RFC: Gitlab CI for barebox

[Ahmad Fatoum]

On 05.02.22 15:12, Antony Pavlov wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:39:45 +0100
> Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de> wrote:
> 
> Hello Ahmad!
> 
>> On 30.01.22 13:00, Antony Pavlov wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I have made simple Gitlab CI for barebox.
>>
>> Nice.
>>
>>> Gitlab CI runner setup instruction and
>>> the source for Debian 11 docker image can be found at:
>>>
>>>   https://gitlab.com/frantony/barebox-gitlab-ci-runner
>>
>> I had tried something similar, but with Github actions
>>
>> https://github.com/a3f/barebox/actions/runs/740206381
>>
>> I didn't have the time to pursue this further. I am fine
>> with Gitlab as well.
>>
>>>
>>> Sample gitlab-ci.yaml config file:
>>>
>>>   https://gitlab.com/frantony/barebox/-/commit/b1ed597d8e67c8f76f4f98cd1c6605b936cf2471
>>
>> Here's how it looks for Github actions with emulate.pl:
>>
>> https://github.com/a3f/barebox/blob/emulate.pl/.github/workflows/build-configs.yaml
> 
> I have just update gitlab runner, please see https://gitlab.com/frantony/barebox-gitlab-ci-runner/-/commit/f90c3932f1e90f900c4d4304c6a54898a5ee0e1e
> 
> As a result runner can build barebox for openrisc architecture and run emulate.pl, see
> https://gitlab.com/frantony/barebox/-/pipelines/464224894
> 
> There is a problem with emulate.pl for MIPS (see https://gitlab.com/frantony/barebox/-/jobs/2058215656).
> 
> log/mips/console_main artifact contains the fragment:
> 
> ---- begin ----
> Hit any to stop autoboot:    3
> barebox at qemu malta:/ echo "YGIS""XTJCSB"
> YGISXTJCSB
> barebox at qemu malta:/ echo -o /cmd 'cat /env/data/config'; echo "EOVL""SAWCFS"; sh /cmd; echo "EOVL""SAWCFS" $?;
> EOVLSAWCFS
> could not open /env/data/config: No such file or directory
> EOVLSAWCFS 1
> barebox at qemu malta:/ echo -o /cmd selftest; echo "BOCZ""OJHGFV"; sh /cmd; echo "BOCZ""OJHGFV" $?;
> BOCZOJHGFV
> printf: all 116 tests passed
> progress_notifier: all 12 tests passed
> BOCZOJHGFV 0
> barebox at qemu malta:/
> ---- end ----
> 
> there is a problem: "could not open /env/data/config: No such file or directory"
> 
> How we can pass error to gitlab runner? Now runner reports that there is no error.

That's ok. It's preferable to have the config built into barebox, but
the fallback for getting the .config out of the build directory seems
to work alright.

> 
>>>
>>> @Ahmad
>>>
>>> I suppose we can add your qemu barebox/test/emulate.pl tests into CI.
>>
>> Here is the Github action config for the tests:
>> https://github.com/a3f/barebox/blob/emulate.pl/.github/workflows/vm-tests.yaml
>>
>> Any thoughts on how/if to integrate with the mailing list?
> 
> I suppose gitlab itself can send e-mails on CI pipeline fail.
> 
> 


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