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

["Tomáš Chvátal" <scarabeus@gentoo.org>]

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Dne 28.3.2010 09:39, Ciaran McCreesh napsal(a):
> 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.
> 
Yes, but last time i checked we have consensus that archies should wait
onto maintainer to request the stabling.
>> * 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.
I can find some, for example kde-l10n O:P But you are right.
> 
>> 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?
> 

Basically you are saying that NONE tested that package on the arch until
the stablerequest. That's quite wrong and it should mean that the arch
should be ~ only, since they are stabling packages that they first
tested the day they stable them.

Tomas
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