Re: "Arch: all" package FTBFS due to test needing network access - RC?

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Peter Samuelson <peter@p12n.org> writes:

> [Goswin von Brederlow]
>> > Your unspoken premise is that there is a _reason_ to support
>> > building packages as root.  Why?  I think it is better just to tell
>> > people not to do that.
>> 
>> My premise is that there is no reason to sabotage building as
>> root. Nearly all sources do build as root and many test suites skip
>> tests that fail as root. I see no reason to stop that now.
>
> We're not talking about sabotage, we're talking about extra effort.
>
> I have a reason not to support building packages as root: it is more
> work for me, it takes time which I could be using to fix bugs or write
> manpages.  Now it is your turn to give me a reason to support building
> packages as root.  What is so important about building as root that I
> should spend time making it work?  Also keep in mind that my upstream
> takes the same position that I do.

Wait for a bug, tag the bug help and then add the patch if somone
bothers to write one.

MfG
        Goswin