On 04/11/16 10:20, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 09:50:33AM +0100, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: >>> >>> Neither sspace nor metaphlan2-data were in testing at all. These are new >>> packages that never have made it into testing at all. So it seems that my >>> assumption that once the package is in testing (and I fully agree that its >>> our task to keep them there) no additional force-hint will be required. >> >> sspace was in testing, then got removed, see >> https://packages.qa.debian.org/s/sspace.html > > Ups, sorry. > >> And yes, I think once the package is in testing, no force-hints are needed. > > Good, now we know where to be extra carefully. > >>> When thinking about more solution: Is it really sensible these days to >>> pin the testing migration on the existence of packages in i386? I might >>> be very naive about the mechanism behind but I think at least some >>> "i386||amd64" logic would be appropriate. >> >> Not really. That's there to catch regressions and bugs, and should stay for >> the >> foreseeable future (as long as i386 stays mainstream). I won't remove that >> for a >> dozen of packages that are not installable on i386. > > OK, I simply trust your insight here. > > Thanks again for the clarification
Both metaphlan2-data and sspace are now in testing. Cheers, Emilio
