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Test package for testing dgit upload infrastructure



dgit has an extensive regression test suite for its own functionality,
including facades which emulate or stand in for various important
archive infrastructure.

But when doing work on dgit's support infrastructure itself (eg the
dgit-repos VM, archive database, etc.), and when working on the
configuration machinery in dgit that control how dgit talks to the
infrastructure, it is necessary for me to make actual uploads to the
actual archive.

Until now I have been uploading dgit itself to experimental.  This is
unsatisfactory because I want to be able to use the space occupied by
dgit in experimental for experimental versions of dgit :-).

I therefore propose to upload a test package.  That is, a package
whose only purpose is infrastructure testing.  Its contents aren't
very important (but it would obviously be dfsg-free).  Such a package
should probably be normally uploaded to experimental, but might need
to be uploaded to unstable on rare occasions.

The test package obviously ought not to propagate to testing, even if
(accidentally or deliberately) uploaded to unstable.  This could be
achieved by filing an RC bug and/or by adding dependencies which will
never be satisfied.

Is there already a test package name I can use for this purpose ?
Something that is sometimes used for BTS testing or the like might be
appropriate.  I don't mind sharing this `package' with other people
doing crazy stuff, provided they aren't going to mind either.

If I don't hear any good other suggestions soon I will make something
up, as I have some dgit infrastructure work which has got to the top
of my todo list.  (Sorry for not asking sooner.)

Thanks,
Ian.


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