On 08/09/2016 10:22 AM, Ian Cordasco wrote:
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> From: Matthew Thode <prometheanf...@gentoo.org>
> Reply: prometheanf...@gentoo.org <prometheanf...@gentoo.org>, OpenStack 
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> Date: August 9, 2016 at 09:53:53
> To: openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org <openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org>
> Subject:  Re: [openstack-dev] [requirements] History lesson please
> 
>> One of the things on our todo list is to test the 'lower-constraints' to
>> make sure they still work with the head of branch.
> 
> That's not sufficient. You need to find versions in between the lowest tested 
> version and the current version to also make sure you don't end up with 
> breakage. You might have somepackage that has a lower version of 2.0.1 and a 
> current constraint of 2.12.3. You might even have a blacklist of versions in 
> between those two versions, but you still need other versions to ensure that 
> things in between those continue to work.
> 
> THe tiniest of accidental incompatibilities can cause some of the most 
> bizarre bugs.
> 
> --  
> Ian Cordasco
> 

I'm aware of this, but this would be a good start.

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-- Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)

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