Re: ia64/hppa porter NMUs for woody
On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> First, let me say that I understand the difficult position that these porters
> are in, given the impending freeze and the large number of packages that need
> fixing. However, is the current state of woody such that source NMUs for
> porting fixes should be uploaded without any waiting period?
>
> The Developer's Reference says that immediate uploads can be made to fix
> porting problems in 'frozen'. This needs to be updated to reflect the new
> 'testing' mechanism, but with the multi-phase freeze, my interpretation is that
> such uploads may be made for the portion of the distribution which is currently
> frozen.
>...
> My question is, shouldn't porter NMUs for non-frozen packages wait at least one
> day, to give the maintainer a chance to integrate the fix with any pending
> updates?
Quotiong the Developer's Reference:
<-- snip -->
...
During the release freeze (see Section 6.2.2.1, `Uploading to
_frozen_'), NMUs which fix serious or higher severity bugs are
encouraged and accepted. Even during this window, however, you should
endeavor to reach the current maintainer of the package; they might be
just about to upload a fix for the problem. As with any source NMU,
the guidelines found in Section 7.4, `How to do a source NMU' need to
be followed.
...
<-- snip -->
After reading this I can't see how it could be correct to do a source NMU
even within a freeze when you answered within two hours.
cu
Adrian
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