NixOS / NixOS/ofborg

Feature request: list of tests to rebuild

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Rust
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Description

Ofborg already reports the list of packages to rebuild; sometimes it would be nice to also see the number of tests that would need to be re-run after a change (for example, to check a claim that a NixOS change doesn't change any hashes)

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Research direction

Start by tracing Ofborg's existing report of packages to rebuild and identify how affected tests are determined after a NixOS change. Define how the test count should be exposed alongside the package list, including the hash-checking use case, and verify the result against representative changes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, testing-qa, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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