BUILDBOT

NAME

buildbot − a tool for managing buildbot master instances

SYNOPSIS

General Invocation
buildbot [ global options ] command [ command options ]

buildbot command −h|−−help

Command Options
buildbot create-master [ −q|−−quiet ] [ −f|−−force ] [ −r|−−relocatable ] [ −n|−−no-logrotate ] [ −s|−−log-size SIZE ] [ −l|−−log-count COUNT ] [ −c|−−config CONFIG ] [ −−db DATABASE ] [ PATH ]

buildbot upgrade-master [ −q|−−quiet ] [ −r|−−replace ] [ −−db DATABASE ] [ PATH ]

buildbot [ −−verbose ] { start|stop|restart|sighup|reconfig } [ PATH ]

buildbot sendchange [ −m|−−master MASTER ] [ −u|−−username USERNAME ] [ −R|−−repository REPOSITORY ] [ −P|−−project PROJECT ] [ −b|−−branch BRANCH ] [ −C|−−category CATEGORY ] [ −r|−−revision REVISION ] [ −−revision-file REVISIONFILE ] [ −p|−−property PROPERTY ] [ −c|−−comments MESSAGE ] [ −F|−−logfile LOGFILE ] [ −w|−−when TIMESTAMP ] FILES...

buildbot debugclient [ −m|−−master MASTER ] [ −p|−−passwd PASSWORD ]

buildbot statuslog [ −m|−−master MASTER ] [ −u|−−username USERNAME ] [ −p|−−passwd PASSWORD ]

buildbot statusgui [ −m|−−master MASTER ] [ −u|−−username USERNAME ] [ −p|−−passwd PASSWORD ]

buildbot try [ −−wait ] [ −n|−−dry-run ] [ −−get-builder-names ] [ −c|−−connect {ssh|pb} ] [ −−tryhost HOSTNAME ] [ −−trydir PATH ] [ −m|−−master MASTER ] [ −u|−−username USERNAME ] [ −−passwd PASSWORD ] [ −−diff DIFF ] [ −−patchlevel PATCHLEVEL ] [ −−baserev BASEREV ] [ −−vc {cvs|svn|tla|baz|darcs|p4} ] [ −−branch BRANCH ] [ −b|−−builder BUILDER ] [ −−properties PROPERTIES ] [ −−try-topfile FILE ] [ −−try-topdir PATH ]

buildbot tryserver [ −−jobdir PATH ]

buildbot checkconfig [ CONFIGFILE ]

buildbot [ −−verbose ] { start|stop|restart|sighup|reconfig } [ PATH ]

buildbot [ −−verbose ] { −−help|−−version }

DESCRIPTION

The ‘buildbot’ command-line tool can be used to start or stop a buildmaster and to interact with a running buildmaster instance. Some of its subcommands are intended for buildmaster admins, while some are for developers who are editing the code that the buildbot is monitoring.

OPTIONS

Commands
create-master

Create and populate a directory for a new buildmaster

upgrade-master

Upgrade an existing buildmaster directory for the current version

	start		Start a buildmaster
	stop		Stop a buildmaster

restart

Restart a buildmaster

sighup|reconfig

Send SIGHUP signal to buildmaster to make it re-read the config file

sendchange

Send a change to the buildmaster

debugclient

Launch a small debug panel gui

statuslog

Emit current builder status to stdout

statusgui

Display a small window showing current builder status

try

Run a build with your local changes. This command requires in-advance configuration of the buildmaster to accept such build requests. Please see the documentation for details about this command.

tryserver

buildmaster-side ´try´ support function, not for users

checkconfig

Validate buildbot master config file.

Global options
−h|−−help

Print the list of available commands and global options. All subsequent commands are ignored.

--version

Print twistd and buildslave version. All subsequent commands are ignored.

--verbose

Verbose output.

create-master command options
−q|−−quiet

Do not emit the commands being run

−f|−−force

Re-use an existing directory (will not overwrite master.cfg file)

−r|−−relocatable

Create a relocatable buildbot.tac

−n|−−no-logrotate

Do not permit buildmaster rotate logs by itself.

−c|−−config

Set name of the buildbot master config file to CONFIG. Default file name is master.cfg.

−s|−−log-size

Set size at which twisted lof file is rotated to SIZE bytes. Default value is 1000000 bytes.

−l|−−log-count

Limit the number of kept old twisted log files to COUNT. All files are kept by default.

	−−db		Set the database connection for storing scheduler/status state to DATABASE. Default value is sqlite:///state.sqlite.
	PATH		Directory where buildbot master files will be stored.

upgrade-master command options
−q|−−quiet

Do not emit the commands being run.

−r|−−replace

Replace any modified files without confirmation.

	−−db		Set the database connection for storing scheduler/status state to DATABASE. Default value is sqlite:///state.sqlite.
	PATH		Directory where buildbot master files are stored.

sendchange command options
−−master

Set the location of buildmaster’s PBListener to attach to in form HOST:PORT.

−u|−−username

Set commiter’s username to USERNAME.

−R|−−repository

Set repository URL to REPOSITORY.

−P|−−project

Set project specifier to PROJECT.

−b|−−branch

Set branch name to BRANCH.

−c|−−category

Set category of repository to CATEGORY.

−r|−−revision

Set revision being built to REVISION.

−−revision-file

Use REVISIONFILE file to read revision spec data from.

−p|−−property

Set property for the change to PROPERTY. It should be in format NAME:VALUE.

−m|−−comments

Set log message to MESSAGE.

−F|−−logfile

Set logfile to LOGFILE.

−w|−−when

Set timestamp used as the change time to TIMESTAMP.

FILES

Lis of files have been changed.

debugclient command options
−m|−−master

Set the location of buildmaster’s PBListener to attach to in form HOST:PORT.

−p|−−passwd

Debug password to use.

statuslog command options
−m|−−master

Set the location of buildmaster’s PBListener to attach to in form HOST:PORT.

−u|−−username

Set username for PB authentication to USERNAME. Default is statusClient.

−p|−−passwd

Set password for PB authentication to PASSWORD. Default is clientpw.

statusgui command options
−m|−−master

Set the location of buildmaster’s PBListener to attach to in form HOST:PORT.

−u|−−username

Set username for PB authentication to USERNAME. Default is statusClient.

−p|−−passwd

Set password for PB authentication to PASSWORD. Default is clientpw.

try command options

−−wait

Wait until the builds have finished.

−n|−−dry-run

Gather info, but don’t actually submit.

−−get-builder-names

Get the names of available builders. Doesn’t submit anything. Only supported for ’pb’ connections.

−c|−−connect

Connection type. Can be either ´ssh´ or ´pb´.

−−tryhost

Set the hostname (used by ssh) for the buildmaster to HOSTNAME.

−−trydir

Specify trydir (on the tryhost) where tryjobs are deposited.

−m|−−master

Set the location of the buildmaster’s PBListener in form HOST:PORT

−u|−−username

Set the username performing the trial build to USERNAME.

−−passwd

Set password for PB authentication to PASSWORD.

−−diff

Use DIFF file to use as a patch instead of scanning a local tree. Use ´-´ for stdin.

−−patchlevel

Specify the patchlevel to apply with. Defaults to 0. See patch for details.

−−baserev

Use BASEREV revision instead of scanning a local tree.

−−vc

Specify version control system in use. Possible values: cvs, svn, tla, baz, darcs, p4.

−−branch

Specify the branch in use, for VC systems that can’t figure it out themselves.

−b|−−builder

Run the trial build on the specified Builder. Can be used multiple times.

−−properties

Specify the set of properties made available in the build environment in format prop1=value1,prop2=value2...

−−try-topfile

Specify name of a file at the top of the tree. This option is used to find the top. Only needed for SVN and CVS.

−−try-topdir

Specify the path to the top of the working copy. Only needed for SVN and CVS.

tryserver command options
−−jobdir

The jobdir (maildir) for submitting jobs

FILES

master.cfg

Buildbot master configuration file

SEE ALSO

buildslave(1), patch(1)

The complete documentation is available in texinfo format. To use it, run info buildbot.