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Bug#956818: developers-reference: contradictory information about removing packages from Incoming



Added a patch for clarifying removability from upload queue.
>From c354889d127882bcb123c6c30f1d96a3bb09d5fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Judit Foglszinger <urbec@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:35:04 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Adding footnote clarifying removability of packages from the
 upload queue

---
 source/pkgs.rst | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/source/pkgs.rst b/source/pkgs.rst
index d95cab5..ae3e8ab 100644
--- a/source/pkgs.rst
+++ b/source/pkgs.rst
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ Removing packages from ``Incoming``
 
 In the past, it was possible to remove packages from ``incoming``.
 However, with the introduction of the new incoming system, this is no
-longer possible. Instead, you have to upload a new revision of your
+longer possible. [4]_ Instead, you have to upload a new revision of your
 package with a higher version than the package you want to replace. Both
 versions will be installed in the archive but only the higher version
 will actually be available in ``unstable`` since the previous version
@@ -2456,3 +2456,8 @@ this, contact ``debian-devel@lists.debian.org`` or
 
 .. [3]
    ITS is shorthand for *"Intend to Salvage"*
+
+.. [4]
+   Though, if a package still is in the in the upload queue and hasn't
+   been moved to Incoming yet, it can be removed. (see
+   :ref:`upload-ftp-master`)
-- 
2.25.1

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