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author | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2023-10-21 21:45:43 -0400 |
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committer | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2023-10-23 11:42:19 -0400 |
commit | cbd20d627497053871db863970c07d93c7081786 (patch) | |
tree | d2414bfb75a9ef461553049111de1cee761f4a7e | |
parent | b6619c5db410fb01e552c6168bd6bc7f41c6c993 (diff) |
doc: Document Cuirass build notifications.
* doc/contributing.texi (Tracking Bugs and Changes)
<Cuirass Build Notifications>: New subsection.
Change-Id: Icead24ec18cd4511ee6217aae3c1d11ec552a9c7
Reviewed-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>
-rw-r--r-- | doc/contributing.texi | 40 |
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 43cfae26c4..ac7f8d2e0f 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ needed is to review and apply the patch. * Version Numbers:: When the name is not enough. * Synopses and Descriptions:: Helping users find the right package. * Snippets versus Phases:: Whether to use a snippet, or a build phase. -* Cyclic Module Dependencies:: Going full circle. +* Cyclic Module Dependencies:: Going full circle. * Emacs Packages:: Your Elisp fix. * Python Modules:: A touch of British comedy. * Perl Modules:: Little pearls. @@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ patch submissions and topic branches. * Managing Patches and Branches:: How changes to Guix are managed. * Debbugs User Interfaces:: Ways to interact with Debbugs. * Debbugs Usertags:: Tag reports with custom labels. +* Cuirass Build Notifications:: Be alerted of any breakage via RSS feeds. @end menu @node The Issue Tracker @@ -2020,6 +2021,43 @@ with the @code{guix} user. If the usertag proves useful to you, consider updating this section of the manual so that others will know what your usertag means. +@node Cuirass Build Notifications +@subsection Cuirass Build Notifications + +@cindex build event notifications, RSS feed +@cindex notifications, build events +Cuirass includes @acronym{RSS, Really Simple Syndication} feeds as one +of its features (@pxref{Notifications,,,cuirass}). Since +@url{https://ci.guix.gnu.org/, Berlin} runs an instance of Cuirass, this +feature can be used to keep track of recently broken or fixed packages +caused by changes pushed to the Guix git repository. Any RSS client can +be used. A good one, included with Emacs, is @xref{Gnus,,,gnus}. To +register the feed, copy its URL, then from the main Gnus buffer, +@samp{*Group*}, do the following: + +@cindex Gnus, configuration to read CI RSS feeds +@cindex RSS feeds, Gnus configuration +@example +@kbd{G R} https://ci.guix.gnu.org/events/rss/?specification=master RET +Guix CI - master RET Build events for specification master. RET +@end example + +@noindent +Then, back at the @samp{*Group*} buffer, press @kbd{s} to save the newly +added RSS group. As for any other Gnus group, you can update its +content by pressing the @kbd{g} key. You should now receive +notifications that read like: + +@example + . [ ?: Cuirass ] Build tree-sitter-meson.aarch64-linux on master is fixed. + . [ ?: Cuirass ] Build rust-pbkdf2.aarch64-linux on master is fixed. + . [ ?: Cuirass ] Build rust-pbkdf2.x86_64-linux on master is fixed. +@end example + +@noindent +where each RSS entry contains a link to the Cuirass build details page +of the associated build. + @node Commit Access @section Commit Access |