Re: Following Guix weather.

[raingloom <raingloom@riseup.net>]

On Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:53:49 +0200
Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have deployed a bunch of changes at https://ci.guix.gnu.org/. I'd
> like to introduce some of them here.
> 
> First, there are some new specifications: "images", "tarball" and
> "tests".  Those specifications are configured to build respectively,
> the %guix-system-images declared in (gnu ci), the Guix binary tarball
> and the Guix System tests.
> 
> Each Guix commit potentially triggers a rebuilt of all those
> specifications. We have previously established that this is too
> resource consuming.
> 
> That's why I have added a "period" field to the specification
> definition.  This field only allows a new evaluation when at least X
> seconds have elapsed since the last evaluation.  Right now, the three
> aforementioned specifications have a period field set to 86400 seconds
> (24 hours).
> 
> I have also improved the visibility of latest state of a
> specification. For instance, if you want to know what's the current
> status of the "master" branch or the "staging" branch, you will find
> some statistics directly on the home page. For a more detailed view,
> you can consult dashboards for each specification.
> 
> master dashboard: https://ci.guix.gnu.org/eval/19534/dashboard
> staging dashboard: https://ci.guix.gnu.org/eval/19488/dashboard
> test dashboard: https://ci.guix.gnu.org/eval/19464/dashboard
> 
> By having a look at those dashboards, it's obvious that we still have
> a lot of work before all those circles turn to green.
> 
> Finally, in the evaluation view there's a "Toggle" button to switch
> between:
> 
> - The number of newly fixed/broken/pending builds for each evaluation
>   (default)
> - The total number of fixed/broken/pending builds for each evaluation.
> 
> Don't hesitate to comment on those new features :)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mathieu
> 
> 

Speaking of visibility, please don't use color as the sole carrier of
information. I don't know if you did any accessibility testing for that
page, but not requiring perfect color vision should be step 0. Luckily
it should be an easy fix, just use some shapes.