Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Timo =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=B6hling?= Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: Maintaining packages with complex relationships (Was: Suggesting change in DPT policy) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:50:01 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Wed Feb 28 15:49:22 2024 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-111.388 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, BODY_8BITS=1.5, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.088, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FOURLA=0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, PGPSIGNATURE=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SARE_MSGID_LONG45=0.893, SARE_MSGID_LONG50=0.726, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY=0.001, USER_IN_DKIM_WELCOMELIST=-0.01, USER_IN_DKIM_WHITELIST=-100] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no Mail-Followup-To: debian-python@lists.debian.org Organization: The Debian Project MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="dciekcvkw7rt7lgc" Content-Disposition: inline X-Debian-User: roehling X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/21504 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/2ytddshcpycx7sfkiragagp4g7u5yfxi42z3kg2tjalsl3utyw@l6jtz4y45pxl Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 80 Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:48:59 +0100 X-Original-Message-ID: <2ytddshcpycx7sfkiragagp4g7u5yfxi42z3kg2tjalsl3utyw@l6jtz4y45pxl> X-Original-References: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:15522 --dciekcvkw7rt7lgc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, * Andreas Tille [2024-02-28 11:51]: >> I think it could be useful for the routine-update command to stop=20 >> when such file is hit, in order to raise the importance that the=20 >> package has quirks, and should not be casually updated without=20 >> involved scrutiny. I wonder whether this can be generalized,=20 >> like if d/README.source file is present? (Although the latter=20 >> use is codified[2] and I'm not confident it is 100% suitable for=20 >> such purpose: I see many such files on my radar which do not=20 >> necessarily hint for quirks.) >I like all your suggestions. When reading Timo's suggestion about >debian/README.DPT I also thought about rather using the more generic >debian/README.source. In any case I agree that routine-update should >respect such debian/README.* (except debian/README.Debian which is >user oriented). I also thought of README.source at first, and I remained on the=20 fence until =C3=89tienne brought up the potential use for routine-update,= =20 which makes me think that a dedicated "quirks" file makes more=20 sense. I'm not too attached to the .DPT suffix though, maybe=20 something like README.team or even README.quirks signals the=20 intention behind the file even better. I'll leave the bikeshedding=20 to interested readers for now. :) Cheers Timo --=20 =E2=A2=80=E2=A3=B4=E2=A0=BE=E2=A0=BB=E2=A2=B6=E2=A3=A6=E2=A0=80 =E2=95=AD= =E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2= =94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94= =80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80= =E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2= =94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94= =80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80= =E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=95=AE =E2=A3=BE=E2=A0=81=E2=A2=A0=E2=A0=92=E2=A0=80=E2=A3=BF=E2=A1=81 =E2=94=82= Timo R=C3=B6hling =E2=94=82 =E2=A2=BF=E2=A1=84=E2=A0=98=E2=A0=B7=E2=A0=9A=E2=A0=8B=E2=A0=80 =E2=94=82= 9B03 EBB9 8300 DF97 C2B1 23BF CC8C 6BDD 1403 F4CA =E2=94=82 =E2=A0=88=E2=A0=B3=E2=A3=84=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80=E2=A0=80 =E2=95=B0= =E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2= =94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94= =80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80= =E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2= =94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94= =80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=94=80= =E2=94=80=E2=94=80=E2=95=AF --dciekcvkw7rt7lgc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQGzBAEBCgAdFiEEJvtDgpxjkjCIVtam+C8H+466LVkFAmXfVekACgkQ+C8H+466 LVkYoAwA7Jp8UUjWUdpShWxhUP2FNU8TOive2LoAdp2/2iFEFmbctW/gt5vrHoNK d4jlNnVl22ZrhlerIxzlPemG+ARTJAAmJnuimcMXEJ5alOpfnXq8cXx1yjUb+fKe FTZdwFo4EBrKFBytXBWl5dMyogsxsCA237vAlBLrRpXq3N8urbpHGpJGWDpowG0M udFClxmcq/HHDhmMa0muFQvRfg+RCeIDmvhCzcQlU51qmRYVgm5tXDFb6aOHxhwd rdPhRxJg7bAAzVu4CIgmwIJZOBbtvkYBD1a8ZujWcupPjePn5l+A5EiI8Sgc9XGY 5pDlOzJI96IFv+Lb8zWWjmCO8XO11xzP6niMfHeAohgUtpWF2/XXI1i01DNj6Bbc rQazNaxxqpc1IKlWSGuSD0UqdgVKxfg5gvHPdxJbdE4Ce/ZpOvYA5h21vzcBTA/s 0NuK6INyFGuTkE6BxM/EQsCXCl9KWbtU1LncbXAPf/csoW7cs2opZ2m6youSsiUD d5MUpWGm =tBox -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dciekcvkw7rt7lgc--