Hi, On 6/17/24 18:49, Marco d'Itri wrote:
There is another aspect he mentioned: he thinks the uploader needs to test the build of the package. (I'm theory I agree, but there are situations
Everybody can upload totally untested packages even without tag2upload: maybe tag2upload would make this marginally easier, but then I do not believe that this is a compelling enough argument to offset the benefits of a tag2upload-like service.
Minimal testing already generates a source package -- so it disproportionately benefits workflows that upload totally untested packages.
I can absolutely see the benefit of integrating git in our workflows, but I'm less enthusiastic about this service precisely because it was marketed to us not on its technical merits, but on how it will allow us to take shortcuts, plus some handwaving about xz-utils and a promise that people do not have to change their workflows.
The latter point is a massive problem for this proposal, because it leaves only two options down the road: break another promise of compatibility, or be stuck with support for "legacy" systems for ages.
Simon
