Hi Guillem On 10-01-2024 02:23, Guillem Jover wrote:
I've had for a while a new hook for dupload that adds a transitions check for Debian hosts, for sourceful uploads targeting unstable (to avoid disrupting buildd or porter uploads, or uninteresting suites). I've just finished polishing it, and the main lingering question I've had all along has been whether you think this would actually be useful and/or desired at all, see below.The hook is currently using https://release.debian.org/transitions/export/packages.yaml, and prompting in case that source package is part of any ongoing transition.
Cool.
I wondered also whether checking https://ftp-master.debian.org/transitions.yaml would be useful, but I'm not sure whether that is or has ever been used?
It still works, but it's hardly used. I do have some vague ideas to use it again in the future, but that's not going to happen soon I guess.
So I guess my questions would be whether you think this is helpful or useful at all?
Yes, I do.
If so, whether the criteria is adequate or it needs to be changed? Whether this should be a prompt, or maybe only an info or warning? And any other comment or suggestion you might have!
I'm mostly wondering if the information shown is enough to help people. I'm actually surprised how many people don't know how transitions work. What is your opinion on the length of the text you could provide? Maybe a link to a wiki page with more info particularly for this case?
Maybe Sebastian can comment on how often he sees interfering uploads to judge if it should be a warning or a prompt. If you make this only a warning, what are the options of the uploader, canceling?
PaulPS: if you're happy with this, should we file wish list bugs against dput and dput-ng too?
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