Re: On running test suites during build - and bootstrapping issue

Hi,

On 5/27/26 21:39, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> running a test suite during build is something that feels more and more 
> useless, given debci.


In my view, build time tests and as-installed tests serve different 
purposes.

During build, you want to ensure that what you build is indeed working 
and you want to prevent installing a broken package.

As-installed tests ensure that *what is installed* works *and keeps on 
working* in the ecosystem it lives in. A lot of packages run the same 
set of tests, but that's not necessarily the right choice.

> Is it time to let the tests be done by debci only ?


I don't think there is a yes/no answer. It depends, and probably also 
depend on the preferences of the maintainers. Some people don't like 
autopkgtest because of $reasons.

> An alternative question is, is there a way to automate the bootstrapping 
> process ?
> We have build profiles, but no way of processing them automatically, do we ?


Buildds won't run with build profiles, no, but I'd think that debusine 
probably supports that (or could with not too much effort).

Paul

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