On 27/11/15 17:54, Jo Shields wrote: > On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 01:03:23 +0200 Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <po...@debian.org> > wrote: >> On 07/09/15 18:28, Jo Shields wrote: >> > Package: release.debian.org >> > Severity: normal >> > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org >> > Usertags: transition >> > >> > Mono requires a (hopefully minor) transition, when the pending version in >> > Experimental uploads to Unstable. The ABI on the core library was bumped >> > back >> > with Mono 3.0.6+dfsg2-1 in 2012 and the old one deprecated - now the old >> > version has been removed too. >> > >> > More than half the existing archive packages are already post-transition >> > (any >> > that were built with Mono 3.0.6+dfsg2-1 or later, in theory). >> > >> > The pending upload is important because it fixes GCC5 FTBFS, and compiler >> > reproducible output support. >> > >> > I am aware of the PowerPC build failure on the package in Experimental, I >> > wouldn't look to do the upload before that is fixed (but would like to get >> > the >> > Ben tracker in place so I can track both issues in parallel). The PPC build >> > failures are Debian buildd/porterbox-specific - they don't reproduce >> > locally, >> > which makes it very awkward to repro/fix. >> >> OK, please ping us when you're ready for an upload. > > I think this is close to startable, if a transition slot will be available > soon. > > Of the 17 "bad" packages on the release tracker, 2 FTBFS for other reasons > (and > are removed from Testing anyway). 3 are in DELAYED and should land this > weekend. > 2 are waiting on another DELAYED upload to land this weekend, which should > make > them RMable. 1 is in binary NEW, 2 are blocking on a package in NEW. The rest > already have RM bugs against ftp.debian.org.
Can you make those bugs block this? > In terms of *actual* work remaining, fsharp needs a new upstream release > uploading (which is only awkward due to the need to +dfsg it), and xsp needs > some upstream work to tag/ship a compatible version (i.e. remove the attempt > to > build the old ABI entirely), both of which I can deal with on Monday. Good. > The only slight wrinkle in the transition is the removal of powerpc as an > architecture, requiring some massaging of the archive before transitioning > would > be possible. It'd be good to get that done before the transition starts. Can you ask the ftp team to do that? Cheers, Emilio
