That cleared it up for me, thanks
Jeff.
On 04/05/06, Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Actually the testing keywords are not for unstable packages. If something
is unstable it must be masked. If we however want to test our packaging
we put it in ~arch. If something is in ~arch that means that it works for
the packager, but that your mileage may vary. ~arch may sometimes have
unexpected problems, especially involving migration from old versions to
new versions. Actually most time is spent on ~arch, as there is where
development happens. As a package is seen to be stable, then it gets
promoted to arch. This is just a change of the keyword. The developer
then goes on to newer versions of the package.
Paul
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