Bug#694378: unblock: apt-cacher-ng/0.7.10-1
Hi,
Eduard Bloch wrote (27 Jan 2013 13:14:53 GMT) :
> * intrigeri [Sat, Jan 26 2013, 10:33:35PM]:
>> intrigeri wrote (27 Nov 2012 10:58:28 GMT) :
>> > Eduard, given the apparent brokenness of the version currently in
>> > testing, the size of the delta, and the fact we've been frozen for
>> > months, have you considered preparing a minimal fix meant to fix these
>> > bugs for Wheezy?
>>
>> Ping?
> Well, (no offense implied) I am often puzzled at how people ask for
> "just the minimal fix" WRT complex software.
I acknowledge it is sometimes the case that a minimal fix is hard to
extract, but it's also, quite often, pretty easy. I don't know this
specific code, so I was asking.
> It's like asking the garage guy: please replace my brake pads but
> DON'T remove the wheels!!11
Well, it's not my car, I'm not your client, and I'm not asking you to
do work that will only benefit me, so I don't think this comparison
fits the current situation very well. I'll assume good faith and
ignore the feelings this comparison triggers in me.
Anyhow, to clarify: I was exploring various possibilities, other that
granting this unblock (which is unlikely to happen), of seeing the
bugs fixed in Wheezy at this late stage of the freeze.
As far I could see in my limited time spent lurking in -release@,
a minimal fix is one of the most often applied solution in this kind
of situation. Hence, I was merely asking if you had *considered* it...
> I could try to do that but the the extract would still require
> significant code changes and involve the risk of breaking something you
> don't see coming in the beginning.
... and now I get my answer. So a "minimal fix" does not look doable.
Thank you for the information. I hope the release team can make
a decision with this in mind.
> Those three months of testing in Sid are IMHO more worth for
> software quality than some wild patching.
I agree testing in the real world is an important factor; it is quite
often taken into account by the release team, as far as I could see.
> Nope, it's against another version in Experimental. And no, it doesn't
> affect Unstable or Testing.
I stand corrected. Sorry for the confusion.
Cheers,
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