Gentoo/SPARC Arch Testers

1.  Project Description

The Gentoo/SPARC Arch Testers (ATs) assist the developers with the time-consuming testing to help keeping the Portage tree up to date. They mainly communicate with the developers through Gentoo's Bugzilla and IRC. The ATs are also on the sparc@gentoo.org mail alias so they can watch the bugzilla traffic closely.

2.  Participating

We are constantly looking for new arch testers. If you meet the following criterias, you are likely our ideal candidate:

• You are running Gentoo/SPARC.
• You like tinkering around with new software.
• You want to get involved in Gentoo development, help to make the distribution better every day.

If you want to participate, email tcunha@gentoo.org. They will lead you through the process and help you with the ebuild, and sparc quizzes which is a requirement for all ATs.

3.  Developers

All developers can be reached by e-mail using nickname@gentoo.org.

4.  Resources

Resources offered by the Gentoo/SPARC ATs project are:

• AT Procedures

5.  Arch Testers Policy

There are a few rules which must be followed to assure a certain quality level. Gentoo/SPARC arch testers must fulfill these requirements:

• Use a stable system or a stable chroot environment for testing
• Use reasonable CFLAGS
• Make sure the package honours CFLAGS (GCC generates v7 code by default, which forces kernel emulation). If not, you should mark it as a blocker for bug #59506. There're a few exceptions, such as x11-libs/qt, and www-client/mozilla-firefox
• Enable at least the following FEATURES: collision-protect, sandbox, test
• Test thoroughly
• Before requesting a stablization, check that the ebuild is at least 30 days old and without modifications
• Use the category/package-version format when reporting success or failure
• Always append emerge --info to bug reports

6.  Gentoo/SPARC AT Listing

The following people are currently contributing to this project: