Re: [RFC] Go (golang) packaging
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> One might argue that the static case is actually better because it is
> more predictable, but our post-release support model is heavily
> dependent on minimal changes (because we cannot do full QA
> post-release). Such minimal changes are impossible with static
> linking, unless we aggressively recompile and relink reverse
> dependencies as soon as possible, so that we have no lingering
> outdated copies in a release.
>
> I hope this clarifies things a bit.
With Built-Using, we get a way to rebuild packages that embed parts of
other packages:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-built-using
Not sure if the buildd stuff will automatically schedule rebuilds or
if we will notice due to britney knowing about b-u and blocking
testing migrations, anyone got more details about b-u?
--
bye,
pabs
http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
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