On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 12:15:22AM +0800, Yao Wei wrote: > There should be many existing cases, that external service the stable > package is using deprecates the old API, which in turn breaks the > package. Do we have documented conventions that where the fixed package > should be uploaded to: stable-proposed-updates or backports? Yes, absolutely stable updates, as documented in both the dev-ref and backports site. https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#upload-stable > Backports are about additional features that are only offered in a new version, not a replacement for getting fixes into stable - use stable-updates for that. https://backports.debian.org/Contribute/#index1h3
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