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RHCOS build artifacts, package comparison, and coreos-assembler version tracking

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RHCOS build artifacts, package comparison, and coreos-assembler version tracking
# RHCOS Artifacts Build artifacts, package comparison commands, and coreos-assembler version tracking. > Related: `rhcos-build-pipeline`, `pipeline-failures` ## Build Artifacts Common artifacts available from builds: | Artifact | Description | |----------|-------------| | `coreos-assembler-git.json` | cosa version info | | `manifest-lock.*.json` | Package manifest locks | | `builds.json` | Build metadata | | `meta.json` | Build metadata | ## Artifact Commands ```bash # List build artifacts coreos-tools jenkins builds artifacts <job-name> <build-number> # Download a specific artifact coreos-tools jenkins builds artifacts <job-name> <build-number> --download <artifact-name> # Download to specific path coreos-tools jenkins builds artifacts <job-name> <build-number> --download <artifact-name> -o /tmp/output.json ``` ## Package Comparison ### Single Build Diff Shows what packages changed/upgraded in this build: ```bash coreos-tools jenkins builds diff <job-name> <build-number> ``` ### Two Build Comparison Compare packages between two builds: ```bash coreos-tools jenkins builds diff <job-name> <build1> <build2> ``` Output format: ```json { "build1": 3399, "build2": 3463, "stream": "rhel-9.6", "added": ["new-package-1.0.0.x86_64 (rhel-9.6-baseos)"], "removed": ["old-package-2.0.0.x86_64 (rhel-9.4-appstream)"], "changed": [ { "name": "kernel", "build1": "kernel-5.14.0-427.112.1.el9_4.x86_64 (rhel-9.4-server-ose-4.17)", "build2": "kernel-5.14.0-570.94.1.el9_6.x86_64 (rhel-9.6-early-kernel)" } ] } ``` ### Analyzing Diffs ```bash # List all changed package names coreos-tools jenkins builds diff <job-name> <b1> <b2> | jq -r '.changed[].name' # Show kernel changes specifically coreos-tools jenkins builds diff <job-name> <b1> <b2> | jq '.changed[] | select(.name == "kernel")' # Count changes coreos-tools jenkins builds diff <job-name> <b1> <b2> | jq '{added: (.added | length), removed: (.removed | length), changed: (.changed | length)}' ``` ## Comparing coreos-assembler Versions When cosa version differs between good and bad builds: ```bash # Download cosa git info from both builds coreos-tools jenkins builds artifacts <job-name> <failed-build> --download coreos-assembler-git.json -o /tmp/failed-cosa.json coreos-tools jenkins builds artifacts <job-name> <good-build> --download coreos-assembler-git.json -o /tmp/good-cosa.json # Compare diff /tmp/good-cosa.json /tmp/failed-cosa.json # Find commits between versions using GitHub CLI gh api repos/coreos/coreos-assembler/compare/<old-commit>...<new-commit> \ --jq '.commits[] | {sha: .sha[0:7], date: .commit.author.date, message: .commit.message | split("\n")[0]}' # Get details of a specific commit gh api repos/coreos/coreos-assembler/commits/<commit-sha> \ --jq '{sha: .sha, author: .commit.author.name, message: .commit.message}' ```
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