 0.9
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  #!/bin/bash
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  cd ~/mythtv
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  /usr/bin/buildbot-worker stop
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  exec /usr/bin/buildbot-worker start
  
 
Notes:
 
Notes:
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* The stop is not a mistake. The stop causes the buildslave to cleanup any old PID files that are present which would otherwise prohibit the buildslave from starting
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* The stop is not a mistake. The stop causes the buildworker to cleanup any old PID files that are present which would otherwise prohibit the buildworker from starting
  
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Then '''chmod +x ~/bin/start-buildslave.sh'''.
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Then '''chmod +x ~/bin/start-buildworker.sh'''.
  
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Next edit crontab to start it at boot time. As the buildslave user run '''crontab -e''' and add the following line
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Next edit crontab to start it at boot time. As the buildworker user run '''crontab -e''' and add the following line
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  @reboot /home/buildslave/bin/start-buildslave.sh
 
  
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  @reboot /home/buildworker/bin/start-buildworker.sh
  
 
== Connecting to the build network ==
 
== Connecting to the build network ==
  
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For this you will need to talk to the developers on IRC again. You should create a passwordless ssh key for your buildslave user, this will need to be added to allow the builder to checkout the code from our git repository.  
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For this you will need to talk to the developers on IRC again.
  
 
You will be provided with the following pieces of information
 
You will be provided with the following pieces of information
  
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* your buildslave's name
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* your buildworker's name
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* the password assigned to your buildslave
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* the password assigned to your buildworker
 
* the hostname and port number of the buildmaster, i.e. buildbot.mythtv.org:9989
 
* the hostname and port number of the buildmaster, i.e. buildbot.mythtv.org:9989
  
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=== Configure the buildslave ===
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=== Configure the buildworker ===
  
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run the 'buildslave' command as follows
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Run the 'buildworker' command as follows for buildbot < 0.9
  
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   # su - buildslave
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   # su - buildworker
 
   $ mkdir mythtv
 
   $ mkdir mythtv
 
   $ buildslave create-slave mythtv buildbot.mythtv.org:9989 SLAVENAME PASSWORD
 
   $ buildslave create-slave mythtv buildbot.mythtv.org:9989 SLAVENAME PASSWORD
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  $ ssh git@code.mythtv.org ''(accept the host key otherwise you will get git failures on builds.)''
 
  
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Please make sure you edit info/host and info/admin in ~buildslave/mythtv so we know some information about your buildslave and your contact details.  
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Or like this for buildbot >= 0.9
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NOTE: The startup script installed by the automated method will automatically populate info/host at startup
 
  
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buildslave needs to be started if not already running by either reboot, or by running the following as the buildslave user
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  # su - buildworker
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  $ mkdir mythtv
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  $ buildbot-worker create-worker mythtv buildbot.mythtv.org:9989 WORKERNAME PASSWORD
  
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    ~/bin/start-buildslave.sh
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Please make sure you edit info/host and info/admin in ~buildworker/mythtv so we know some information about your buildworker and your contact details.  
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NOTE: The startup script installed by the automated method will automatically populate info/host at startup
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Then a build can be forced by talking to MythBuild on irc in #mythtv-commits
 
  
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  MythBuild: force build <build_name> <message>
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buildworker needs to be started if not already running by either reboot, or by running the following as the buildworker user
  
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NOTE: build_name is the name of the e.g. master-ubuntu-current-64bit not SLAVENAME that is name of the buildslave e.g. stuarta-ubuntu-current-64bit
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    ~/bin/start-buildworker.sh

Latest revision as of 18:35, 20 September 2022

Buildbot Network

stuarta 13:35, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

MythTV uses an extensive set of buildworkers, running different operating systems, as well as different compilers. The aim of this is to validate all changesets do not affect our ability to build on the different platforms.

The intention is to ensure that MythTV will build and run on all the current distro flavours, and in particular on the long term stable variants. eg.

  • Debian Stable
  • Ubuntu LTS
  • Fedora
  • FreeBSD
  • OS X
  • RHEL/Centos6 is not an option due to the Qt version being too old.

Architecture Support:

  • i386
  • x86_64
  • arm (currently armhf, armv6, armv7hl)

Build Master

You can look at the progress of current builds or the history of the most recent builds by visiting BuildMaster. I'd recommend the console page.

Setting up a build worker

Setting up a build worker is a relatively simple process. If you have a server capable of running a virtual machine or three, then offers of buildworkers are always welcome. Please contact the developers via IRC #mythtv on Libera Chat - irc://irc.libera.chat/#mythtv.

Basic VM configuration

  • 1x CPU
  • 2Gb RAM min
  • 16Gb OS Disk
  • 50Gb /home

Notes:

  • 50Gb /home is sufficient to hold at least 3 different builds as well as the whole 10Gb ccache

Installation

Install the operating system you are planning to use.

Automated Method (Recommended)

(For CentOS first install epel-release)
Install the ansible, ansible-extras (if a separate package on your distro) and git packages, then clone the MythTV ansible repository 

   $ git clone https://github.com/MythTV/ansible.git

Change into the directory where the playbooks were checked out to and run 

   ./mythtv.yml --limit=buildworker

This will install all the packages required, as well as configuring ccache and setting up the startup script to start the buildworker when the server starts. All that is left to do is configure the buildworker. Continue from the step "Connecting to the build network"

Manual Method

Here is some information on setting up buildworker by hand

You should also create a buildworker user, and configure ccache to be allowed to use 10Gb of cache ccache -M 10G

Autostart on boot

NOTE: Only required if you used the manual installation method

Configuring the buildworker to autostart on system boot is a very simple step. Create a script ~/bin/start-buildworker.sh with the following contents if you are using buildbot < 0.9 

  #!/bin/bash
  cd ~/mythtv
  /usr/bin/buildslave stop
  exec /usr/bin/buildslave start

Or this if you are using buildbot >= 0.9 

  #!/bin/bash
  cd ~/mythtv
  /usr/bin/buildbot-worker stop
  exec /usr/bin/buildbot-worker start

Notes:

  • The stop is not a mistake. The stop causes the buildworker to cleanup any old PID files that are present which would otherwise prohibit the buildworker from starting

Then chmod +x ~/bin/start-buildworker.sh.

Next edit crontab to start it at boot time. As the buildworker user run crontab -e and add the following line 

 @reboot /home/buildworker/bin/start-buildworker.sh

Connecting to the build network

For this you will need to talk to the developers on IRC again.

You will be provided with the following pieces of information

  • your buildworker's name
  • the password assigned to your buildworker
  • the hostname and port number of the buildmaster, i.e. buildbot.mythtv.org:9989

Configure the buildworker

Run the 'buildworker' command as follows for buildbot < 0.9 

  # su - buildworker
  $ mkdir mythtv
  $ buildslave create-slave mythtv buildbot.mythtv.org:9989 SLAVENAME PASSWORD

Or like this for buildbot >= 0.9 

  # su - buildworker
  $ mkdir mythtv
  $ buildbot-worker create-worker mythtv buildbot.mythtv.org:9989 WORKERNAME PASSWORD

Please make sure you edit info/host and info/admin in ~buildworker/mythtv so we know some information about your buildworker and your contact details. NOTE: The startup script installed by the automated method will automatically populate info/host at startup

buildworker needs to be started if not already running by either reboot, or by running the following as the buildworker user 

   ~/bin/start-buildworker.sh
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