Win64 test server

[Brad Roberts]

On 8/29/13 3:41 PM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:21:03AM +0200, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote:
>> Is it just me, or is there a bottleneck in the test system with the
>> Win64 server?  It looks like lots of the tests in the queue have
>> passed everything except the Win64 build, which is not running.
>
> I (and I'm sure many others) would greatly appreciate it if someone
> could donate Win64 hardware for the autotester. :) It does indeed seem
> to be a recurring bottleneck.
>
> T

I'd love a donated box or 3 for the tester fleet.  I've asked for volunteers a few times over the 
last few years.  Sean was generous enough to donate a macmini for a couple years, but currently all 
the machines are mine or ec2 instances that I pay for.  I started re-setting up the win64 tester, 
but hit a wall last weekend when con-crud hit me hard and I pretty much slept for 4 days.  I'd 
finish this weekend but it's PAX and I suspect I'll spend nearly all of my non-sleep time there 
instead of at a keyboard. :)

Anyway, if anyone wants to give me rdp access to a win64 host with:

   1) cygwin (bash, diff, openssh, curl, um.. maybe a few more packages)
   2) ms c++ and libraries
   3) make sure dmd/druntime/phobos are successfully buildable

I'll be happy to finish the final steps of setting up the auto tester.  Or any other platform that 
anyone is willing to donate equipment for would be great too.  I can adjust my hardware to fill in 
the gaps of what's needed.

Later,
Brad