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Bug#1030568: src:cross-toolchain-base-mipsen: fails to migrate to testing for too long: unsatisfiable Build-Depends

 

Paul Gevers <elbrus@xxxxxxxxxx> 于2023年2月5日周日 15:03写道:
>
> Source: cross-toolchain-base-mipsen
> Version: 21
> Severity: serious
> Tags: sid bookworm
> User: release.debian.org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Usertags: out-of-sync
>
> Dear maintainer(s) and mips* porter(s),
>
> Please consider this an official warning for the mipsel and mips64el
> ports. Several key packages that are specific for mips* are behind in
> testing for way too long (bug #1023706, #1026129, #1026128) and so far
> I've only seen action after reminders.
>
> The Release Team considers packages that are out-of-sync between testing
> and unstable for more than 60 days as having a Release Critical bug in
> testing [1]. Your package src:cross-toolchain-base-mipsen has been
> trying to migrate for 61 days [2]. Hence, I am filing this bug. Your
> package has a Build-Depends on linux-source-6.0 but that's no longer the
> linux version in testing.
>
> If a package is out of sync between unstable and testing for a longer
> period, this usually means that bugs in the package in testing cannot be
> fixed via unstable. Additionally, blocked packages can have impact on
> other packages, which makes preparing for the release more difficult.
> Finally, it often exposes issues with the package and/or
> its (reverse-)dependencies. We expect maintainers to fix issues that
> hamper the migration of their package in a timely manner.
>

Sorry for the delay. I will do so in future.
And I will set up an CI to do so.

> Paul
>
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html
> [2] https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=cross-toolchain-base-mipsen



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