Bug#27906: PROPOSED] Binary-only NMU's

[Paul Slootman <paul@wau.mis.ah.nl>]

On Thu 15 Oct 1998, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Roman Hodek writes ("Bug#27906: PROPOSED] Binary-only NMU's"):
> 
> >    Since .nmu files aren't .dsc files, they constitute no real new
> >    source version, thus they don't force other archs to recompile the
> >    package, too. But the patch is publically available.
> 
> I disagree: other archs _should_ recompile, but there's no harm in a
> small amount of version skew at release time.

I find this last statement to be in conflict with your original statement:


   : In the bug report 27823, someone reports uploading a binary-only NMU
   : and sends a corresponding source code change to the bug system.
   :
   : This is NOT ON, and is NOT ALLOWED according to the GPL, and ought to
   : be prohibited by our policy.


Whenever there is version skew, there is implicitly a binary version which
is NOT accompanied with corresponding source, which is NOT ON as you say.

If you're saying that each and every binary version should be accompanied
with corresponding source only when a release is made, then the whole
problem could be circumvented by making the bug report with the diffs
severity: important; that would prevent the package being released until
the bug is closed (and hence the patches being included in a new upload),
right?


Paul Slootman
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