[petsc-dev] IMPORTANT nightly builds are down do not add to next

[Smith, Barry F.]

> On Dec 30, 2017, at 3:53 AM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 5:35 PM, Smith, Barry F. <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> > On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:52 PM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Smith, Barry F. <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> >
> >    The nightly builds are down (out-dated data at the website) and Satish is in India and cannot fix it.
> >
> >     Please do not put anything into next until you are notified that the nightly tests are working again.
> >
> > Cool.
> >
> > This should tell us that we need to make more of an effort to automate this part, and employ failsafe measures.
> 
>   Indeed. Note that this is largely just bad timing, this happens very rarely and it is just bad luck Satish is out.
> 
> I agree completely. However, right now we are all too indispensible. We usually focus on transmitting developer knowledge,
> but I think we need more focus on transmitting process knowledge. Could another group of people pick up and run
> the maintenance process for PETSc?

   No because they would use jenkins or some similar worthless shit; we need to keep control of the processes but need more more help in running the processes. Basically another Satish, ideas on how to find such a person?

> 
>    Matt
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> > Of course, the right time for this is after the new test regime is in place.
> >
> >     Matt
> >
> >
> >     Barry
> > --
> > What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead.
> > -- Norbert Wiener
> >
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> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead.
> -- Norbert Wiener
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