On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 09:54 -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 15:20 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 09:59:25AM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > > Please consider illuminator for a freeze exception. It does not build > > > on HPPA because petsc (which I also maintain) )doesn't build on HPPA, > > > which in turn is because of a python bug, #354139. > > > > Nevertheless, this is a problem that it's your responsibility as maintainer > > to resolve if you want the package included in the release. If you believe > > the package should be included in etch without the hppa binary, you need to > > ask the ftpmasters to remove the old hppa binary from unstable. > > Done, thanks.
The file was removed yesterday, so illuminator is all set to enter etch. > > > Illuminator is bug-free and lintian clean. It went into unstable 9 days > > > ago, so is scheduled to enter testing tomorrow, if unfrozen. It was > > > part of sarge and woody, and if at all possible I would like it to be in > > > etch as well. > > > > The time for this issue to have been resolved was three months ago, before > > the targetted release date, not one week ago (or tomorrow, given that hppa > > is still not sorted). illuminator at this point has been gone from testing > > for over a year; I'm not likely to take time away from working on release > > blockers to consider such an update. > > I understand fully that my package was not ready by the target release > date, and would not have been part of etch had we released on time, and > might still not be part of etch. I did not understand that it takes so > much time to do a freeze exception (comparable to fixing a release > blocker, apparently). > > I will make the request again when the ftpmasters have closed bug > 410126, and would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to > make the exception at that time. Please make a freeze exception for illuminator so it can join the etch release. Thank you, -Adam -- GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe! http://www.take6.com/albums/greatesthits.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
