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[Michael Hudson <michael.hudson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 15:36 +0000, Julian Edwards wrote:
> 
> 
>> Well let's put it another way - you have a new recipe for a new
>> package
>> that's not in Launchpad.
>>
>> How would you traverse to it?  It seems a bit chicken-and-egg to me. 
> 
> To do this you need:
>  - new upstream
>  - new packaging branch
>  - new recipe
>  - new SPR
> 
> I think for maximum ease of use we shouldn't force *any* ordering on
> creating these things.
> 
> That is: put recipe where it makes the most sense. And let folk click a
> 'new package' button at the point they need to add a SPR. Just like they
> would click a 'new recipe' button to add a recipe.

This principle makes sense to me.

Cheers,
mwh