Hi,
ext Jeremiah Foster wrote:
On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Eero Tamminen wrote:
I was recently notified that in extras repository some package for
which I've been marked as maintainer, was causing an SSU (testing)
issue.
However, I hadn't uploaded that package.
The package was from SDK tools repository were I was the correct contact
person for that package. The package in Extras had the same version,
but not the same size i.e. it was modified (or at least different).
What checks there are in place to verify that the package uploader and
the package maintainer field (shown to people who install the packages)
match?
I think Niels has a check for that in the QA software he has written,
in fact, I am certain of it. :) This check does not currently default
to stopping the incorrect uploader / maintainer from uploading the package.
It is possible to change this behavior and I think in the future this check
will default to stopping package uploads that do not have the correct
maintainer information.
Unfortunately, people do not change the maintainer field of the packages
they upload very often, this is a big problem.
Sorry, I didn't understand this. If one is the principal maintainer
(uploads the package often), why putting one's name to the maintainer
field is a big problem?
But stopping everyone without warning is not the solution. I think we
will move towards stricter testing however in the near future, but final
decisions should be discussed with Niels.
There needs to be some way to contact people who have uploaded
problematic packages to the repository. How that works now?
- Eero
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