On Fri, 2024-03-08 08:55:22 +1100, matthew green <mrg%eterna23.net@localhost> wrote: > > Inspired by a recent bug report for NetBSD on simh-vax780 > > (https://gnats.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=3D58002, > > turned out to be a config issue), I wanted to extend my automatic CI > > installations beyond the simh-microvax3900 system. > > ... i wonder if sometime (tm) could port this to > pkgsrc/misc/py-anita, which we use for automated install/testing for > many ports. > > it's really nice. "anita interact sparc.iso", wait a short while > while it runs the installer for you, and then it will present you > with an login: prompt, as one example. "test" instead of "interact" > will run atf for you, etc. > > we use this heavily as part of: > > https://releng.netbsd.org/test-results.html > > and it would be great to see vax added here. I didn't use anita previously, but its Github repo seems to have VAX and/or SIMH support: https://github.com/gson1703/anita/blob/master/anita.py It probably only supports "simh-vax", which would be the microvax3900 variant, but it's at least a start. Other SIMH VAX variants would use slightly different device names or initial boot commands, but it seems that at least the simh-vax emulator is already supported. (That's what I use since long, and these days regularly with my `expect` script for automated installation.) So maybe it's just a matter of starting it? MfG, JBG --
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