Re: Typical timescales for publishing binary packages in -backports?

[Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>]

On Thu 19 Aug 2021 at 16:16:01 +0000, Andy Smith wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I notice that yesterday there's been an acceptance email for source
> package linux-signed-amd64 version 5.10.46+4~bpo10+1 in
> buster-backports:
> 
>     https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2021/08/msg00139.html
> 
> Previously there had also been one for version 5.10.46+3~bpo10+1.
> 
> Yet as of today there seems to only be binary packages built from
> version 5.10.46+2~bpo10+1:
> 
> $ apt show linux-image-amd64/buster-backports
> Package: linux-image-amd64
> Version: 5.10.46-2~bpo10+1
> Built-Using: linux (= 5.10.46-2~bpo10+1)
> Priority: optional
> Section: kernel
> Source: linux-signed-amd64 (5.10.46+2~bpo10+1)
> 
> This is from back in July sometime.
> 
> So I was wondering what is the typical timescale for binary packages
> from the kernel source upload to appear in buster-backports?

I do not think there is a typical timescale. -backports is by special
effort for any of its packages. Perhaps "soon" is the best that can be
predicted.

-- 
Brian.