Re: new version in frozen?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 01:56:09PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 07:01:25AM -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > > fixed and the new version of quota should go into woody--better the > > devil we know that the devil we don't. (And we really don't need another > > "well, this new version is ok" exception in potato. RCB's only, and lets > > get this thing out the door.) > > I'm not so sure. Frankly, I don't like the idea of having to check each > patch to see if it is correctly done (I assume the upstream has done it > correctly). Why would you be checking patches? The quota in potato has been tested and there are no RC bug reports for it. What needs to change? -- Mike Stone pgp671srloe7D.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: new version in frozen?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 12:45:40PM +0100, Richard Braakman wrote: > There is a point where backporting is actually more risky than using > the (presumably tested) new upstream version. I thinks so too, yes. > However, what else has changed in quota 2.00? Are there incompatibilities? I don't know any incompatibility. From the CHANGES file there wasn't so much action except bug fixes. One command 'setquota' was added and some source files were restructured to make sure ngs are coded only once. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!
Re: new version in frozen?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 07:01:25AM -0500, Michael Stone wrote: > The only RCB left in quota is a *packaging* bug. IMHO, that should get Correct. > fixed and the new version of quota should go into woody--better the > devil we know that the devil we don't. (And we really don't need another > "well, this new version is ok" exception in potato. RCB's only, and lets > get this thing out the door.) I'm not so sure. Frankly, I don't like the idea of having to check each patch to see if it is correctly done (I assume the upstream has done it correctly). Also I'm not sure our patches fixed the same bugs as the upstream version. For instance I never read about: * Fixed problems when turning off one type of quota taking offline the other type too. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!
Re: new version in frozen?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 12:45:40PM +0100, Richard Braakman wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 08:32:48AM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > > I just checked through the bugs open against quota and found that quite a > > lot of them are fixed in the new upstream version 2.00-pre4. Yes, it is not > > final so far but probably will be pretty soon. Now I wonder if it is > > possible to add this version to frozen. If not all bug fixes have to be > > backported and frankly I'm not interested in that kind of work. Re-packaging > > the new upstream version seems to be much less work. > > There is a point where backporting is actually more risky than using > the (presumably tested) new upstream version. The only RCB left in quota is a *packaging* bug. IMHO, that should get fixed and the new version of quota should go into woody--better the devil we know that the devil we don't. (And we really don't need another "well, this new version is ok" exception in potato. RCB's only, and lets get this thing out the door.) -- Mike Stone pgpV0RencD1Cz.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: new version in frozen?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 08:32:48AM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > I just checked through the bugs open against quota and found that quite a > lot of them are fixed in the new upstream version 2.00-pre4. Yes, it is not > final so far but probably will be pretty soon. Now I wonder if it is > possible to add this version to frozen. If not all bug fixes have to be > backported and frankly I'm not interested in that kind of work. Re-packaging > the new upstream version seems to be much less work. There is a point where backporting is actually more risky than using the (presumably tested) new upstream version. However, what else has changed in quota 2.00? Are there incompatibilities? Richard Braakman
new version in frozen?
I just checked through the bugs open against quota and found that quite a lot of them are fixed in the new upstream version 2.00-pre4. Yes, it is not final so far but probably will be pretty soon. Now I wonder if it is possible to add this version to frozen. If not all bug fixes have to be backported and frankly I'm not interested in that kind of work. Re-packaging the new upstream version seems to be much less work. Comments? Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz| Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL!
