Re: Planning for d-i Stretch Alpha 9

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi,

Cyril Brulebois  (2016-11-21):
> Ben Hutchings  (2016-11-20):
> > Yes, there will be an ABI bump in the next upload to unstable
> > (probably within the next week).
> 
> Thanks! I'll wait for that to happen & migrate to testing before
> preparing for the next d-i release.

FWIW linux migrated a few days ago so I'll start working on a release
as soon as my free time permits. Probably somewhen around Christmas.

As usual (sadly) I'm way behind reading/checking what happens on
debian-boot@ so feel free to mention specific things you would want me
to notice, through a mail cc'd to .


KiBi.


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Re: Planning for d-i Stretch Alpha 9

[Cyril Brulebois]

Didier 'OdyX' Raboud  (2016-11-21):
> Just replying regarding the general "d-i Stretch Alpha 9" question: I'd
> like to get win32-loader 0.8.0 into stretch for the next d-i alpha.
> 
> There's more win32-loader work needed, but 0.8.0 is a pile of changes
> that are long needed in stretch.

I'm perfectly happy with trusting your judgement on this. Just FTR, the freeze
hints file has:
| # doesn't actually produce udebs, but blocked RoM (not d-i RM): it gets 
handled by the ftp team so make sure the package migrates at the same time it 
gets copied into debian/tools/$suite.
| block-udeb win32-loader

so feel free to poke me for an extra unblock-udeb on it once the copy is
happening.


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Re: Planning for d-i Stretch Alpha 9

[Didier 'OdyX' Raboud]

Just replying regarding the general "d-i Stretch Alpha 9" question: I'd like 
to get win32-loader 0.8.0 into stretch for the next d-i alpha.

There's more win32-loader work needed, but 0.8.0 is a pile of changes that are 
long needed in stretch.

-- 
Cheers,
OdyX

Re: Planning for d-i Stretch Alpha 9

[Cyril Brulebois]

Ben Hutchings  (2016-11-20):
> On Sun, 2016-11-20 at 04:06 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> [...]
> > [Actual question]
> > 
> > I'd like to know whether you already have some kind of planning for the
> > next ABI bump(s?) on the linux side, so that we could align further d-i
> > releases accordingly.
> [...]
> 
> Yes, there will be an ABI bump in the next upload to unstable (probably
> within the next week).

Thanks! I'll wait for that to happen & migrate to testing before
preparing for the next d-i release.


KiBi.


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Re: Planning for d-i Stretch Alpha 9

[Ben Hutchings]

On Sun, 2016-11-20 at 04:06 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
[...]
> [Actual question]
> 
> I'd like to know whether you already have some kind of planning for the
> next ABI bump(s?) on the linux side, so that we could align further d-i
> releases accordingly.
[...]

Yes, there will be an ABI bump in the next upload to unstable (probably
within the next week).

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Lowery's Law:
 If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing
anyway.



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Planning for d-i Stretch Alpha 9

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi kernel team,

[Context]

I've been busy on other topics and a few months happened between Stretch
Alpha 7 and Stretch Alpha 8. There were some hiccups when I tried to get
stuff in shape, so we ended up blocking quite a few packages in the
process, including the bump to linux 4.8.

As a side effect, lifting the block-udeb's right after the release
triggered linux's migration to testing, which immediately broke netboot
images… Of course, letting that happen or picking the new version and
hoping for the best was an easy choice: releasing with what had been
tested over the last few days seemed better…


[Actual question]

I'd like to know whether you already have some kind of planning for the
next ABI bump(s?) on the linux side, so that we could align further d-i
releases accordingly.

We have at least another regression in debian-installer (remote installs
were broken due to screen-related changes), in addition to the broken
netboot images, plus themes-related updates, so I think it would make
sense to release Stretch Alpha 9 in the near future; but we can of
course wait a bit if another ABI bump is due soon.


By the way, this will likely be the last Alpha. Given we've entered the
freeze, (winter and) RCs are coming.


KiBi.


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