Build farmer handoff 2020-01-15

[nuclearsandwich]

Outgoing @nuclearsandwich, from #247
Incoming @mjcarroll

Consistent failures

• Hang in ros2cli tests Tests hanging during ROS 2 CI tests #248 (PR Release loop lock before waiting for it to do work launch#369)

Known flaky tests and recurring failures

• Some builds fail to wipe the workspace due to processes from previous builds still running Job failed to delete workspace #161
• tf2_ros_test_message_filter test is flakey tf2_ros_test_message_filter is flakey #183
• Linux test_component_manager fails on Linux repeated test_component_manager_api failed on Linux repeated #184
• Windows debug fails test_communications WString Windows debug failed test_communications connext WStrings test #203
• Windows debug fails test_waitiable Windows debug failed test_waitable #204
• Linux aarch64 test_lifecycle fails Linux aarch64 repeated failed test_lifecycle #205

Outstanding buildfarmer tasks

• Try to reduce the number of Windows failures due to not being able to delete files due to zombie processes from previous builds. Job failed to delete workspace #161
• Resolve issues with mini1 and mini2 and get them back in the pool macOS mini1 and mini2 not staying online #258
• (@nuclearsandwich) Upgrade mac and Windows hosts for Eloquent P1 Upgrade macOS and Windows hosts for Eloquent patch release #259
• (@cottsay) Document the MAXPATH workaround in the Windows installation instructions for Build failure with OpenSplice on Windows due to MAXPATH #227

[chapulina]

Should we close this one since it's outdated and all issues are already being tracked?

[mjcarroll]

Makes sense to me.