Bug#933032: Add Salsa-CI integration

[Otto Kekäläinen]

pe 26. heinäk. 2019 klo 0.32 Emmanuel Bourg (ebourg at apache.org) kirjoitti:
>
> Le 25/07/2019 à 22:45, Otto Kekäläinen a écrit :
>
> > Could you please add Salsa-CI integration?
> > This add confidence that everything works and makes it easier to test
> > for regressions before upload.
> >
> > MR available at
> > https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/mariadb-connector-java/merge_requests/1
> > Additionally you also need to activate the CI from the project settings.
> >
> > See https://www.slideshare.net/ottokekalainen/how-mariadb-packaging-uses-salsaci-to-ensure-smooth-upgrades-and-avoid-regressions#5
>
> Hi Otto,
>
> What will that do exactly? I looked at the slides but I'm not sure to
> understand.
>
> Note that when I update the package I push the changes to Salsa just
> once after I uploaded it, so I don't know what benefit this CI would bring.

I would recommend using Salsa-CI before uploads, it is a nice way to
catch regressions.

Even if you don't use it yourself, somebody who makes a Merge Request
or contributes to the package might benefit of CI.

It takes just 5 minutes to activate, it is very easy and useful to most people.

- Otto