Merge branch 'master' into buildbot-0.8.0

* master:
  don't capitalize build property names
  do not use twisted.python.monkey, which is not in tw-2.5.0
  Directory listings require Twisted >= 9.0.0 (fixes buildbot#812)
  add news about mercurial revision ids
  remove spurious file

buildbot/status/web/base.py

@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ def content(self, request, cxt):
         template = request.site.buildbot_service.templates.get_template("empty.html")
         return template.render(**cxt)
 
-# DirectoryLister isn't available in Twisted-2.5.0, so we just skip
-# this particular feature.
+# DirectoryLister isn't available in Twisted-2.5.0, and isn't compatible with what
+# we need until 9.0.0, so we just skip this particular feature.
 have_DirectoryLister = False
 if hasattr(static, 'DirectoryLister'):
     have_DirectoryLister = True
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def directoryListing(self):
                                    self.defaultType)
         else:
             return static.Data("""
-   Directory Listings require Twisted-8.0.0 or later
+   Directory Listings require Twisted-9.0.0 or later
                 """, "text/plain")
 
 

buildbot/status/web/templates/build.html

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ <h2>Build Properties:</h2>
 
 {% for p in properties %}
   <tr class="{{ loop.cycle('alt', '') }}">
-    <td class="left">{{ p.name|e|capitalize }}</td>
+    <td class="left">{{ p.name|e }}</td>
   {% if p.short_value %}
     <td>{{ p.short_value|e }} .. [property value too long]</td>
   {% else %}

buildbot/test/unit/test_util_loop.py

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 from twisted.internet import reactor, defer, task
 from twisted.application import service
 from twisted.python import log
-from twisted.python import monkey
 
 from buildbot.test.fake.state import State
 

buildbot/util/monkeypatches.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+
 def add_debugging_monkeypatches():
     """
     DO NOT CALL THIS DIRECTLY
@@ -16,3 +18,10 @@ def stopService(self):
         return old_stopService(self)
     Service.startService = startService
     Service.stopService = stopService
+
+    # make unittest.TestCase have a patch method, even if it just skips
+    # the test.
+    def nopatch(self, *args):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('unittest.patch is not available')
+    if not hasattr(unittest.TestCase, 'patch'):
+        unittest.TestCase.patch = nopatch