Re: Unofficial Debian 'testing' FAQ (was Re: Packages in queue for woody?)
On 11 Dec 2001, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> writes:
>...
> > but may be delayed either by architectures failing to build them, or
> > because of dependency issues.
>
> Ok, and this is excactly what I'm interested in having explained about
> testing. Theoretically, an urgent security fix could have to wait
> forever before it enters testing? Security fixes for non-x86
>...
Yes, currently it's theoretically possible that a security fix has to
wait forever until it enters testing.
> architectures seem to be even more at risk of a longer wait.
I don't see why the risk for a non-x86 fix should take longer? both on x86
and on non-x86 you'll have to wait at least until the package has been
rebuilt on _all_ architectures.
> Greetings,
>
> Jan.
cu
Adrian
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