#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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 Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
     Type:  task    |      Status:  new                            
Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
 Keywords:          |  
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 == Problem Space ==

 Currently, the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Critical_Path_Packages
 Critical Path Packages] wiki page links to most recently branched and
 rawhide critpath.txt files.  However, depending on the status of the
 compose/mash/pungi, or the timing of the branched schedule, these log
 files may not be available.  In order to eliminate confusion and 404 links
 from the wiki, it would be helpful to provide a link to an ''always''
 available critpath.log URL.

 == Proposal ==

 Create a symlink for the latest successful branched and rawhide
 pungi/mash/compose.  This symlink will be referenced when directing users
 to the latest definition of the critical path.  For example:
  * http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/rawhide-latest ->
 http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/rawhide-20100618/
  * http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/branched-latest ->
 http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/branched-20100518/

 The symlink would be updated upon successful mashing of rawhide or
 branched.

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Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/3802>
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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska      |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task        |      Status:  closed                         
 Milestone:              |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:  worksforme  |    Keywords:                                 
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Changes (by jkeating):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme

Comment:

 We already have that, the name of the link is simply "rawhide" or
 "branched".

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task    |      Status:  reopened                       
 Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                 
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Changes (by jlaska):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  worksforme =>

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 jkeating]:
>  We already have that, the name of the link is simply
> "rawhide" or
>  
 "branched".

 Sort of.  There is a ''rawhide'' and ''branched''
directory, but that
 directory doesn't provide the function requested in this ticket.  We need
 a URL location for the logs/critpath.txt file.  The logs/ directory is not
 available under the branched/ or rawhide/ links.

 For example, the dated directory contains the logs and the mirrored
 directory
 {{{
 http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/rawhide-20100618/
       logs/                   18-Jun-2010 10:59    -
       rawhide/                18-Jun-2010 08:34    -
 }}}

 While the 'linked' directory only provides the mirrored content.
 {{{
 http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/rawhide/
       i386/                   18-Jun-2010 08:34    -
       source/                 18-Jun-2010 08:34    -
       x86_64/                 18-Jun-2010 08:34    -
 }}}

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task    |      Status:  reopened                       
 Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                 
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Comment (by jkeating):

 I remember this issue now.  We were going to find the consumers of the
 "rawhide" and "branched" symlinks, make them consume
"rawhide/something"
 and "branched/something" instead so that we can move the symlink up a
 level, rather than creating yet more symlinks.  That was on our To Do
 list, I'll try to get somebody on it.

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task    |      Status:  reopened                       
 Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                 
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Comment (by jlaska):

 Replying to [comment:3 jkeating]:
>  I remember this issue now.  We were going to find the consumers of
> the
>  
 "rawhide" and "branched" symlinks, make them consume
"rawhide/something"
 and "branched/something" instead so that we can move the symlink up a
 level, rather than creating yet more symlinks.  That was on our To Do
 list, I'll try to get somebody on it.

 Ah okay, cool.  Yeah, I'm certainly open to something more appropriate
 than the symlinks.  I just figured that'd be the path of least resistance.

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task    |      Status:  reopened                       
 Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                 
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Comment (by adamwill):

 AFAICT this has not been improved in any way. We're still stuck with the
 fragile, daily links. The main 'consumer' of critpath.txt of which I'm
 aware, and the one that spawned this request, is
 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Critical_Path_Packages . It uses wiki magic
 to link to where the last week's worth of critpath.txt files 'ought to'
 be, as a hedge against generation failing on any particular day, but
 that's obviously not optimal.

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task    |      Status:  reopened                       
 Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                 
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Comment (by notting):

 Would it be better to just have it pull critpath from the pkgdb?

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |       Owner:  rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
      Type:  task    |      Status:  reopened                       
 Milestone:          |   Component:  mash                           
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                 
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Comment (by kparal):

 Relevant QA ticket: https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-qa/ticket/60

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#3802: Symlink for latest branched and rawhide mash
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  Reporter:  jlaska  |      Owner:  rel-eng@…
      Type:  task    |     Status:  closed
 Milestone:          |  Component:  mash
Resolution:  fixed   |   Keywords:
Blocked By:          |   Blocking:
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Changes (by toshio):

 * resolution:   => fixed
 * status:  reopened => closed


Comment:

 pkgdb now has a plain text list of the critpath packages.  Critpath wiki
 page updated to point to it.

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