Le Sun, Dec 08, 2013 at 03:19:41AM +0000, peter green a écrit : > > "you should think about the status of your package with relation to > testing before uploading to unstable. If you have a version in > unstable waiting to migrate then it is generally a good idea to let > it migrate before uploading another new version. You should also > check the package tracking system for transition warnings to avoid > making uploads that disrupt ongoing transitions."
Hi Peter, I am unsure how effective such recommendations are. People do not read the Developers Reference before each upload. Also, there was very recently an announce from the release team encouraging to upload at medium urgency when it helps, so the time window in which a problem can happen is quite narrow. Lastly, the release team has the possibility to block uploads to unstable when a transition is problematic. Perhaps the main issue here is that the recommendation conflates two separate questions. 1) What should have the priority: the update of Testing or the update of Unstable ? For this I think that it should be up to the maintainer and we should not try to make a recommendation that is based on assumptions that can not be generalised. 2) Will the upload impact other developers works, in particular in case of transitions ? Here again, it is important to be precise, and to double-check that it reflects the views of the release team. In particular, we should think twice before writing a workflow where one of the outcomes can be "stop what you are doing and come back in 9 days". I think that, in spirit of your proposition, there would be two additions to the Developers Reference that would have a higher added value: a synthethic checklist to look before uploading, and a summary of which actions on a package have potential consequences on the work of other packagers or integrative teams. Have a nice Sunday, -- Charles Plessy Debian Med packaging team, http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131208055428.ga...@falafel.plessy.net
