On 06/02/2017 07:03 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Jun 02, 2017 at 12:35:12PM +0200, Siard wrote: >> Michael Milliman: >>> As I understand it, Stretch will become stable in a couple of weeks. >>> At that time what is now Sid (unstable) will become Testing. Is this >>> correct? >> >> No, that is not correct. :-) Testing will be unaffected. >> Depending on how you configure /etc/apt/sources.list, you can either >> have Testing continue as Stable, or the new Testing. > > To expand on this: > > Debian developers upload the new versions of their packages into unstable. > During normal times, when there is NOT a freeze in effect, packages > which meet certain criteria (no release-critical bugs, all dependencies > satisfied, etc.) will be copied automatically from unstable into testing. > > That process is not taking place now, because of the freeze. > > It is not accurate to say that unstable "becomes" testing. It's more > like closing/opening a dam to prevent a river from flowing. > > Furthermore, there is a "slushy" effect which is preventing developers > from uploading (most) new packages into unstable. Doing so would > distract from the efforts to clean up stretch for release. In essence, > unstable is also mostly-frozen right now. (Nothing is 100% absolute, > because these are developers we're talking about. They're like cats.) > > After the stretch release, there is going to be a tremendous influx of new > packages in unstable, as developers want to play with all their new toys. > The unstable->testing dam will also be opened, so after a couple days, > when packages become eligible for copying, they'll start to appear in > testing too. Anyone who is tracking unstable or testing at this time > should prepare for Extra Fun. > Thank you Siard and Greg. This does clear up this part of the process. Currently, I have my sources.list pointed at Stretch, recently modified from pointing to Testing in anticipation of potential issues. I think I'll go ahead and set it back to Testing (which is the same as Stretch at the moment, so it is just a name change) and see what the ride is like. I can always point back to Stretch (then stable) and do some serious work in Synaptic if there is too much blood flowing :)
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