[Issue 14381] It is too difficult to contribute to the auto-tester

[via Digitalmars-d-bugs]

https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14381

Andrei Alexandrescu <andrei at erdani.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Andrei Alexandrescu <andrei at erdani.com> ---
(In reply to Brad Roberts from comment #1)
> My major comment is to stop thinking of the auto-tester as the D
> auto-tester.  Think of it as a tool that the D community uses that is owned
> and operated by me.  I agree that it's currently and for the past year
> poorly owned.  But it's not specific to D and I don't intend to add
> capabilities to it that are specific to D or the D development process.
> 
> Some of the feature work you suggest below can fit within either the build
> or the test target without requiring changes to the auto-tester.
> 
> Some of it is general enough to work for more than D.

So what is the action item here, Brad? Do you plan to open things up or do we
need to duplicate the effort?

I said this and I maintain: we need to move away the setup in which only one
person is the bottleneck for everything about D vitals.

Please let us know if and when you are willing to open the system. Thanks.

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