[Stp-devel] STP 3.0 Rollout

[Bryce H. <br...@os...>]

The new STP 3.0 is now available for use on the OSDL website.

We wish to thank users for their patience as we worked through the
process of getting it active.

You have received this announcement because you have used STP in the
past or are subscribed to stp-devel.  We now have a mailing list for STP
and PLM announcements, that you should join if you wish to continue
receiving annoucements about STP (very low traffic):

   http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/stp-announce

You can use and learn more about STP 3.0 by going to the OSDL
website (http://www.osdl.org) and going to 'Scalable Test Platform'.


New Features
------------
A major amount of new functionality has gone into this release, but the
main areas of focus are:

 * "Multiple-repository" - Patches for software beyond the kernel can be
   added and tested against.

 * "Test Options" - Options that tests receive can now be viewed and
   entered in the web interface using checkboxes and input fields.

 * "Environment & Sysctl" - In addition to lilo, you can now also
   specify custom env vars and sysctl settings.

 * "Interface Improvements" - Interface has been redesigned to match the
   new OSDL site.  Tests are presented in categories.  Project dropdown
   now only shows *your* projects.  Host queue length can be reviewed
   when requesting tests.  A summary of the request is displayed.

 * Many bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements have been made.  The
   underlying engine has been largely rewritten to be simpler to
   troubleshoot, error messages are captured better, and database
   interactions have optimized to execute faster.  We've divided the STP
   database from the main OSDL database.  Much work has gone into
   packaging it for easier installation (but much work still remains).
   And much more...


Remaining Issues
----------------
* Mass Request script did not trigger with 2.6.8-rc2-mm1 kernel
  release.  High Priority.  Being investigated.

* Verifying tests.  Most are returning results correctly.  Will be
  investigating root causes for those that don't.  Medium Priority.

* Interface fixes.  The 'critical' issues uncovered in beta testing have
  been fixed, but the remainder were left for post-release.  These are
  now being addressed.  Medium Priority.

As you use STP, if you notice problems please report them to our Bug
Tracker on SourceForge:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/stp/  (click 'Bugs')


Future Plans
------------
In no particular order, here are a few possible areas of work being
considered:

   * More tests!  (Open POSIX Test is being added now)
   * More software to be tested
   * More analysis tools (graphing, meta-reporting, etc.)
   * PLM Pull from BK/CVS/Tarball/etc.
   * RPC programmatic interface (plus cmdline tools)
   * Multi-node operation (for network tests)
   * Installation enhancements
   * Remote client machine operation (s390)
   * More...

If you have additional ideas or wish to express interest in one of the
above, please tell us via either the stp...@li... mailing list
or the Feature Request tracker on SourceForge:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/stp/  (click 'RFE')

Thanks,
STP Team