[Python-Dev] Starting to use gcc-8 on upstream Python project CI

[Jun Aruga]

Hi Miro,

Thanks for forwarding to python-dev.

Jun


On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 8:31 PM, Miro Hrončok <mhroncok at redhat.com> wrote:
> On 20.8.2018 20:02, Jun Aruga wrote:
>>
>> Dear Python sig.
>>
>> Someone can you help to promote for the upstream Python project to use
>> gcc-8 on the Travis CI test?
>> Right now the project has 4 test cases [1] including defaut gcc
>> version 4.8 cases on Travis CI.
>>
>> However technically it is possible to use gcc-N (4.8, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
>> etc) on Travis CI.
>> I think that using the latest version gcc-8 on the upstream project is
>> quite beneficial for us.
>> Because maybe we Fedora people are working to fix new version gcc's
>> issues.
>> When the python project start to use gcc-8, it is easy to share the
>> situation publicly outside of Fedora, and of course they can help to
>> check the issues.
>> As I checked the Python project's .travis.yml, I had no idea about how
>> to add gcc-8 case. ;(
>>
>> I can show you 2 cases to use the technique as an example. [2][3]
>>
>>
>> [1] Python
>>    https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython
>>    https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/.travis.yml
>>
>> [2] Ruby
>>    https://travis-ci.org/junaruga/ruby/builds/418242410
>>    https://github.com/junaruga/ruby/blob/feature/ci-new-gcc/.travis.yml
>>    https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/1937
>>
>> [3] A project I am working as a hobby.
>>    https://travis-ci.org/trinityrnaseq/trinityrnaseq
>>    https://github.com/trinityrnaseq/trinityrnaseq/blob/master/.travis.yml
>
>
>
> I'm taking this to python-dev at python.org which is more appropriate place to
> discuss this. I think Victor is involved in the CIs, is that right?
>
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