Re: testing and no release schedule
On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 11:38:39AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 10:19:36PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 11:34:11PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
> > > Every package on http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical is a candidate
> > > for removal. A list of such packages is posted to debian-devel-announce
> > > regularly. I don't believe any of those packages are being removed within
> > > a few weeks' of an RC bug being filed unless the maintainer specifically
> > > asks otherwise; if that's not the case, it's probably a mistake and I'd
> > > be interested to see any examples.
> >
> > Today, update_excuses says
> >
> > * -sleuthkit (1.61-4 to -)
> > + Removal request by cjwatson
> > + Package is broken, will try to remove
> >
> > I see exactly 0 open RC bugs against sleuthkit.
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2004/debian-release-200403/msg00019.html
>
> To be more exact, update_excuses.html says:
>
> -sleuthkit (1.61-4 to -)
> Removal request by cjwatson
> Package is broken, will try to remove
> sleuthkit (1.61-4 to 1.68-2)
> Maintainer: Mattia Monga
> 25 days old (needed 10 days)
> Removal request by cjwatson
> Trying to remove package, not update it
> out of date on mips: sleuthkit (from 1.61-4)
> out of date on mipsel: sleuthkit (from 1.61-4)
> Not considered
>
> If the mips and mipsel builds are added then I'll gladly let the fixed
> version in.
>
> BTW, the name of the person filing the removal request is there so that
> you can ask them about it if you disagree.
All I did was to answer ajt's request who wanted to see an example for a
package that gets removed from testing without any open (and weekly
posted) RC bugs...
cu
Adrian
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