Re: Does a temporarily dropped binary package have to re-enter via NEW?
On 2025-11-13 21:49, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> unstable and experimental share overrides - hence the preference for
> NEW uploads for transitions to be made to experimental - so keeping a
> version in experimental that still builds the dropped package would
> avoid the NEW trip.
>
> That does also require ensuring that the package in experimental
> doesn't get removed for being older than the version in unstable, so
> whether it's practicable and worth the effort is something you'd need
> to consider.
Thanks, all, for the feedback and especially the tip with experimental.
That sounds exactly like what I need. I can keep a newer version in
there for the 2-3 months that I expect this breakage to last.
Best,
Christian
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