On Sunday 01 May 2011 03:06:00 Mister IT Guru wrote: > On Sun, 2011-05-01 at 08:41 +1000, Steve Barnes wrote: > > Hi list > > > > A few questions regarding the scope of test scripts that have been > > requested: > > > > - is there a git repository or similar source that contains all of the > > currently available test scripts? It would be helpful to know that, > > given my copious spare time, I'm not re-inventing any wheels or > > contributing the 57th LAMP install script. > > > > - relating to package installation test scripts, would there be any > > appreciable benefit to simply throwing everything + kitchen sink at the > > wall and see what _doesn't_ stick? (i.e., yum install every single > > available package one after the other and record any failures?) This > > seems like a more...comprehensive method of uncovering package > > installation issues than me simply picking "my top 10 favourite/most > > well known" yum packages. > > > > - is the scope for test scripts "anything you can think of that performs > > some kind of configuration change with a measurable return value" - e.g, > > tests that cover (for example) networking configuration, > > partition/filesystem creation, package installation, firewall > > configuration, user/group account creation/deletion/editing, SSH key > > generation etc etc etc? > > > > - at present, each test script needs to be self-contained. To reduce the > > amount of code duplication/maintenance is there any intention (or > > objection) to developing a library of helper functions? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Steve > > +1 > > I look forward to some comprehensive discussion with regards to this! I > do like the kitchen sink idea - But not all packages can co exist, with > default setups, like MTA's and such - Just my 2pence Karanbir have one repository with kickstart files: https://nazar.karan.org/cgit/bluecain/tree/README -- Best regards, Marian Marinov -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 198 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20110502/cd153898/attachment-0007.sig>