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'''This page is only applicable to Firefox builds''' | |||
Occasionally a build directory on a machine needs to be "clobbered". This means that the entire directory hierarchy, including the checked-out source and object directory, are deleted. | Occasionally a build directory on a machine needs to be "clobbered". This means that the entire directory hierarchy, including the checked-out source and object directory, are deleted. | ||
To clobber a build directory on a particular machine, or all the machines doing builds of a particular type (build, or unittest for example), or all the machines on a particular branch, you can visit | To clobber a build directory on a particular machine, or all the machines doing builds of a particular type (build, or unittest for example), or all the machines on a particular branch, you can visit https://secure.pub.build.mozilla.org/clobberer/ or, easier to remember, http://clobberer.pub.build.mozilla.org. You need a valid LDAP account to access this page. | ||
If you check a box next to one of the slaves on a particular branch / builder, then the next time that slave runs a build on that branch, it will first delete the entire build directory, and then do a fresh checkout, and continue on with the rest of the build. | If you check a box next to one of the slaves on a particular branch / builder, then the next time that slave runs a build on that branch, it will first delete the entire build directory, and then do a fresh checkout, and continue on with the rest of the build. | ||
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Slaves are added to the database as they report in to ask for their clobber data, so it could take a little while for new slaves to appear all their branch / builder combinations. | Slaves are added to the database as they report in to ask for their clobber data, so it could take a little while for new slaves to appear all their branch / builder combinations. | ||
(See [[Build:ClobberingATinderbox]] for clobbering in CVS-based trees.) | |||