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Re: package errors requiring human judgment to detect?



Le mercredi 2 novembre 2011 15:02:13, Andrey Rahmatullin a écrit :
> On Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 02:10:39PM +0100, Arno Töll wrote:
> > * Check (build-)dependencies
> > 
> >   + Are all dependencies declared? In particular: Does the package make
> > 
> > use of external commands/includes only insofar they are
> > (build-)essential?
> > 
> >   + Can they be satisfied in main?
> >   + Are they properly versioned if required?
> > 
> > * Does the package build cleanly two times in a row
> 
> That can be automatically tested but requires more than a text analyzer.
> 
> > * Can the package be upgraded, removed, purged
piuparts.
> 
> I think there is a tool for it.
> 
> > * Does the watch file work (if any)
> 
> This requires network access but can be tested automatically, isn't it?
Indeed, since the PTS can report such failure.

Thomas Preud'homme

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