Bug#844264: release.debian.org: Please clarify "Packages must autobuild without failure"

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:21:19 +0100, Santiago Vila wrote:

> Do you mean it's better not to have a common rule for these bugs and
> instead decide on a case by case basis?
> 
> Could we please agree, at least, that this is RC in general and
> maintainers should ask for stretch-ignore tag? I don't think
> this is asking too much.
> 
> The alternative is what it's currently happening: "Why bother to ask
> for permission to use stretch-ignore tag when you can always downgrade
> a RC bug to wishlist?" (Based on what they do, this is what some
> maintainers seem to think).
> 
The common rule is that FTBFS is serious.  Then there's the real world,
where e.g. some tests are timing-dependent and so don't always fail, but
having them is still better than not, so if the failure rate is low
enough I think a lower severity can make sense.

Cheers,
Julien