Sparc buildd queue - what you can do to help
Hi,
Recently a nice web page, summarizing the buildd status for different
arches, was pointed out to me. For sparc it can be found at
http://buildd.debian.org/~jeroen/status/architecture.php?a=sparc
There are currently 134 packages listed as 'Building', majority of them
are failing due to some reason, and are then re-queued periodically (some
packages have been in this state for as long as 40 days!). In most cases
the problem is not just going away, so rebuild attempts are just a waste
of buildd time. The proper thing to do would be to look at every failing
package and try to determine what's the preferrable course of action for
it. It might be that it is failing because it's not supported on sparc, or
just buggy on all arches, or because there is some genuine sparc-specific
bug. Sorting through that and attempting to do the right thing (porting
the package, or declaring it as unsupported on sparc, or even removing the
package if it's excessively buggy) would be a very appreciated effort.
I have my hands full with all the other stuff, but if someone would take
initiative, I'd be glad to help. We could discuss the tricky cases on the
list and establish some kind of team to work out the sparc porting issues.
Best regards,
Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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