Buildbot to TaskCluster Migration status update 29 October 2015

[Selena Deckelmann]

We are migrating our internal CI and release processes for Mozilla products
from Buildbot to TaskCluster. Relevant:
https://twitter.com/mc_hankins/status/653621441053753344

Status updates are logged at https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/buildbot
-to-taskcluster-migration

Gantt chart still here:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=fce174aeacc444728bfc0aee25473df6

Status:

- EEEEEE WE ARE STARTING TO RUN LINUX BUILDS IN TC FOR REAL! Thanks,
Andrew (ahal)!
- Plan is to have a 2-week burn in period for TC tests before we
consider turning of the buildbot tests
- try syntax parity landed!
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213314 Thanks, Dustin!
- resolved mochitest problem with pulseaudio (pactl)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1214194 /
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1214809
- resolved v4l usage issue
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217396
- Tier2 scheduling for mochitest-webgl
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1218791
- Tons of work on '*' scope reduction led by Dustin with the support of
the entire TaskCluster team. Thank you, everyone!
- hooks.taskcluster.net is super close to being deployed - ETA next week
from Dustin. :)
- Work on Okta stalled waiting for production enabling by IT.
- Additional work on login details between Jonas and Dustin proceeding,
nearly complete.
- Jake (dividehex) has started in on prototyping for a coalescing
mechanism.
- Andrew raised an issue about "job details" that Greg is following up
on with the sheriffs. Does not appear to be blocking.
- Work continues on pvtbuilds plan, some things are coming together:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1204021