Bug#514919: Removing support for uploads to multiple distributions

[Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>]

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 12:19:46PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> 
> I now have:
> 
> +                   The <em>testing</em> distribution normally receives
> +                   its packages via the <em>unstable</em> distribution
> +                   after a short time lag.  However sometimes, such as
> +                   during release freezes before a new stable release or
> +                   when a problem in the <em>testing</em> distribution
> +                   requires fixing before the <em>unstable</em> version
> +                   can migrate, direct updates to a package in
> +                   <em>testing</em> are useful.  This distribution value
> +                   is used for those exceptions, after approval from the
> +                   release managers.

As far as I know, the archive maps uploads to testing to
testing-proposed-updates, and so both end up in t-p-u.

There is also testing-security, which first gets uploaded to
security-master.debian.org and then also gets mapped to t-p-u
when uploaded to ftp-master.

But I wonder why we need such a list in policy.  A few examples
might be useful, but this more looks like something for
the developers reference to me.


Kurt