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Bug 291680

Summary:	[eclipse-build] Straighten out headless test running on Debian
Product:	[Tools] Linux Tools	Reporter:	Andrew Overholt <overholt>
Component:	eclipse-build	Assignee:	Packaging Tools Inbox <linux.packagingtools-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	bdrung, doko, krzysztof.daniel, mrazec, niels
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	286650

Description Andrew Overholt

2009-10-07 16:40:58 EDT

runtests.sh currently looks for Xvnc in /usr/bin or /usr/bin/X11.  I couldn't find either of these binaries in a Debian package.  I did, however, find Xvnc4.  This seems to work, but I can't make vncviewer on the same Debian system connect to it.  I _can_, however, make my Fedora vncviewer (supposedly tigervnc from http://www.tigervnc.com) connect to it via ssh.

We should either figure this out or add Xvfb as an option.  Also, we should ensure that there are instructions on what packages are  needed and how to connect with vncviewer to watch them in case they're stuck or something.

Comment 1 Matthias Klose

2009-10-07 18:11:24 EDT

For tests running on the build daemons, xvfb-run <command> is usually used without problems. It's in the xvfb package.

Comment 2 Andrew Overholt

2009-10-08 10:49:52 EDT

Great, please attach a patch for runtests.sh that allows it to use Xvnc as it currently does _if_ Xvnc is present and use xvfb-run as you say if _it_ is present.  Thanks!

PSF [1] for eclipse-build code (runtests.sh is in eclipse-build/):

http://dev.eclipse.org/svnroot/technology/org.eclipse.linuxtools/releng/trunk/org.eclipse.linuxtools.releng/psfs/eclipse-build.psf

http://wiki.eclipse.org/PSF

Comment 3 Andrew Overholt

2010-08-03 11:35:40 EDT

Any news here?

Comment 4 Benjamin Drung

2010-08-03 18:29:06 EDT

I took the latest svn checkout and ran ant runTests:

[36.5 MiB log]
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 152 minutes 55 seconds

Comment 5 Andrew Overholt

2010-08-04 09:33:54 EDT

I guess we're good, then :)

Comment 6 Niels Thykier

2011-02-03 17:39:49 EST

Actually I believe this is not fixed yet. So far I have been unsuccessful at running the tests, so I think this should be reopened.

~Niels

Comment 7 Andrew Overholt

2011-02-04 09:11:06 EST

Reopening.

Comment 8 Krzysztof Daniel

2013-02-18 06:26:39 EST

Eclipse build system has changed and eclipse-build will serve only as a helper. There will be no logic there.

This bug will be closed soon unless there is some objection.