Re: pkg/35939: build id's of multiple bulk builds overwrite each other

[Andreas Hallmann <hallmann%ahatec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/35939; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andreas Hallmann <hallmann%ahatec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/35939: build id's of multiple bulk builds overwrite each
 other
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:08:55 +0100

 Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/35939; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: pkg/35939: build id's of multiple bulk builds overwrite each 
 > other
 > Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:15:49 +0100
 >
 >  On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 07:35:00AM +0000, hallmann%ahatec.de@localhost 
 > wrote:
 >  > The build id's are stored in a file during a bulk build.
 >  > Most other bulk build property-files are suffixed by the building hostname
 >  > but .bulk_build_id isn't.
 >  
 >  I think the others should be changed to just drop the bulk id. You
 >  should use a unique BULKFILESDIR for each host, which is necessary to
 >  get unique error logs etc. anyway.
 >  
 >  Joerg
 >  
 >   
 Dear Joerg,
 I would disagree.
 The current framework just works out of the box and does even better 
 with the given patch.
 I agree that BULKFILESDIR is much more flexible.
 But I don't see a way to make it work out of the box.
 So removing the other approach will put another burden on bulk building 
 beginners.
 On the other hand, the BULKFILESDIR approach will work in the presence 
 of  the patch.
 
 So please consider to improve the old approach and drop a note on the 
 BULKFILESDIR approach in the pkgsrc-guide.
 Should I write a paragraph or two on the topic of simultaneous builds on 
 the same pkgsrc-tree?
 
 Cheers Andreas