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Re: [gentoo-dev] Deprecating repoman
On Sat, 2022-03-19 at 08:15 +0100, Ulrich Mueller wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2022, Zoltan Puskas wrote: > > [Please don't top-post.] > > > I've been using both repoman _and_ pkgcheck becasue I was not sure > > which > > one covers all the checks I need to make. In fact [Pull Requests > > wiki](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:GitHub/Pull_requests) has > > a > > big red warning box with the following message, and I quote: > > > "CI is not an excuse not to run repoman full, at least for the > > packages > > being committed." > > That warning box also says: "Furthermore, pkgcheck is imperfect (yet > very fast) and may fail to notice some subtle breakages (especially if > USE flag masking/forcing) is involved." > > Looks like the warning was added by mgorny in 2016 [1]. Have these > issues with pkgcheck been fixed in the meantime? Yes, I think all the blockers were fixed since. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
Re: [gentoo-dev] Deprecating repoman
> On Sat, 19 Mar 2022, Zoltan Puskas wrote: [Please don't top-post.] > I've been using both repoman _and_ pkgcheck becasue I was not sure which > one covers all the checks I need to make. In fact [Pull Requests > wiki](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:GitHub/Pull_requests) has a > big red warning box with the following message, and I quote: > "CI is not an excuse not to run repoman full, at least for the packages > being committed." That warning box also says: "Furthermore, pkgcheck is imperfect (yet very fast) and may fail to notice some subtle breakages (especially if USE flag masking/forcing) is involved." Looks like the warning was added by mgorny in 2016 [1]. Have these issues with pkgcheck been fixed in the meantime? Ulrich [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/index.php?title=Project%3AGitHub%2FPull_requests&type=revision&diff=575482&oldid=575480 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] New Developer: WANG Xuerui (xen0n)
On 19/03/2022 08.44, Gokturk Yuksek wrote: > Hi all, > > It is my pleasure to announce the latest developer addition to our > family: WANG Xuerui. Here is how he describes himself: > > "I'm a software developer from Shanghai, China, and a happy Gentoo user > since 2011. Some of you may already know me via the loongson-overlay, > ARCH=loong bringup patches, or the scattered MIPS bugs and patches over > the years. I'm very glad to be able to join the Gentoo family and help > making my favorite distro even better. I plan to first focus on bringing > up ARCH=loong, generally improving the experience for Loongson hardware > users, then use the expertise to help other ports as well. Hope my MIPS > and RISC-V knowledge (and collection of hardware) will help!" > > We also reached out to his cat for comments and here is how his cat > describes him: > > "Some humans describe Xuerui as a "multipotentialite", and he indeed has > a diverse range of interests. When I am not utilizing the keyboard, he > is allowed to lurk in various open-source projects and randomly review > code/docs on the computer. When his services are no longer necessary, I > allow him to enjoy playing rhythm games, attending live events, and > hanging out with friends." > > Please give him a warm Gentoo welcome! Welcome to the team. Happy to see you here in Gentoo. First time I saw a cat describing a person, in that precise way. Your cat is very smart and nice! -- Arthur Zamarin arthur...@gentoo.org Gentoo Linux developer (Python, GURU, Arch Teams) OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
