ReferencePlatforms/BuildbotMaster

Set up a new Buildbot Master

Starting with a fresh image of the linux ref platform, the following must be done to set up a new instance of a buildbot master.

Clone Buildbotcustom

cd /tools
mkdir buildbotcustom/
hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/build/buildbotcustom buildbotcustom-clean
ln -s buildbotcustom-clean buildbotcustom

Update Buildbot

update buildbot to the current production version

cd /tools/buildbot
hg up -r BUILDBOT_PRODUCTION

Install SQLAlchemy

# as root
cd /tools
wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sqlalchemy/SQLAlchemy-0.5.6.tar.gz
tar -xf SQLAlchemy-0.5.6.tar.gz
cd SQLAlchemy-0.5.6
python setup.py build
python setup.py install

For a Talos Master

# in each build master's directory:
hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/build/tool