Re: [libvirt] [PATCH 1/4] travis: add a scenario for running make distcheck

> > Running syntax-check in all 5 scenarios isn't buying us anything, > > as the syntax-check rules don't depend on what is installed in the > > host. IOW, running syntax-check in 1 scenario is sufficient to get > > us the coverage we need. > > Okay, fair enough. The change still "obfuscates" the Travis > configuration though, because now you can't just look at a single > script entry but you have to explode the matrix in your head and > convince yourself you're covering all bases, so I'm not too happy > with it. I don't think we've got so many different scenarios here that understanding it is a real problem

> Moreover, there was a whole thing about just dropping support for > precise (as Canonical already did) and making our lives easier > later in the mail, but you snipped it without replying... Opps, I'm not in favour of dropping precise, because I think it is useful to get coverage on older distros. Travis is what I use for testing complex patch series before submission, so I like it to have a useful mix of vintage OSs, not only the very latest that is largely the same as what I build on locally already.