[ci] Add GH action to test older python versions

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -28,41 +28,19 @@ jobs:
  coverage run --source=reframe ./test_reframe.py
  coverage report -m
 
- unittest-py36:
- runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
- strategy:
- matrix:
- python-version: ['3.6']
- steps:
- - uses: actions/checkout@v4
- - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
- with:
- python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
- - name: Install dependencies and docs
- run: |
- ./bootstrap.sh +docs
- - name: Generic Unittests
- run: |
- ./test_reframe.py
-
- unittest-py37:
- runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+ unittest-py-eol:
+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  strategy:
  matrix:
- python-version: ['3.7']
+ python-version: ['3.6', '3.7']
  steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
- - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
- with:
- python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
- - name: Install dependencies and docs
+ - name: Build Image for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
  run: |
- ./bootstrap.sh +docs
- - name: Generic Unittests
+ docker build --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=${{ matrix.python-version }} -f ci-scripts/dockerfiles/reframe-python.dockerfile -t reframe-python${{ matrix.python-version }}:latest .
+ - name: Run Unittests
  run: |
- ./test_reframe.py
+ docker run reframe-python${{ matrix.python-version }}:latest
 
  unittest-macos:
  runs-on: macos-latest

ci-scripts/dockerfiles/reframe-python.dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright 2016-2025 Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS/ETH Zurich)
+# ReFrame Project Developers. See the top-level LICENSE file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.6
+
+FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}
+
+# ReFrame user
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash rfmuser
+
+USER rfmuser
+
+# Install ReFrame from the current directory
+COPY --chown=rfmuser . /home/rfmuser/reframe/
+
+WORKDIR /home/rfmuser/reframe
+
+RUN ./bootstrap.sh +docs
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash", "-c", "./test_reframe.py -v"]