On 28 May 2002, Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 09:29:43AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > I track Testing most days, but for several weeks there has been nothing > > new. Presumably this is related to the coming freeze of Woody, > > Correct. > > > but I'm concerned that when Woody become stable there will be a huge > > influx of packages into Testing which will take ages to fetch. > > > > Should we be tracking Sid at present in preference to Testing, or will > > the switchover go smoothly when it happens? > > Your choice. When woody becomes stable and the dust settles, my > understanding is that the following will happen: > > * A new testing branch will be created, initially identical to stable. > > * The first run of the testing scripts on this new branch will upgrade > all packages which can be upgraded to the versions in unstable while > keeping testing consistent (as usual). > > However, unstable is moving rather slowly at the moment, as a lot of > developers are apparently holding their breath waiting to see what's > happening with woody and security updates, so the first testing run for > woody+1 won't be as much as you'd normally expect for a month's worth of > updates. > > Current unstable is not what will become the new testing, in case that's > what you're thinking; it'll just feed into it as usual. > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Thanks; that clarifies things. AC -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux GNU/Debian (Windows-free zone) For electronic books on the Assassins and on homeopathy, skeptical essays, and over 160 book reviews, go to: http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. [Carl Sagan] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
