autopkgtest_4.0_amd64.changes ACCEPTED into unstable

Antonio Terceiro terceiro at debian.org
Wed Jun 8 10:35:28 UTC 2016


On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 10:19:33AM +0000, Debian FTP Masters wrote:
>  autopkgtest (4.0) unstable; urgency=medium
>  .
>    * Add new "autopkgtest" CLI. This provides a simplified CLI compared to the
>      now deprecated adt-run:
>      - It accepts only exactly one tested source package, and gives a proper
>        error if none or more than one (often unintend) is given
>      - It defaults to the current directory if that is a Debian source package
>      - The order of arguments is not relevant any more
>      - Built vs. unbuilt tree is now automatically detected
>      - The explicit --source, --click-source etc. options are gone, the type of
>        tested source/binary packages is detected automatically
>      - The virtualization server is now separated with a double instead of a
>        tripe dash, as the former is standard Unix syntax.
>      - The virtualization server must be specified with its "short" name only,
>        e. g. "ssh" instead of "adt-virt-ssh".
>      The old "adt-run" CLI will still be available for some time.
>      (Closes: #795274, LP: #1453509)
>    * Rename adt-build* tools to autopkgtest-build* and build images prefixed
>      with"autopkgtest" instead of "adt". Keep compatibility symlink for the old
>      commands, and when being called through them, also produce images with the
>      old adt* names.
>    * Rename public ADT_* env vars to AUTOPKGTEST_*:
>      - AUTOPKGTEST_APT_PROXY
>      - AUTOPKGTEST_ARTIFACTS
>      - AUTOPKGTEST_AUTOPILOT_MODULE
>      - AUTOPKGTEST_NORMAL_USER
>      - AUTOPKGTEST_REBOOT_MARK
>      - AUTOPKGTEST_TMP
>      As these are being used in existing tests and tools, also export/check
>      those under their old ADT_* name.

that looks awesome! I'm eager to try the new CLI ...
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