Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of SettingUpABuildServer

Timestamp:

10/24/12 16:44:26 (12 years ago)

Author:

jdreed

Comment:

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SettingUpABuildServer

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      volume group.  The build chroots consume 4GB each.
 
+As of Oct 2012, we're using Precise, and we should prefer an Ubuntu LTS to Debian testing or unstable or experimental, per Ops' preferences.
+
   2. Install debathena-login as per the the instructions in
      http://debathena.mit.edu/install.
 
+
+
+add the apt-key (though
   3. apt-key add
      /afs/sipb.mit.edu/project/debathena/apt/debathena-archive-keyring.asc
 
+For maximum paranoia, run apt-key export on the old build server and then apt-key add on the new one.
+
   4. Install the packages listed in scripts/build-server/packages
      (using "aptitude install").
+
+Or apt-get install, until aptitude becomes less stupid about Multiarch support.
 
      Note that currently the build system uses the latest version of
@@ -19 +28 @@
      Debian experimental.
 
+Also, WTF, why are these not part of debathena-build-depends or debathena-debian-dev or whatever?
+
   5. Install the aufs-modules-2.6-amd64 package.
+
+No, we now use overlayfs.  Also, both overlayfs and aufs are in the standard kernel packages.
+
 
   6. Append to /etc/approx/approx.conf the contents of
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      Run: /etc/init.d/approx restart
 
+Nope, approx is now run from inetd.  Restart that instead
+
   7. Apply scripts/build-server/mount-defaults.patch and
+
+No, just add the AFS line:
+
+/afs            /afs            none    rw,bind         0       0
+
      scripts/build-server/pam-schroot.patch.
+Unneeded, schroot ships with the correct pam config.
+
+Ensure that schroot's pam-config is sane (Specifically, that it includes the usual pam
+stack, e.g.
+@include common-auth
+@include common-account
+@include common-session
+
+
+TODO: Deal with the /run mess once that's finalized.
+
 
   8. For each supported DIST (see scripts/debian-versions.sh) run: