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Clarify documentation about builder's 'builddir' and 'slavebuilddir'.
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maruel committed Nov 4, 2009
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Expand Up @@ -3342,13 +3342,17 @@ Other optional keys may be set on each Builder:
Specifies the name of a subdirectory (under the base directory) in which
everything related to this builder will be placed on the buildmaster.
This holds build status information. If not set, defaults to @code{name}
with some characters escaped.
with some characters escaped. Each builder must have a unique build
directory.

@item slavebuilddir
Specifies the name of a subdirectory (under the base directory) in which
everything related to this builder will be placed on the buildslave.
This is where checkouts, compiles, and tests are run. If not set,
defaults to @code{builddir}.
defaults to @code{builddir}. If a slave is connected to multiple builders
that shares the same @code{slavebuilddir}, make sure the slave is set to
run one build at a time or ensure this is fine to run multiple builds from
the same directory simultaneously.

@item category
If provided, this is a string that identifies a category for the
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