Re: Network access during build
On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 08:07:14PM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> The only controversial cases seem to be tests, and these can run
> optionally after the packages have been built.
>
> Has anyone already thought of moving such tests into a separate optional
> step after the build is completed?
>
> What I have in mind is the last lines of dpkg-buildpackage output being:
>
> This package contains optioal tests that might access the network.
> You can run them separately using
> dpkg-buildpackage --run-network-tests
>
>
> Commandline parameter, DEB_BUILD_ option or buildpackage.conf might also
> define that they run automatically after building the packages - this is
> then your personal policy, and autobuilders are also able to run the
> tests if they want to.
Good idea!
What about just DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=network [1]? That would require no
changes to any tools, and be consistent with other tags like nocheck, noopt,
nostrip or parallel.
[1]. Chosen for brevity, you may prefer something more descriptive.
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