Re: Source only uploads?
On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 02:53:48PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > > - Architecture: all packages would not get built
> >
> > Well, we just need an arch: all autobuilder and that's it, or one of the
> > autobuilders building the arch: all stuff.
>
> Feel free to set up one.
I feel like I am missing something here. Could you explain
"Architecture: all packages would not get built"? Is the problem with
binary arch independent packages?
> > The reason why source only uploads (or binary uploads where the binary
> > part is ignored) are good, is that they limit the errors that may be
> > introduced by the DD build environment, which may be a bit more than
> > just sid. Like when you have XFree86 4.3.0 experimental packages
> > installed for example.
>
> The reason why source only uploads are bad, is that they encourage bad
> practice such as people not checking the build. By requiring at least
> one binary package, we ensure the package can at least be built. That's
> a good thing, since it saves time otherwise wasted on packages failing
> to build because the maintainer didn't even bother to test.
>
> I have less problems with the second part of your suggestion ("binary
> uploads where the binary part is ignored"), as long as it's not so
> time-consuming that becomes a problem (which I'm afraid is likely to be
> the case).
"binary uploads where the binary part is ignored" sounds very good. I
don't expect problems related to "time-consuming" since most binary
uploads are for x86 these days and x86 autobuilder cpu time should not
be very hard to find.
> > And if we are going to use experimental more and more, like aj
> > suggested, this is going to be more and more of a problem in the future.
>
> Since experimental isn't autobuilt, I fail to see your point.
It believe he means that dd are more likely to have experimental
packages installed on their systems and thus upload broken binary
packages.
Christophe
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