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Bug#855151: #855151: tasksel: should not be Priority: important



Hi,

Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> (2019-11-30):
> Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> wrote:
> > Thinking about this change a little more, even if we were to publish D-I
> > Bullseye Alpha 1 right now, which will be tested to be working… I think
> > once ftp-masters update their overrides, this will break the published
> > Alpha immediately.
> > 
> > Instead of rushing a change right now (it's been months without a
> > release already), I think I'll ask them to postpone updating their
> > overrides until we're up for an Alpha 2. Which means we'll have a clear
> > breakage at the timing of our choosing, a way to double check the
> > effects of the bug, and to ensure proposed patches do the work
> > appropriately, instead of implementing things blindly in a hurry, right
> > now.
> 
> Maybe, it would be the better way to force installation of tasksel in the
> installer (because we need it there), instead of relying on other things
> (package dependencies, which may change over time)?

That's the plan, yes. Just not for the first alpha. (I don't think I
mentioned dependencies, but you might have thought priorities anyway?
;))

> Means something like adding a postinst hook script in pkgsel...

I didn't dive into it yet, but out of the blue, that looks like a good
place to start from, indeed.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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