add note about bzr smart server

dustin · Dec 29, 2010 · 68b0120 · 68b0120
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diff --git a/master/contrib/bzr_buildbot.py b/master/contrib/bzr_buildbot.py
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@
   you may set this value to any of (case-insensitive) "Yes", "Y", "True", or
   "T" to have the buildbot master append the branch name to the baseURL.
 
+Note: The bzr smart server (as of version 2.2.2) doesn't know how to resolve
+bzr:// urls into absolute paths so any paths in locations.conf won't match,
+hence no change notifications will be sent to Buildbot. Setting configuration
+parameters globally or in-branch might still work.
+
 When buildbot no longer has a hardcoded password, it will be a configuration
 option here as well.
 

diff --git a/master/docs/cfg-changesources.texinfo b/master/docs/cfg-changesources.texinfo
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@ append the branch name to the baseURL.
 
 @end table
 
+Note: The bzr smart server (as of version 2.2.2) doesn't know how to resolve
+@code{bzr://} urls into absolute paths so any paths in @code{locations.conf}
+won't match, hence no change notifications will be sent to Buildbot. Setting
+configuration parameters globally or in-branch might still work.
+
 When buildbot no longer has a hardcoded password, it will be a configuration
 option here as well.