Re: debci configuration is inconsistent, disrupts package migration

[Graham Inggs <ginggs@debian.org>]

Hi Drew

> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018, Drew Parsons wrote:
>> The configuration of ci.debian.org is not consistent.   A failing test
>> of deal.ii is marked on
>> https://ci.debian.net/packages/d/deal.ii/testing/amd64/
>> as triggered by petsc/3.9.3+dfsg1-2, but the test log shows that in
>> fact libpetsc-real3.8-dev is used for the test
>> (i.e. petsc/3.8.4+dfsg1-2+b2).  So unsurprisingly the test fails, which
>> disrupts migration of the new petsc 3.9 (throwing it out to 10 days
>> instead of 5). The failure itself occurs since the different petsc were
>> built against different openmpi.

>From the times in the logs, it appears that the test was run before
deal.ii's binNMU happened [1].
So the delay is only temporary.

As soon as the test is successful, the migration delay will disappear.

I've requested a retry for that test, so it should happen soon.

Regards
Graham

[1] https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=deal.ii&suite=unstable