[vtk-developers] Dashboard

[David Gobbi]

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Marcus D. Hanwell
<marcus.hanwell at kitware.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David E DeMarle
> <dave.demarle at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Having a 100% clean nightly is not going to happen, probably even with a
>> next/master workflow like ParaView has (although that would bring us closer
>> to that "guarantee").
>>
> I second the "that's what nightlies are for" sentiment - they provide
> wider coverage. I can take a look at increasing the warning levels on
> the CDash at Home machines, Linux will be fairly easy and tips are
> welcome for the other platforms.

Yup, nightlies will break from time to time.  That's a given.  I think
a lesson is being missed here, though.  If you commit something that
breaks the dashboard, send a polite email to the list:

"Oops.  I think I broke something on the dashboard.  I'll investigate".

That alone will be a big help to other developers.

 - David