Bug#903211: release.debian.org: How to handle unbuildable packages in buster

2018-08-11 Thread peter green
(note: I am not a member of the release team, just a dd who spots a load of build-depency issues in testing as part of running a derivative) I thought testing with dose-builddebcheck already happened routinely but can't find it. Any historical perspective on that? There is https://qa.debian.

Bug#903211: release.debian.org: How to handle unbuildable packages in buster

2018-08-10 Thread Santiago Vila
> I wish I could say unconditionally yes, but I am not sure we are ready > for it yet. If your testing can trivially say which relation in > Build-Depends/Build-Depends-Arch is broken, you could cross reference it > with the [excuses] and see if they are permanently rejected due (and why). > > I

Bug#903211: release.debian.org: How to handle unbuildable packages in buster

2018-08-09 Thread Niels Thykier
On Sat, 7 Jul 2018 19:17:11 +0200 (CEST) Santiago Vila wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: wishlist > > Dear Release Managers: > Hi Santiago, Thanks for working on QA in testing. > I'm looking for guidance and advice here. > > I'm reporting FTBFS bugs in testing, but I'm skippin

Bug#903211: release.debian.org: How to handle unbuildable packages in buster

2018-07-07 Thread Santiago Vila
Package: release.debian.org Severity: wishlist Dear Release Managers: I'm looking for guidance and advice here. I'm reporting FTBFS bugs in testing, but I'm skipping bugs of type "unmet build-depends" because I've heard somewhere that Britney takes care of that. However, I don't see the procedu