Re: unexpected NMUs || buildd queue
On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 11:44:27PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 12:33:58PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 07:19:29PM +0200, Daniel Kobras wrote:
> > > Packages are ordered by priority, then by section, then alphabetically.
> > > When a buildd's queue is empty, it grabs the next few packages off the
> > > top of this list. Time of upload is not considered at all.
> >
> > I used to think that was true, but when I mentioned it on IRC once James
> > Troup told me that that was an urban myth ... I haven't read the code
> > myself to check.
>
> You're being confused.
>
> My page at <http://people.debian.org/~wouter/wanna-build-states> used to
> say that the time of upload was considered. I was mistaken; when
> confronted, James told you this was wrong.
>
> Upon being told that, you mailed me asking for clarification.
Ah, good call. Braaaaaaaaaaaains.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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