Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Reworking package stabilization policies

[Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@googlemail.com>]

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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:47:27 +0200
Maciej Mrozowski <reavertm@gmail.com> wrote:
> No, seriously - given the fact that some of my packages were even
> stabilized without contacting me (app-misc/hal-cups-utils,
> app-admin/system-config- printer-common) - I think it should be:

Well you'd marked them "~arch", right? That means they're candidates to
go stable.

> * solely up to the package maintainers to stabilize application on
> arches they're using or on any arch if package is arch-agnostic
> (optionally, but preferably with some peer review from other project
> members or arch team members).

There are no arch agnostic packages.

> It's really freaking silly to wait months for stabilization of some
> random php/perl library that's known to work.

How do you know it works if you don't test on the arch in question?

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh

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