Re: Bug#966114: src:cyrus-imapd: Mail::JMAPTalk version 0.15 required--this is only version 0.13 at ./Cassandane/Cyrus/JMAPCore.pm
* Xavier <yadd@debian.org> [200903 16:10]:
> > I must say I find it unacceptable that autopkgtests which are being
> > used to test migration from Debian unstable to Debian testing to rely
> > on code from random places on the Internet, which Debian Developers
> > have no control over.
>
> I understand your point of view. We found this way to reproduce upstream
> test in this package that had no test before. What would be the best:
> * embed test libraries in source package (like apache2) ?
> + embed copies of dovecot and some other package that exists in
> Debian but with a different version ?
> -- or --
> + try to patch upstream test to use Debian packages in test ? (I
> tried without success)
> * remove autopkgtest files ?
> * render autopkgtest success "skippable" ?
CC-ed d-release@ as they probably have stronger opinions on this
question. A side question there might be: "Why does CI have access
to the Internet?"
In an ideal world I'd go with "package test libraries for Debian".
Chris
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