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On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:12:14 +0200 |
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"Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@g.o> wrote: |
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> Masked commit: |
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> * a part of a bigger version bump, i.e. one of many packages that |
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> need to update together |
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> * or something where I *know* that issues preventing normal function |
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> still exist. I.e., I want to be able to ask others for testing, but |
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> something is still missing and I'm actively working on it. |
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This is how I like it to be; for ebuilds that are known as broken, |
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even when that is due to them being incomplete (multiple packages). |
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When testing packages are added as masked, they miss out on more |
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testing; now consider that they might just work, you can miss out on |
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smaller edge case^ bugs if a faster stabilization* must follow later. |
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^ The more users, the more different system environments, ... |
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* Reverse dependency that needs it, security and so on. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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Gentoo Developer |
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E-mail address : TomWij@g.o |
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