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Can you prototype it? We should use something like that for +</I>><i> +</I>><i> mageia 4." +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Anne Nicolas: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> "I remember some people starting something about it Furthermore it could +</I>><i> +</I>><i> be interested to have some virtualization for basic tests once rebooted" +</I> +We had been talking about it at Mandriva times but I don't remember if +something was done. + +Something like testing the install goes to the end + system starts with for +example console on serial port in kvm to parse it for errors and check the +dm comes up + maybe run run some automated test scripts. +-------------- next part -------------- +An HTML attachment was scrubbed... +URL: </pipermail/mageia-dev/attachments/20130329/790c34e6/attachment.html> +</PRE> + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="023910.html">[Mageia-dev] automated installer testing +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="023911.html">[Mageia-dev] Obsolete ultrastardx? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#23947">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#23947">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#23947">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#23947">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |