#16: Create Installer repo test(s) --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: jlaska | Owner: rhe Type: task | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Fedora 13 Component: Test Review | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Comment (by jlaska):
Replying to [comment:13 rhe]:
Replying to [comment:10 jlaska]:
- modifying the tests so that they also verify whether the expected
packages or package groups provided by the custom yum repos appear on the subsequent package detail screen.
- also, updating the tests to confirm that you can select a package
provided by the added yum repo and ensure it's selected and installed as expected
I've modified the test cases for covering these 2 points.
Nice work, that helps make the tests more explicit.
- I think each test might also add the following instructions to
confirm all create/modify/delete operations work on the added repos.
- Add a new yum repo using the recommended method (CD/DVD, http,
nfs etc...)
- Remove the created repo
- Add it again ... then modify the repo (changing the name)
- Enable and disable the created repository
I can see that you want to make the test cases cover more conditions.
But here I agree with Liam that if we do so, the test cases may have too much possible conditions and look very wired. I think we design general cases to serve our need and that's ok.
Yeah, you two make a good point. Always a balance trying to figure out how much to stuff into a single test. Besides, the list of steps above are really corner case type issues.
So I improved especially mirrorlist repo case and now we have covered
the following items:
- Check the existing repos listed in the screen.
- Provide new repo address by Add/modify buttion to have additional
one.
- The method includes HTTP/FTP, CD/DVD, NFS.
- Verify them in next screen and after reboot.
To accomplish the first 2 points, we may need to create several sample
yum repos (hosted on one of our fedorapeople.org pages) that provides the needed conditions to satisfy the tests. The command {{{createrepo -g comps.xml /path/to/packages}}} can be used to create a yum repo with package groups. The comps.xml file used with FEdora is included in the repodata directory (see [http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/12/Fedora/x86_64... comps.xml]).
I've made some experiments on my pc by setting up a local apache to test
it. It works but I don't know how to host them on fedorapeople.org pages for everyone to use. Is it very tough? :)
Yeah, you should have access to create a fedorapeople.org page. Take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org for access information.
If you're able to create a small sample repo, with some dummy packages that can be used for producing consistent test results ... it might not be a bad thing to try. Possibly overkill, and I don't know if this might be helpful for your repo needs, but checkout https://fedorahosted.org/rpmfluff/ for a quick way to build packages that meet specific criteria (name, version, release).