commit: a4d5e702ddea5f01980e667d6673decdcc8a68e9 Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Tue Mar 1 09:49:54 2022 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Wed Mar 16 14:51:50 2022 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=a4d5e702
keywording: describe pending stabilization requests Describe how maintainers should keep track of (and know when to file) pending stabilization requests. Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org> keywording/text.xml | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) diff --git a/keywording/text.xml b/keywording/text.xml index 74224a0..c5b5660 100644 --- a/keywording/text.xml +++ b/keywording/text.xml @@ -429,6 +429,36 @@ stable for one of these architectures. </body> </subsection> +<subsection> +<title>Keeping track of pending stabilizations</title> +<body> + +<p> +Maintainers need some method or system to organize and start pending +stabilizations once they become due. +</p> + +<p> +There are several tools available that can help with this: +</p> + +<ul> + <li> + Use <c>imlate</c> from app-portage/gentoolkit + </li> + <li> + Use packages.gentoo.org's maintainer pages (which have a Stabilization + tab) + </li> + <li> + Use <c>pkgcheck</c>'s <c>StableRequest</c> check, e.g. + <c>grep -ri "larry@" */*/metadata.xml -l | cut -d'/' -f1-2 | xargs pkgcheck scan -k StableRequest</c> + </li> +</ul> + +</body> +</subsection> + <subsection> <title>Simultaneous stabilization on all architectures</title> <body>
