Test multiple python versions via jenkins

08:44 < atagar> isis: Iirc your automation test runs exercise multiple python versions, right? I wonder if I should do the same for stem (I manually run python 2.6, 2.7, and 
                3.3 tests prior to release but jenkins just runs 2.7).
08:44 < atagar> boklm: ^ not sure if this is a topic that would interest you
08:44 < weasel> that's because you don't work on squeeze anymore, isn't it?
08:45 < weasel> squeeze had python 2.6
08:45 < weasel> we can also add a new axis to https://jenkins.torproject.org/job/stem-ci-linux/ and run with python versions different from the default python for these things
08:46 < atagar> Sounds great (not entirely sure what you mean at the moment though about a new axis).
08:47 < weasel> one axis is suite: squeeze, wheezy, jessi, sid, lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy
08:47 < weasel> another axis is arch: amd64, i386
08:47 < atagar> ahhh, gotcha
08:47 < weasel> so it probably needs figuring out which python versions exist on which suites,
08:47 < weasel> and then figuring out what the extra build dependencies are.
08:50 < atagar> weasel: Anything I can do to help? I'd rather not throw a bunch of more work on your plate. :)
08:50 < weasel> atagar: you can find out these things for me :)
08:51 < weasel> atagar: dixie has the schroot environments.  you can either use packages.debian.org (u.c) to find out about available python,s
08:51 < atagar> So figure out how to build python x.y on wheezy, jessie, etc? For 3.x we should be able to use the deb, 2.6 though will be a pain though (... maybe we should 
                pass on that).
08:51 < weasel> atagar: or you use dixie and enter sessions for them all, apt-get update (from outside, using dd-schroot-cmd) and then apt-cache search.  that'll also allow 
                you to test if we have all the required build dependencies in our current config
08:52 < weasel> atagar: no, we will not build our own python.  we'll juse use the one that ships with them.  I think.
08:52 < weasel> atagar: wheezy for instance has 2.6, 2.7 and 3.2.  2.7 is default, that's what we use right now
08:52 < weasel> we could install more, and then test them all
08:53 < atagar> great, thanks :)
08:53  * atagar adds this all to a ticket for the moment
08:53 < weasel> ok
08:54 < weasel> let me know if you get stuck or when you have all we need :)
08:54 < atagar> will do