On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 07:24:59AM -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote: > Another related issue is the question of running with *-proposed enabled > versus installation of single packages from proposed. This package could > have only passed verififcation if *-proposed was enabled on the system in > question. > > While running with *-proposed enabled may have some benefit for regression > detection, I don't think it is suitable for SRU verification. Generally, I > the verification should be against *-release and *-updates without other > packages from *-proposed. It is feasible to mechanize installability > checks, but more subtle package interactions need to be explored during the > verification process.
Agreed, it's sensible to test the update in the same environment to which it is about to be deployed. > Unless someone objects, I'll update the SRU process to reflect this > requirement. I don't object to the proposed change in itself, but I think changes to that process should go through the SRU team first. -- - mdz -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
