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From: "Tomáš Chvátal" <scarabeus@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Reworking package stabilization policies
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:04:55
Message-Id: 4BAF29AD.7090505@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Reworking package stabilization policies by Ciaran McCreesh
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4 Dne 28.3.2010 09:39, Ciaran McCreesh napsal(a):
5 > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:47:27 +0200
6 > Maciej Mrozowski <reavertm@×××××.com> wrote:
7 >> No, seriously - given the fact that some of my packages were even
8 >> stabilized without contacting me (app-misc/hal-cups-utils,
9 >> app-admin/system-config- printer-common) - I think it should be:
10 >
11 > Well you'd marked them "~arch", right? That means they're candidates to
12 > go stable.
13 >
14 Yes, but last time i checked we have consensus that archies should wait
15 onto maintainer to request the stabling.
16 >> * solely up to the package maintainers to stabilize application on
17 >> arches they're using or on any arch if package is arch-agnostic
18 >> (optionally, but preferably with some peer review from other project
19 >> members or arch team members).
20 >
21 > There are no arch agnostic packages.
22 I can find some, for example kde-l10n O:P But you are right.
23 >
24 >> It's really freaking silly to wait months for stabilization of some
25 >> random php/perl library that's known to work.
26 >
27 > How do you know it works if you don't test on the arch in question?
28 >
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30 Basically you are saying that NONE tested that package on the arch until
31 the stablerequest. That's quite wrong and it should mean that the arch
32 should be ~ only, since they are stabling packages that they first
33 tested the day they stable them.
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35 Tomas
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Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Reworking package stabilization policies Richard Freeman <rich0@g.o>