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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] gentoo-x86 migration to repo-per-package
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:13:51
Message-Id: 20110807081239.GG20656@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] gentoo-x86 migration to repo-per-package by Markos Chandras
1 On 06-08-2011 16:36:00 +0100, Markos Chandras wrote:
2 > I like your proposal but please clarify the following two questions
3 >
4 > 1) Each package requires a new repository. Who is responsible to create
5 > that? Should developers be responsible to do that or they should ping infra?
6
7 I would prefer all ebuild devs to be able to create new packages
8 (repos), like they can right now.
9
10 > 2) Assuming the repository for a new package was created. Who is
11 > responsible to include this in the rsync generation file?
12
13 The dev in question that wants it to be added to the rsync tree.
14
15 > I think your approach requires centralised administration to ensure
16 > minimal incidents in the infrastructure mechanisms.
17
18 Absolutely. Typically the rsync generation file is in its own repo, and
19 requires as much centralisation as the current CVS tree, or the proposed
20 git variant of that tree.
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24 Fabian Groffen
25 Gentoo on a different level