Andreas Tille <andr...@an3as.eu> (2024-11-30): > Cyril Brulebois wrote on 2024-11-13: > > I don't think they've been caught up in the temporary freezes (I'd > > think the longest one last cycle was a little week, usually a few > > days, sometimes just a few hours), so I've never taken the time to > > adjust (1) the hints and (2) the tooling that makes sure the > > relevant hint files knows about all udebs. That could be done if we > > were to have a permanent udeb freeze (I'm not advocating for that). > > I admit I’m not very familiar with the release process. However, my > (possibly flawed) memory recalls that we used to have some kind of d-i > alpha for very early testing, available even before the freeze. Could > you confirm this, or am I misremembering?
Yes, and that's what would have happened this release cycle again if I hadn't been totally burned out (see my first reply to this thread). > Additionally, I wonder if an automated test suite for the installer > might be helpful. In my admittedly naive view, something like > Babelbox[1] could serve this purpose. I remember we used it at some > Linux events at the Debian booth to demonstrate how easily Debian can > be installed. Could you share your thoughts on this? We have various kinds of automated testing. In my understanding, Babelbox was about showcasing language support. That's some heavily scripted installation though (≠ not how most users are interacting with the installer). All that is quite orthogonal to what you're replying to anyway. Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (k...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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