On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 10:53:34 +0100 Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net> wrote:
[...]No problem from my PoV; I will not NMU it for now.FYI, I am hoping to push for the default in dpkg to change soon and that may occur before FOSDEM. The if/when that happens is a decision for the RT that I am stilling waiting for a reply on. Though it is also possible that they decline my request to change the default for Trixie at which point I expect FOSDEM 2025 will happen first. :)Lets cross that bridge when (or if) we get there and it happens before FOSDEM.Best regards, Niels
Hi,The transition has moved to the endgame and the bugs are now RC with risk of auto-removals (that is, "we have come to the bridge"). In sreview's case, it is now a regular FTBFS bug in sid. The auto-removal can be stalled by pinging the bug about once per week until the upload after FOSDEM.
An alternative that I am mentioning now in case it is helpful. A minimal `Rules-Requires-Root: binary-targets` would take sreview out the auto-removal zone. This would have the advantage of having no regression risk caused by the change, since we would just be requesting the previous status quo enabling you to come back to the rootless fix at a later time. However, it is still an upload, so it is not immediately obvious to me that will avoid your core concern. If it is and a NMU will be helpful, just say the word. But if I do not hear from you, I assume any action from me on sreview would be unhelpful.
Best regards, Niels
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