Re: Bug#174410: questionable interpretation of "install" pseudo-package
On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 09:32:28PM +0000, Zefram wrote:
> Package: bugs.debian.org
>
> Today I've been reporting a few bugs in a Debian package. Some of my
> bug reports have been rejected by a developer for reasons that amount
> to "fixing that bug is too big a change to make in stable". In no case
> have I actually asked for any changes to stable; I'd be perfectly happy
> with fixes eventually appearing in sarge.
>
> The package in question is the Debian installer. The reason why
> I'm getting these objections is that my bug reports filed against the
> "install" pseudo-package are being interpreted as being more specifically
> against "boot-floppies", the Debian installer for releases up to woody.
> Because boot-floppies is being replaced in sarge, my bug reports are
> being interpreted in the context of boot-floppies' very limited future
> development path (limited to changes that can be made in stable), which
> is not at all how I intended them to be viewed.
It does seem that a pseudo-package for the debian-installer would be
useful; however, I don't see why the existing 'install' etc.
pseudo-packages aren't good enough, if people will stop assuming that
bugs filed there relate exclusively to boot-floppies.
It seems that there is already plenty of provision in the bug tracking
system providing that a little common sense is used. For reference:
install Installation system
installation Installation system
cdrom Installation system
installation-reports Reports of installation problems with stable & testing
upgrade-reports Reports of upgrade problems for stable & testing
The first two go to debian-boot; the third to debian-cd; the last two to
debian-testing.
Would your request be satisfied if any bugs against install/installation
regarding boot-floppies were reassigned to the package of that name, and
the boot-floppies developers agree not to brush off bugs filed there
with "won't happen in boot-floppies" (and to reassign bugs to
install/installation as appropriate)?
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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