On 2015-05-05 17:09:41, Joachim Breitner wrote: > Hi, > > while most of our packages have been built with 7.8 now, not all of them > are, so are not in the "everything is installable" state that we want to > be in. > > What needs to be done to fix that? > > Essentially, this file should be empty: > https://people.debian.org/~nomeata/binNMUs-haskell.txt > > As you can see, it is not, so this can serve as a TODO list. OK, I opened that link, expecting 10-20 lines, but it's huge :( > The commented binNMUs there are grouped into > # Already scheduled NMUs > # Failed builds > # NMU seems pointless. Dependency in NEW? > # Packages and Wanna-Build are out of sync > # Package pending removal, don't bother > > Already scheduled NMUs should not take long, at least on amd64, so > likely they have build dependencies that cannot be satisfied. Check if a > the package plan has a newer version than the archive and upload. > > Failed builds need to be investigated. Likely a new upstream release can > fix them, otherwise patching is required. Or removal on certain > architectures. > > Dependencies in NEW just need patience, or, if it takes too long, a > gentle nudge towards the FTP masters. > > “Packages and Wanna-Build are out of sync” should be temporary. > > “Package pending removal, don't bother” is still a todo: Why have these > packages not yet been removed? Do they have reverse dependencies? What > is the plan for these – removal or upgrade? > > > So you can see there is still a way to go, and I’d happy to get help > here. So as I gather, mostly we should fixed for now Failed builds, assuming the rest are transient? thanks, iustin
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