Re: Unofficial Debian 'testing' FAQ (was Re: Packages in queue for woody?)

[Jules Bean <jules@jellybean.co.uk>]

On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 12:24:27PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> 
> > * Have a look at the testing home page, and, in particular, the update excuses
> > and update output files.
> 
> "update output" is no longer there.

Will be tomorrow though, apparently.

> >  A package will move into testing when it satisfies all of the following
> > criteria:
> 
> I would replace "package" with "version of a package", since that more
> clearly states what is happening.

Good idea. I'll do that.

> 
> >     * It must have been in unstable for 10, 5 or 2 days, depending on its
> >     * severity;
> 
> "depending on the urgency of the last upload"; packages don't have
> severities.

Already did that in response to someone else's comments.

> > * It must have fewer release-critical bugs than the version currently in
> > * testing;
> 
> It might be worthwhile to explain how this is determined...I honestly don't
> know, though I assume it takes into account the potato/woody/sid/etc. tags
> in the BTS.

I thought it was by bug close date, but I also don't know. Does anyone? 

> > * A package which satisfies the first four of the above is said to be a Valid
> > Candidate.
> 
> Since you refer to these points by number, you should make it an ordered
> list.  This makes it easy to see at a glance which items you are referring
> to.

Will do.


Thanks,

Jules