Re: Debian Archive architecture removals
Neil Williams, le Wed 06 May 2015 08:56:38 +0100, a écrit :
> Ports which take so long to develop that a stable release is
> deemed unlikely will also struggle. That is a problem caused by that
> port, not by the project or other maintainers.
Not only. A typical scenario that does happen and can really hinder
porting is when an upstream source often introduces non-portable
changes. The package needs to be ported, the porter team thus provides
a patch. The patch lingers in the BTS until the maintainer makes a new
upload for a new upstream release. He integrates the proposed patch,
but the new upstream release introduces another non-portability issue,
and thus another patch is needed. The porter team provides a patch,
which lingers in the BTS until etc. In the end the package never gets
to build on the port.
Samuel
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