Make alternate placement of standard directory layout simpler

[buildfarm-client.git] / build-farm.conf.template

diff --git a/build-farm.conf.template b/build-farm.conf.template
index 0073b09fcf670205d625d482028c81a802ed7dcc..eb131523d62ddab3238889c74b87d20f20814469 100644 (file)
--- a/build-farm.conf.template
+++ b/build-farm.conf.template
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ use warnings;
 
 my $branch = $::branch;
 
+# This could be changed to use the startdard layout but in a different place
+my $basedir = $ENV{HOME};
+
 # This template assumes that the user running the buildfarm process is "farm"
 my $farm_user_name = getpwuid($<) // die "$0: can't get user name from uid $<: $!\n";
 
@@ -41,25 +44,29 @@ our %conf =(
     tar_log_cmd => undef,
     # If running multiple animals, an explicit common directory for
     # the lockfile so that runs do not conflict. Otherwise, leave unset.
-    global_lock_dir => $ENV{HOME},
+    global_lock_dir => $basedir,
     # this directory must exist before anything will work
-    build_root => "$ENV{HOME}/buildfarm",
+    build_root => "$basedir/buildfarm",
     # set true to do vpath builds
     use_vpath => undef,
 
     keep_error_builds => 0,
     # Linux style, use "*.core" for BSD
-    core_file_glob => "core*",
+    core_file_glob => 'core*',
+
+    # Note about HTTPS: HTTPS support is experimental. For a
+    # limited time you may try to use HTTP, in case HTTPS doesn't
+    # work for you.
 
     # build process will connect to this URL to upload results
-    target => 'http://buildfarm.exim.org/cgi-bin/eximstatus.pl',
+    target => 'https://buildfarm.exim.org/cgi-bin/eximstatus.pl',
     # update_personality uses this when you want to update your
     # machine's info (OS, version, compiler, version)
-    upgrade_target => 'http://buildfarm.exim.org/cgi-bin/upgrade.pl',
+    upgrade_target => 'https://buildfarm.exim.org/cgi-bin/upgrade.pl',
 
     # Your host alias and password in the BuildFarm
-    animal => "alias_assigned_by_build_team",
-    secret => "secret_assigned_by_build_team",
+    animal => 'alias_assigned_by_build_team',
+    secret => 'secret_assigned_by_build_team',
 
     # allow automatic updates of the buildfarm client code.
     # Leave it *unset* to get the default behaviour, set it
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ our %conf =(
     build_env =>{
         # use a dedicated cache for the build farm. this should give us
         # very high hit rates and slightly faster cache searching.
-        CCACHE_DIR => "$ENV{HOME}/buildfarm/ccache/$branch",
+        CCACHE_DIR => "$basedir/buildfarm/ccache/$branch",
 
         ### set this if you need a proxy setting for the
         # outbound web transaction that reports the results
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ our %conf =(
     # the group of the exim user as a secondary group. Example:
     # user=>farm, group=>farm, secondary_groups=>exim
     # user=>exim, group=>exim
-    master_exim_user => "exim",
+    master_exim_user => 'exim',
 
     # Range of tests to run if enable make_test in optional steps.
     # Start with just a couple while getting the aminal set up,