Install and initial configuration Buildbot on Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian

Igor Matheus Andrade Torrente
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Buildbot its tool to automate compilation and tests. This tutorial we will install it on three important distro and run it.

1 - Installation dependencies:

  • Installation of necessary packages to correct installation of Buildbot bundle.

Fedora 25:

sudo dnf install python-devel python-pip redhat-rpm-config make gcc

Fedora 26:

sudo dnf install python-pip redhat-rpm-config make gcc

Ubuntu and Debian:

sudo apt-get install Python-dev build-essential python-pip

2 - Installation without virtualenv:

sudo pip install --upgrade pip
sudo pip install 'buildbot[bundle]'
sudo pip install buildbot-grid-view
sudo pip install buildbot-worker
sudo pip install setuptools-trial

2.5 - Installation with virtualenv (optional):

  • First we need install virtual environment.

Fedora:

sudo dnf install python-virtualenv

Ubuntu and Debian:

sudo apt install python-virtualenv
  • Now we need activate the environment
virtualenv --no-site-packages YourSandbox
source YourSandbox/bin/activate

Instalation:

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install 'buildbot[bundle]'
pip install buildbot-grid-view
pip install buildbot-worker
pip install setuptools-trial

3- Initial Master setup:

  • Creation of folder where Buildbot archives will stay:
mkdir -p BuildBot
cd BuildBot
  • Creation of Master with name[master]:
buildbot create-master master

Create Master

  • The configuration of all functions of Buildbot its done in configuration file inside Master folder, to simplify we will use the sample configuration file provided in default template of Master [master.cfg.sample], but it’s needed be renamed to [master.cfg] to be recognized by Buildbot:
mv master/master.cfg.sample master/master.cfg
  • Here we will start Master daemon:
buildbot start master

Start Master

4- Initial Worker setup:

  • Here we will create a worker (previously slave) with name [worker]:
buildbot-worker create-worker worker localhost example-worker pass

Create start Worker

The command syntax:

* buildbot-worker = Buildbot Worker program.
* create-worker = Command to creation of Worker
* worker = Name of worker folder
* localhost = Master location on the network (This example Master are in the same VM)
* example-worker = Name of worker
* pass = Authentication password
  • Start of worker daemon:
    buildbot-worker start worker

Buildbot interface