[FFmpeg-devel] FATE on multiple platforms

[Jim DeLaHunt]

On 2017-11-14 14:20, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
> 2017-11-14 18:28 GMT+01:00 Dixit, Vishwanath<vdixit at akamai.com>:
>
>> One of my patches is in the review process. I am fairly new to
>> the patch submission process and have a query regarding
>> FATE testing on multiple platforms.
>> The patch includes a new FATE test and I am expected to get
>> it tested on ARM Linux, wine+MinGW, Ubuntu, MIPS Linux
>> and OS X.
> No?
>
> I believe you are expected to test it on those of these platforms
> that you have access to.
>
> Carl Eugen
I interpret Carl Eugen as saying that a developer is expected to test 
their change on those platforms to which they have access, and so it's 
OK if a developer does not have access to all platforms, does not 
cross-compile, and does not test on all platforms.

But recently another developer said something different:

On 2017-11-14 04:08, 刘歧 <lq at chinaffmpeg.org> wrote:
>> I have tested it on x86 64bit Ubuntu platform.   The fate test passes.
>>
>> ./configure --enable-gpl --enable-memory-poisoning --enable-avresample
>> sudo make -j4
>> make fate-filter-hls-vs-with-master
>> GEN	tests/data/hls-vs-with-master.m3u8
>> TEST    filter-hls-vs-with-master
>>
>> Currently, I do not have access to arm platform, so could you please help to resolve this issue? If I am not asking too much, can you please provide error file and report files generated, I will analyze them and find why the test is failing.
> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide
>
> need test passed on ARM Linux、   wine+MinGW 、 Ubuntu 、 MIPS Linux 、 OS X；
I interpret 刘歧 <lq at chinaffmpeg.org> as saying that a developer is 
expected to test their change on 5 platforms, namely "ARM Linux, 
wine+MinGW , Ubuntu, MIPS Linux, and OS X".  They are also saying that 
<https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide> either states this 
expectation or gives instructions for how to compile on those 5 
platforms.  But as I read the Compilation Guide, it does not state the 
expectation, and does not explain how to cross-compile or to test on 
platforms to which one does not have access.

I interpret the message from Dixit, Vishwanath <vdixit at akamai.com> as 
trying to comply with the expectations I understood from the message of 
刘歧 <lq at chinaffmpeg.org>.

So, what is the correct expectation for a developer testing their 
change?  Run FATE only on the platforms you have, or somehow target 5 
platforms regardless?

This would be another good piece of information to put in the 
instructions on submitting patches.

Thank you in advance for the clarification.
     —Jim DeLaHunt

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