Re: [RFS] libreflections-java

[Pierre Gruet <pgtdebian@free.fr>]

Hi Olek,

Le 14/09/2020 à 03:49, Olek Wojnar a écrit :
> Hi Pierre,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 11:26 Pierre Gruet <pgtdebian@free.fr
> <mailto:pgtdebian@free.fr>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Besides, I have a general question: when a package A is sent into NEW,
>     should I wait for it to exit the NEW queue before sending another
>     package B, which (build-)depends on A, into NEW?
> 
> 
> Generally speaking: yes. It will prevent build issues in case B is
> accepted before A. I have personally seen that on the rare cases that I
> have uploaded a number of NEW packages in rapid succession.
> 
> In my specific situation, I violated the common sense recommendation
> because I was trying to get a number of packages through NEW for a
> time-sensitive COVID-19-related effort. That still hasn't completely
> sorted out but the urgency of the global need overrode the risk of build
> issues. In normal cases, avoiding build issues will be a higher priority.
> 
> I hope that example helps to clarify the judgment call needed for the
> situation!
>
Perfectly, yes. Thanks for the explanation and the example!
> 
> -Olek
> 
Best,
Pierre