Jay Berkenbilt wrote: > Vips and nip2 were removed from testing. This was in the automated > email: > >> Previous version: 7.12.5-3 >> Current version: (not in testing) >> Hint: <http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/hints/aba> >> #20080329 >> # vips FTBFS. #474405 > > and looking at the hints file, it appears that the script accurately > captured the reason. > > The FTBFS bug report was only a day old when this happened, and I > uploaded a fix for it the same day that I received the bug report. It > seems a bit extreme to me to have these packages removed from testing > for a FTBFS bug that was just a day old. Is this becoming a new > practice, or were there extenuating circumstances such as vips being > involved in an openexr transition and someone looking for blockers, > seeing the FTBFS bug, and taking quick action without looking at the > circumstances? Or was this really the best thing to do to get a > transition through in any case?
Yes, this was a bit extreme. No, it was not without looking at the circumstances. Yes, this was really the best thing to do to get the transition through. Cheers Luk PS: Thanks for the interest in the issue and thanks for fixing the bug already, so your packages will migrate soon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
