[MacPorts] #60112: 10.13 buildbot worker is down

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#60112: 10.13 buildbot worker is down
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  Reporter:  ryandesign      |      Owner:  admin@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  server/hosting  |    Version:
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
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Comment (by fhgwright):

 I sometimes see that problem here (VMware Fusion 8.5.10, OSX 10.9.5, Mac
 Pro 5,1), particularly with 10.13.  Once it's been frozen long enough that
 I'm convinced that it's really stuck and not just slow, I do a restart
 from the VMware menu, and it usually comes right up.  It seems to be less
 prone to happening if I avoid booting multiple VMs simultaneously (i.e.,
 stagger the startups across the VMs).

 BTW, one should never rely on SSDs for primary storage.  Not only is flash
 storage inherently less reliable than magnetic storage, but flash
 reliability is one of the few technological parameters that's actually
 been getting *worse* with "advances", rather than better.  And a system
 whose primary purpose is to run builds is probably going to stress the
 flash write limits a lot.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/60112#comment:4>
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