Re: Extend build time for package

[Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net>]

On Thu, 13 Oct 2022, Aurelien Jarno wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 2022-10-12 11:34, Scott Talbert wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I sent this to armhf@buildd.debian.org, but received a bounce message, so
> > sending it here too.
> >
> > Is it possible to extend a package's build timeout?  I'm trying to build
> > haskell-what4 on armhf and it is hitting the 150 minute timeout.  The particular
> > file that it is compiling when timing out takes a VERY LONG TIME to compile.
>
> Do you have an explanation why this package didn't hit the 150 minutes
> timeout on armel, on the exact same buildd? armel is supposed to be
> slower.
>
> So for now I given back the package to really see if this is an issue.

No idea.  :(  Probably something to do with different performance of the 
compiler (ghc) on armhf vs armel?

In any event, it looks like the giveback build succeeded, so I guess we're 
OK.  For future reference, is the 150 minutes timeout adjustable?

Thanks,
Scott