[vdsm] Keeping VDSM Compatible with Ubuntu

[Ewoud Kohl van Wijngaarden]

On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 03:53:08PM +0800, Zhou Zheng Sheng wrote:
> Recently we merged some patches to make VDSM run on Ubuntu. We also have
> some packaging scripts in the debian/ sub-dir. You can either build .deb
> packages manually or find binary packages from VDSM PPA [1] on
> launchpad.net. Once you add that PPA, you can use apt-get to install
> VDSM and its dependencies.
>
> I'll setup a Jenkins on my laptop to test the master branch
> automatically by build and install VDSM on Ubuntu, then running unit and
> functional tests. I suggest when adding a new change, it's better to
> make sure it is covered by unit or functional tests. If you change the
> packaging code, for example adding new options to configure.ac, editing
> vdsm.spec.in, and changing VDSM daemon startup behavior, I am happy to
> be invited to review your patch.
>
> I'd also like to listen to your suggestions on this topic, thanks!

I'd recommend getting in touch with infra to set up an ubuntu slave to
ensure compatibility. We have our CI infra almost in a shape where we
can easily add new slaves.