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[Robert Collins <robert.collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At the EPIC I mentioned test repository as a support tool for running
launchpad tests. I've added some notes to
https://dev.launchpad.net/Testing about it.

The short story is:

apt-get install testrepository
cd launchpad/lp-branches/devel
testr init
# make a branch test fail
#...
# then
testr run branch # or any test specification
testr failing
testr run --failing # reruns just the known failing tests.

Jelmer uses this a lot, jml knows how it works and obviously so do I.
Aaron grabbed me for a quick tutorial today and seems to like it -
that gives use all three major timezones someone with fluency. I think
you'll find it really helpful even though it has a few rough edges
(e.g. it has no output until the test run finishes at the moment).

Please give it a spin, I'm sure it will stop you having to copy and
paste as much as I've seen some folk doing :)

Cheers,
Rob