Cirrus: Add documentation for system-testing

***CIRRUS: REBUILD IMAGES***

Signed-off-by: Chris Evich <cevich@redhat.com>
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Total execution time is capped at 2-hours (includes all the above) Total execution time is capped at 2-hours (includes all the above)
but this script normally completes in less than an hour. but this script normally completes in less than an hour.
### ``optional_system_testing`` Task
1. Optionally executes in parallel with ``full_vm_testing``. Requires
**prior** to job-start, the magic string ``***CIRRUS: SYSTEM TEST***``
is found in the pull-request *description*. The *description* is the first
text-box under the main *summary* line in the github WebUI.
2. ``setup_environment.sh``: Same as for other tasks.
3. ``system_test.sh``: Build both dependencies and libpod, install them,
then execute `make localsystem` from the repository root.
### ``build_vm_images`` Task ### ``build_vm_images`` Task
1. When a PR is merged (``$CIRRUS_BRANCH`` == ``master``), run another 1. When a PR is merged (``$CIRRUS_BRANCH`` == ``master``), Cirrus
round of the ``full_vm_testing`` task (above). checks the last commit message. If it contains the magic string
``***CIRRUS: REBUILD IMAGES***``, then this task continues.
2. After confirming the tests all pass post-merge, spin up a special VM 2. Execute run another round of the ``full_vm_testing`` task (above).
capable of communicating with the GCE API. Once accessible, ``ssh`` into After the tests pass (post-merge), spin up a special VM
the special VM and run the following scripts. (from the `image-builder-image`) capable of communicating with the
GCE API. Once accessible, ``ssh`` into the VM and run the following scripts.
3. ``setup_environment.sh``: Configure root's ``.bash_profile`` 3. ``setup_environment.sh``: Same as for other tasks.
for all subsequent scripts (each run in a new shell). Any
distribution-specific environment variables are also defined
here. For example, setting tags/flags to use compiling.
4. ``build_vm_images.sh``: Examine the merged PR's description on github. 4. ``build_vm_images.sh``: Utilize [the packer tool](http://packer.io/docs/)
If it contains the magic string ``***CIRRUS: REBUILD IMAGES***``, then
continue. Otherwise display a message, take no further action, and
exit successfully. This prevents production of new VM images unless
they are called for, thereby saving the cost of needlessly storing them.
5. If the magic string was found, utilize [the packer tool](http://packer.io/docs/)
to produce new VM images. Create a new VM from each base-image, connect to produce new VM images. Create a new VM from each base-image, connect
to them with ``ssh``, and perform these steps as defined by the to them with ``ssh``, and perform the steps as defined by the
``libpod_images.json`` file. ``$PACKER_BASE/libpod_images.json`` file:
1. Copy the current state of the repository into ``/tmp/libpod``. 1. On a base-image VM, as root, copy the current state of the repository
into ``/tmp/libpod``.
2. Execute distribution-specific scripts to prepare the image for 2. Execute distribution-specific scripts to prepare the image for
use by the ``full_vm_testing`` task (above). use by the ``full_vm_testing`` task (above). These scripts all
end with the suffix `_setup.sh` within the `$PACKER_BASE` directory.
3. If successful, shut down each VM and create a new GCE Image 3. If successful, shut down each VM and create a new GCE Image
named after the base image and the commit sha of the merge. named after the base image and the commit sha of the merge.