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* Re[2]: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] QA Team's role
  @ 2006-02-28 17:30 99%                                   ` Jakub Moc
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From: Jakub Moc @ 2006-02-28 17:30 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: Ciaran McCreesh

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28.2.2006, 18:09:54, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:00:03 +0100 Jakub Moc <jakub@gentoo.org> wrote:
| >> PVR includes the revision of an ebuild. This means that if a
| >> revbump is made on a webapp package to fix a critical flaw, users
| >> will still have the old broken package installed too. This is
| >> especially relevant for security issues, but also applies to other
| >> kinds of fix.
> | 
> | Not including the revision into the SLOT can break the apps by
> | removing the needed files from a live site... I still can't see any
> | *QA* violation there.

> Again, that's a design flaw. It's an eclass that's abusing SLOT, thus
> it's a QA issue.

OK, so kernel-2.eclass is abusing the slot as well, go scream on kernel
devs.

> | Yeah, it checks for that since that's the way the eclass is designed.
> | You can't declare a slot in a kernel ebuild either.

> One is a design flaw. The other is not.

Ah, tell me about the dual standards :P

> | Well, starts to be boring - so, either come with something valid from
> | QA standpoint or stop now.

> This is a valid issue from a QA standpoint. This is also why I'm not
> going to waste my time doing a proper list -- rather than addressing
> issues, they are being passed off as irrelevant or even features.

Next time, rather think a couple of times up before claiming something very
broken on a public mailing list where you have no proof for such claims.
Will be immensely helpful for everyone involved.

Thanks.


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jakub

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2006-02-26 22:22     [gentoo-dev] [RFC] QA Team's role Mark Loeser
2006-02-26 23:48     ` Stuart Herbert
2006-02-27  0:34       ` Mark Loeser
2006-02-27  9:00         ` Stuart Herbert
2006-02-27 17:08           ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-27 20:26             ` Stuart Herbert
2006-02-27 20:37               ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-27 20:49                 ` Re[2]: " Jakub Moc
2006-02-27 21:33                   ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-28  9:38                     ` Re[2]: " Jakub Moc
2006-02-28 14:52                       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-28 15:12                         ` Patrick Lauer
2006-02-28 15:26                           ` Re[2]: " Jakub Moc
2006-02-28 15:42                             ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-28 16:11                               ` Patrick Lauer
2006-02-28 16:35                                 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-28 17:00                                   ` Re[2]: " Jakub Moc
2006-02-28 17:09                                     ` Ciaran McCreesh
2006-02-28 17:30 99%                                   ` Re[2]: " Jakub Moc

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