Re: not later than in testing

[Joerg Jaspert <joerg@ganneff.de>]

On 11014 March 1977, Keith Edmunds wrote:

>> also decided to allow versions from lenny into sarge-bpo, otherwise it
>> would be pretty useless.
> I disagree that it would be 'useless'.

> Could someone who supports the idea of post-Etch packages being present in
> sarge-backports please explain how to upgrade a system (that contains such
> packages) to etch?

If I need a >etch version I continue to need it when I switch to
etch. Otherwise I wouldnt need to run a lenny version in the first
place. So *I* would expect that >etch backports for sarge get a >etch
version into etch backports too.


That could also be a discussion item - have it so that you *can* upload
newer sarge backports, but only if it is << of one in etch-backports.
Would be enough if that << is just the debian rev to trigger an upgrade
when one goes sarge+bpo to etch+bpo.

Of course that destroys the upgradepath sarge+po to etch (without
backports). I dont think that would be a too big problem. You used
backports once and so seem to havent had too much trouble - why stop.


Hm.


Now - what do others here think? I described a different possibility in
another mail.

So, what do people here on the list think?

a.) have a second suite for the backports >> etch version and keep a
    frozen sarge.

    Advantage: Keeps an upgrade path of sarge+bpo -> clean etch.

    Disadvantage: Much work on the ftpadmin side. And yet another suite,
    add to confusion.


b.) the above, ie. make it a technical requirement that versions have to
    be etch >> sarge. Where a new hidden setting would be added to the
    bpo archive that contains the etch version numbers. (Plain etch +
    security).

    Advantage: Technically enforced that people who upload package
    foobar to sarge-bpo have to take the steps to get foobar backported
    to etch, if they want to upload a version that is not in etch.

    Disadvantage: Upgrading means to continue to use backports.
    People have to backport twice if they want it in sarge. Once for
    etch, once for sarge.


I personally like option b more, as thats not as much work for me. :)



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