Re: making sponsorship easier and make (love && (!war))
Hi Peter,
My comments are below.
On Monday 15 January 2001 20:37, Peter Novodvorsky wrote:
> I'd like to make a proposal that suggests alternative to
> new-maintainer process:
>
> I'm writing a software named Sponsoring Build Daemon. It is aimed to
> help process of sponsoring for developer-sponsor.
> ----------
> Package | SBD |
> Creator ---> | Incoming | -> (1) --> Ofic. Developer's Checks
>
> | Queue | |
>
> ---------- \ /
> ---------
> Debian Incoming Queue
> ------
> (1) This is where SBD makes his work. SBD takes files from incoming,
> checks signature of .changes file if it came from creator of package,
> builds it, checks if it is installable, lintians it (most common
^^^^^^^^
This is problematic checking actually. I love lintian but sometimes lintian
doesn't love me, even I do everything O.K. :-)
> errors). If error appears, SBD mails log to package creator, In other
> case it moves compiled packages to developer's directory where
is a potential bottleneck. Currently every time I inform my sponsor(s) I have
ready packages to upload (so I have to be sure what I want to upload - I am
talking with live humans). If this stage is automatically you can expect a
flood of "almost checked" packages (I am talking with nobody) so the queues
in these directories may be longer, and longer.
> he makes final checks, that couldn't be found with lintian. If everything
> is alright, he signs dsc and changes files and uploads to debian
> incoming queue.
Do you really believe a sponsor want to check fifth or tenth update of a
given applicant's package?
> I think it's clear. It should improve sponsoring process and make it
> faster. The only disadvantage I saw while not being debian developer
> is slow sponsoring process.
>
> As you see from scheme, developer's checks are necessary and developer
> using this software must be careful. Maybe we can make some sponsoring
> committee...
Regards,
Mariusz
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