> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of
> Andrew Dunstan
> Sent: 02 June 2006 03:31
> To: tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
> Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] 'CVS-Unknown' buildfarm failures?
>
> cvs-unknown means there are unknown files in the repo:
>
> my $unknown_files = grep {/^\?/ } @cvslog;
> ...
> send_result('CVS-Unknown',$unknown_files,\@cvslog)
> if ($unknown_files);
>
> This is almost always a case of operator error. buildfarm
> only ever builds
> in a copy of the repo, not in the permanent repo itself, so
> there should
> NEVER be any file there which does not come from CVS. I have
> repeatedly
> advised buildfarm member owners not to build by hand in the
> buildfarm repos.
> Not everybody listens, apparently.
The owner of snake can guarantee that that is not the case - that box is
not used for *anything* other than the buildfarm and hasn't even been
logged into for weeks, if not months.
The failures come and go, so I have to suspect something other than
operator error.
Regards, Dave
