Re: [stretch] jnr-posix/3.0.12-3 and #860691
Markus Koschany:
> Hi,
>
> Am 29.04.2017 um 23:22 schrieb Niels Thykier:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have opted to stretch-ignore #860691 instead of unblocking the
>> jnr-posix/3.0.12-3 upload for now.
>>
>> If the tests are simply wrong on i386, then that is fine and the fix can
>> wait until buster (or you are welcome to patch them in a -4 upload for
>> stretch if there is time for that).
>> Should it turn out that the package is actually broken on i386, please
>> remove the -ignore tag and let me know. Though in that case, disabling
>> the tests would not be a solution. :)
>
> That's fine with me and I think the others will agree as well. I don't
> think the package is broken on i386 thus a removal from Stretch seemed
> disproportionate to me. [...]
Indeed, that is a similar thought the one we had during the release team
meeting.
> Please note that the tests are not disabled but the results are simply ignored.
> [...]
>From my PoV, that is basically the same as disabling them. We do not
pre-emptively check log files during rebuild tests/buildd builds, so we
would not notice the regression. :)
Thanks,
~Niels
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