Re: Maybe BF "timedout" failures are the client script's fault?

Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>

From: Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>

To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org

Date: 2026-01-12T09:31:13Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

Hi

On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 09:34:16AM -0500, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> So in  addition to the above I have added some code to update that
> timestamp if the file exists (which should only be the case with a
> timeout).
> 
> See https://github.com/PGBuildFarm/client-code/commit/e5d67a35a0136a53e441fccf0ecc9b1b6322526c

I've applied this to fruitcrow and it now shows correct runtimes for a
timed-out run, see

https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_history.pl?nm=fruitcrow&br=master
and
https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_log.pl?nm=fruitcrow&dt=2026-01-12%2008%3A10%3A04


Thanks!

Michael