Re: Test package for testing dgit upload infrastructure
On 2014-10-29 17:57, Ian Jackson wrote:
> [...]
>
> 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.
>
> [...]
>
> Thanks,
> Ian.
>
>
Hi Ian,
Assuming the package never reaches (or never intend to reach) testing, I
believe it falls outside our jurisdiction to decide whether such a
package should be allowed in unstable/on our infrastructure.
It should definitely not reach testing as it will never belong in a
stable release. An RC bug should work for that purpose. For an added
"safety", feel free to add a Breaks/Conflicts with an (pseudo-)essential
package like bash or dpkg.
Though, from a personal point of view, it sounds like we are missing a
"test" infrastructure, where you could do this kind of upload/testing
instead of abusing the main archive.
I believe the idea establishing of such a test infrastructure was
brought up at DebConf14 during the talk about how to introduce things a
la build-profiles.
~Niels
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