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Re: [2.2r3] Status report - Request for Discussion



> Oh c'mon, I don't want to explain how archive maintenance actually works.

No

> New packages don't get installed right away, only updates to existing
> ones are.  New packages require an override entry.  If it hasn't been
> made before dinstall runs the package is stuck in the incoming directory.
> 
> > Who should have informed ftpmaster when/why? Sorry, I don't understand
> > the problem.

So the answer I was looking for is, that I should have informed
ftpmaster if I wanted the the packages installed urgently, because
otherwise they would stay in incoming until the override entry was made.

Sorry, I just misinterpreted 'stuck' to mean some permanent condition.

Nick

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