Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#1

Post by naftulikay » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 2:30 AM UTC

Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout
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Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#2

Post by Operyl » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 3:48 AM UTC

So, we're circumventing tools that kill possible stuck jobs now? That doesn't seem like it'll play out well with Travis CI...

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#3

Post by gregwebs » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 4:07 AM UTC

I use this script:

  #!/bin/bash
  set -eu

  (while sleep 60; do echo Do not kill me yet!; done) &
  "$@"

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#4

Post by fluxsauce » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 5:34 AM UTC

I hear the frustration, but what about optimizing the build? Are there pieces that can be cached? What's the longest running part and why?

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#5

Post by mintplant » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 6:29 AM UTC

Operyl wrote: post #2

So, we're circumventing tools that kill possible stuck jobs now? That doesn't seem like it'll play out well with Travis CI...

Travis CI themselves offer a workaround for their own timeout in the form of travis_wait. This seems to be a slightly different alternative workaround that better meets the authors' needs.

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#6

Post by urda » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 7:12 AM UTC

Why does this exist? Great, let's get some stuck builds going on a great platform like Travis instead of fixing your awful build process.

No, stop, and get this garbage out of here.

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#7

Post by michaelmior » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 7:45 AM UTC

urda wrote: post #6

Why does this exist? Great, let's get some stuck builds going on a great platform like Travis instead of fixing your awful build process. No, stop, and get this garbage out of here.

I can imagine some cases where this might be necessary. But giving the middle finger to Travis leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Especially since the free offering is so generous and the 10 minute restriction seems completely reasonable.

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

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Post by johmue » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 8:12 AM UTC

so your flipping off the company that is testing opensource projects for free because your build process is wonky?

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#9

Post by libeclipse » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 9:28 AM UTC

How about fixing your own build instead of exploiting a service that's doing your building and testing for you for FREE.

Re: Travis-Pls: Travis Builds That Don't Timeout

#10

Post by manojlds » Wed, Mar 08, 2017, 10:09 AM UTC

The use case mentioned in the README around Packer and building AMIs seems very valid to me. If Travis is fine with longer builds (they provide a way to avoid timeout) I don't see why everyone is pouring hate on this.