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Just ask on the team list from your team e-mail with your gitlab username.
Just ask on the team list from your team e-mail with your gitlab username.


A fellow team member with '''Maintainer''' rights can then add you a '''Developer''' via this page:
A fellow team member with '''Maintainer''' rights can then add you as a '''Developer''' via this page:


* [https://gitlab.com/groups/samba-team/-/group_members Samba team group members]
* [https://gitlab.com/groups/samba-team/-/group_members Samba team group members]
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Our broader developer community is encouraged to apply to use the Samba CI repo. Access is given to folks active on the mailing list with patches to submit, not just to Samba Team members.
Our broader developer community is encouraged to apply to use the Samba CI repo. Access is given to folks active on the mailing list with patches to submit, not just to Samba Team members.


Please write a mail to contributing@samba.org with details of your contribution history or plans and a Samba Team member with '''Maintainer''' rights can then add you as a '''Developer''' via this page:
Please write a mail to contributing@samba.org '''with your GitLab username''', details of your contribution history or plans and a Samba Team member with '''Maintainer''' rights can then add you as a '''Developer''' via this page:


* https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/project_members
* https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/project_members
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==Code of conduct==
==Code of conduct==


Please prefix branches with your username, and be nice. Use only to develop Samba. Don't overwrite the work of others.
Please prefix branches with your gitlab username, and be nice. Use only to develop Samba. Don't overwrite the work of others.


$USER-topic
$USER/topic


eg
eg
frednurk-kerberos-timeout-handling
frednurk/kerberos-timeout-handling


In return you get a full CI run using Samba Team provided resources running thanks to a credit in Rackspace's cloud. That in turn makes it easier for Samba Team members doing [[CodeReview|Code Review]] as your patches will work first time, and they can see proof of that.
In return you get a full CI run using Samba Team provided resources running thanks to a credit in Rackspace's cloud. That in turn makes it easier for Samba Team members doing [[CodeReview|Code Review]] as your patches will work first time, and they can see proof of that.
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Here are the basics steps for Samba team members (and others who have been granted access) to start from scratch.
Here are the basics steps for Samba team members (and others who have been granted access) to start from scratch.


Add remote:
Add a git reference to the gitlab remote repository:
<pre>
<pre>
$ git remote add gitlab-ci git@gitlab.com:samba-team/devel/samba.git
$ git remote add gitlab-ci git@gitlab.com:samba-team/devel/samba.git
</pre>
</pre>


Push current HEAD to '''new''' remote branch on gitlab CI:
Push current HEAD to a '''new''' remote branch called '$USER-foo' on gitlab CI:


<pre>
<pre>
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</pre>
</pre>


See [[Samba_CI_on_gitlab#Code_of_conduct|the Code of Conduct]] for an explanation of the usage of the username from the USER environment variable.
See [[Samba_CI_on_gitlab#Code_of_conduct|the Code of Conduct]] for an explanation of the usage of the username from the USER environment variable. Note that if your gitlab username is different to the username on the local system, the '$USER' name you need to use in the git commands when pushing to gitlab is your '''gitlab''' username, not your local username.


Push HEAD to existing remote branch on gitlab CI:
Push HEAD to an existing remote branch called '$USER-foo' on gitlab CI:


<pre>
<pre>
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CI results are here: [https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/pipelines Pipelines]
* CI results for changes are here: [https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/pipelines Pipelines]
* [https://gitlab.com/samba-team/samba/merge_requests|All merge requests] show a link to the Pipeline (CI) results for each patch series.


==Debugging CI failures==
==[[Samba CI on gitlab/Debugging CI failures|Debugging CI failures]]==


Please see these sub-pages for details on how to debug failures shows up by GitLab CI:
===In docker===
* [[Samba CI on gitlab/Under the hood|How it works under the hood]]
Install docker and run:
* '''[[Samba CI on gitlab/Debugging CI failures|Debugging CI failures]]'''


=CI for personal GitLab forks=
docker run -ti registry.gitlab.com/samba-team/samba:latest /bin/bash


Instructions how to run CI with your own GitLab runner can be found here: [[CI using Your own gitlab runner]].
Then you need to clone the samba git repository with your changes and run the
test.


This is helpful if you do not wish to share the repository with others (you have your own fork on gitlab). However it requires your own build resources.
You can find how to run it in the log of the failed pipeline.


==Free CI for forks on gitlab.com==
===make test===


By default a CI pipeline will run for any push to a [https://gitlab.com gitlab.com] fork of [https://gitlab.com/samba-team/samba Samba]. Much of the testsuite runs, but not everything, which is why we have the special shared development repository.
Many issues shown up in CI reproduce without difficulty by running the individual test.


===1 hour Timeout===
This can be either inside the docker container (which has the reference set of packages) or on your development system for more generic issues


You may see errors like this:
Build Samba with
./configure --enable-developer
make -j


ERROR: Job failed: execution took longer than 1h0m0s seconds
And run the test with


The script exceeded the maximum execution time set for the job
make test TESTS=mytest


By default projects on gitlab.com have a '''1 hour timeout''' set on pipelines. This can be changed in the [https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/pipelines/settings.html project settings].
===Points to note===


We suggest using a timeout of '''3 hours''', which is still permitted on the free runners.
====Resource limitations====

The 'private' runners are 4 CPU virtual machines with 8GB of ram. These run in Rackspace's cloud and are paid for from a credit with RackSpace by the Samba Team.

The 'shared' runners are 1 CPU virtual machines with 4GB of RAM. The name is a misnomer, they are not shared VMs, but access to the newly booted VMs is shared to us (and paid for) by gitlab.com.

Some tests fail or flap on GitLab CI due to resource limitations. This can cause
* Docker failure code 137 (likely a kill -9 due to the out of memory killer running)
* Tests failure because they do not run fast enough (timeouts or failures due to timing)
* Race conditions (AD schema and DRS replication are particularly prone to this)

Tests should be re-worked to be more memory efficient, more robust to poor CPU scheduling and race-free, but in the meantime this is worth being aware of.

====Long hostnames====

''sn-devel'' is a nice short hostname, so is ''laptop'' etc. Specifically they are less than 14 characters, so do not need to be truncated.

Due to the way the GitLab CI instances are booted under docker, they get long hostnames like ''runner-191a8437-project-6378020-concurrent-0'', which sometimes cause difficult to diagnose issues if not always overridden in the test.

=CI for personal GitLab forks=

Instructions how to run CI with your own GitLab runner can be found here: [[CI using Your own gitlab runner]].

This is helpful if you do not wish to share the repository with others (you have your own fork on gitlab). However it requires your own build resources.


=Creating a merge request=
=Creating a merge request=


If you pushed your patch to a well-named branch (above), then it is really easy to submit the change for inclusion in Samba.
If you pushed your patch to a '''unique''' well-named branch (above), then it is really easy to submit the change for inclusion in Samba.


When you pushed your branch, a link will have been printed to create a merge request. Click that.
When you pushed your branch, a link will have been printed to create a merge request. Click that. If no link is printed it may be due to a complex ssh configuration issue. Don't panic, you can still create a merge request using the following section.


To do it later, navigate to your branch on gitlab, eg
To do it later, navigate to your branch on gitlab, eg
[https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/commits/npower-py2-py3-wip https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/commits/$USER-foo] and click 'Create Merge Request'.
[https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/commits/npower-py2-py3-wip https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/commits/$USER-foo] and click 'Create Merge Request'.


This will trigger an e-mail to Samba developers registered on GitLab suggesting that your code should be merged. You may wish to also mail the patch or '''merge request URL''' to '''samba-technical''' for additional attention.
This will trigger an e-mail to Samba developers [https://gitlab.com/groups/samba-team/-/group_members registered on GitLab] suggesting that your code should be merged. You may wish to also mail the patch or '''merge request URL''' to '''samba-technical''' for additional attention.


Further pushes to the same branch will then update the merge request, start a fresh CI run and re-send notifications, so the current code and test status is always available.
Further pushes to the same branch will then update the merge request, start a fresh CI run and re-send notifications, so the current code and test status is always available.


For this reason choose a unique branch name per patch series.
For this reason choose a '''unique branch name''' per patch series, and '''do not reuse''' the branch name until the merge request has been closed.

==Responding to feedback and updating the patch==

To update the patch in gitlab, simply re-push the branch with '''-f''' to force it to be overwritten:

git push gitlab-ci +HEAD:$USER-foo -f


=Merging patches from GitLab (for Samba Team members)=
=Merging patches from GitLab (for Samba Team members)=
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sadly doesn't work.
sadly doesn't work.


Then when the patch is in '''Samba.org's git master''' close the merge request a message like:
Then when the patch is in '''Samba.org's git master''' close the merge request with a message like:


Merged into master as <git hash> for Samba <next version>.
Merged into master as <git hash> for Samba <next version>.

Revision as of 20:28, 27 February 2020

Samba has a GitLab mirror of the official git repository used to aid development

Where is the Samba CI repo on GitLab?

https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba

Getting Access

Samba Team members

Samba Team members are encouraged to join the Samba Team organisation here:

Just ask on the team list from your team e-mail with your gitlab username.

A fellow team member with Maintainer rights can then add you as a Developer via this page:

Other Samba developers

Our broader developer community is encouraged to apply to use the Samba CI repo. Access is given to folks active on the mailing list with patches to submit, not just to Samba Team members.

Please write a mail to contributing@samba.org with your GitLab username, details of your contribution history or plans and a Samba Team member with Maintainer rights can then add you as a Developer via this page:

Triggering CI

The git remote URL for the Samba CI repo is

 git@gitlab.com:samba-team/devel/samba.git

A CI run is triggered after every push. This makes it easy to find issues early.

Code of conduct

Please prefix branches with your gitlab username, and be nice. Use only to develop Samba. Don't overwrite the work of others.

$USER/topic

eg

frednurk/kerberos-timeout-handling

In return you get a full CI run using Samba Team provided resources running thanks to a credit in Rackspace's cloud. That in turn makes it easier for Samba Team members doing Code Review as your patches will work first time, and they can see proof of that.

If you describe your work in the branch name, this will make generating a merge request easier, as the branch name becomes the template title and allows ongoing distinct merge requests.

Step by step instructions

Here are the basics steps for Samba team members (and others who have been granted access) to start from scratch.

Add a git reference to the gitlab remote repository:

$ git remote add gitlab-ci git@gitlab.com:samba-team/devel/samba.git

Push current HEAD to a new remote branch called '$USER-foo' on gitlab CI:

$ echo $USER
slow
$ git push gitlab-ci +HEAD:refs/heads/$USER-foo

See the Code of Conduct for an explanation of the usage of the username from the USER environment variable. Note that if your gitlab username is different to the username on the local system, the '$USER' name you need to use in the git commands when pushing to gitlab is your gitlab username, not your local username.

Push HEAD to an existing remote branch called '$USER-foo' on gitlab CI:

$ git push gitlab-ci +HEAD:$USER-foo

CI Results

  • CI results for changes are here: Pipelines
  • merge requests show a link to the Pipeline (CI) results for each patch series.

Debugging CI failures

Please see these sub-pages for details on how to debug failures shows up by GitLab CI:

CI for personal GitLab forks

Instructions how to run CI with your own GitLab runner can be found here: CI using Your own gitlab runner.

This is helpful if you do not wish to share the repository with others (you have your own fork on gitlab). However it requires your own build resources.

Free CI for forks on gitlab.com

By default a CI pipeline will run for any push to a gitlab.com fork of Samba. Much of the testsuite runs, but not everything, which is why we have the special shared development repository.

1 hour Timeout

You may see errors like this:

ERROR: Job failed: execution took longer than 1h0m0s seconds
The script exceeded the maximum execution time set for the job 

By default projects on gitlab.com have a 1 hour timeout set on pipelines. This can be changed in the project settings.

We suggest using a timeout of 3 hours, which is still permitted on the free runners.

Creating a merge request

If you pushed your patch to a unique well-named branch (above), then it is really easy to submit the change for inclusion in Samba.

When you pushed your branch, a link will have been printed to create a merge request. Click that. If no link is printed it may be due to a complex ssh configuration issue. Don't panic, you can still create a merge request using the following section.

To do it later, navigate to your branch on gitlab, eg

https://gitlab.com/samba-team/devel/samba/commits/$USER-foo and click 'Create Merge Request'.

This will trigger an e-mail to Samba developers registered on GitLab suggesting that your code should be merged. You may wish to also mail the patch or merge request URL to samba-technical for additional attention.

Further pushes to the same branch will then update the merge request, start a fresh CI run and re-send notifications, so the current code and test status is always available.

For this reason choose a unique branch name per patch series, and do not reuse the branch name until the merge request has been closed.

Responding to feedback and updating the patch

To update the patch in gitlab, simply re-push the branch with -f to force it to be overwritten:

git push gitlab-ci +HEAD:$USER-foo -f

Merging patches from GitLab (for Samba Team members)

If the developer has created a merge request, then to merge, download the patch with (eg)

https://gitlab.com/samba-team/samba/merge_requests/12.patch

Add review tags and then 'git autobuild' locally. The merge button sadly doesn't work.

Then when the patch is in Samba.org's git master close the merge request with a message like:

Merged into master as <git hash> for Samba <next version>.

See for example this closed merge request.

Getting help

If something isn't working, or you need help, the first port of call should be the samba-technical mailing list.

gitlab.com Service Status

GitLab Support

Don't panic

Finally, in the immortal words of Douglas Adams: Don't Panic

As a toolchain, git is a decentralised version control system. While a service outage would certainly be inconvenient, development work can continue locally through an outage.