Bug#27906: PROPOSED] Binary-only NMU's
> This is an interesting idea, which could be investigated further.
Ok, then we could elaborate that idea...
> This probably ought to apply to _any_ NMU, not just an arch-specific
> one.
Yes, that was my intention (if I understand you right). If an NMU
doesn't upload the complete source, it should at least upload a .nmu
patch file.
> It doesn't work well for new upstream versions.
Here you're right. I see two possibilities for this (hopefully rare)
case: Include the upstream patch in the .nmu file, or have two
.orig.tar.gz files side by side.
> I disagree: other archs _should_ recompile, but there's no harm in a
> small amount of version skew at release time.
Should they even recompile if that wouldn't change anything in their
binary package(s)? (Except the changelog.Debian.gz and some file dates :-)
This seems again like a waste of resources. Not forcing other archs to
go with the new version is one of main reasons for bin-only NMUs...
Roman
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