Re: Request freeze exception for illuminator
On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 09:54 -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 15:20 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 09:59:25AM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> > > Please consider illuminator for a freeze exception. It does not build
> > > on HPPA because petsc (which I also maintain) )doesn't build on HPPA,
> > > which in turn is because of a python bug, #354139.
> >
> > Nevertheless, this is a problem that it's your responsibility as maintainer
> > to resolve if you want the package included in the release. If you believe
> > the package should be included in etch without the hppa binary, you need to
> > ask the ftpmasters to remove the old hppa binary from unstable.
>
> Done, thanks.
The file was removed yesterday, so illuminator is all set to enter etch.
> > > Illuminator is bug-free and lintian clean. It went into unstable 9 days
> > > ago, so is scheduled to enter testing tomorrow, if unfrozen. It was
> > > part of sarge and woody, and if at all possible I would like it to be in
> > > etch as well.
> >
> > The time for this issue to have been resolved was three months ago, before
> > the targetted release date, not one week ago (or tomorrow, given that hppa
> > is still not sorted). illuminator at this point has been gone from testing
> > for over a year; I'm not likely to take time away from working on release
> > blockers to consider such an update.
>
> I understand fully that my package was not ready by the target release
> date, and would not have been part of etch had we released on time, and
> might still not be part of etch. I did not understand that it takes so
> much time to do a freeze exception (comparable to fixing a release
> blocker, apparently).
>
> I will make the request again when the ftpmasters have closed bug
> 410126, and would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to
> make the exception at that time.
Please make a freeze exception for illuminator so it can join the etch
release.
Thank you,
-Adam
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