Path: csiph.com!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.albasani.net!tahina.priv.at!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Sergio Durigan Junior Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: Python3.8 as default final status Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:10:02 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: Scott Kitterman X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Sat Apr 4 05:09:44 2020 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.65 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, FOURLA=0.1, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.25, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -4.6 X-URL: http://blog.sergiodj.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/18075 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/87369j3kh9.fsf@paluero Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 72 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: debian-python@lists.debian.org, jcc@debian.org X-Original-Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 01:09:38 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <87369j3kh9.fsf@paluero> X-Original-References: <2158361.K3t1cFYHpe@l5580> <878sjlr4wf.fsf@paluero> <6d3e0be2-8037-499e-77fb-dee8857edfc9@yahoo.no> <87v9mp9i99.fsf@paluero> <7DBE169B-9419-44E7-B21E-8149307DA982@kitterman.com> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:12420 On Saturday, March 28 2020, Scott Kitterman wrote: > On March 28, 2020 5:10:42 AM UTC, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: >>On Friday, March 27 2020, H=C3=A5vard Flaget Aasen wrote: >> >>> On 27.03.2020 20:09, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: >>>> On Friday, March 27 2020, Scott Kitterman wrote: >>>>=20 >>>>> The python3-defaults with python3.8 as the default python3 has >>migrated to=20 >>>>> Testing thanks to the release team hammering things around until it >>went. >>>>=20 >>>> Thanks for this. >>>>=20 >>>>> Most of the outstanding autipkgtest failures with python3.8 were >>fixed either=20 >>>>> in unstable or in git/BTS. Here are the remaining issues that >>someone (who=20 >>>>> isn't me) should have a look at: >>>>> >>>>> celery/4.2.1-5: #952217 autorm 4/13 >>>>=20 >>>> FWIW, I looked at this a little bit, but could not make much >>progress. >>>> I'm very interested in fixing this since it impacts pagure. I'll >>try to >>>> investigate more this weekend, but if someone else wants to take a >>look >>>> (and let me know), you're more than welcome! >>>>=20 >>> >>> I believe I already fixed that package, it's waiting for someone to >>> review and upload it. Did you look at the repository in salsa? >> >>I had looked at the repository when I was working with the package. >>I see you pushed your changes 2 days ago, but the last time I looked at >>the package was at least 7 days ago. >> >>Anyhow, I thank you for letting me know, but I am not sure I am >>satisfied with the solution. You basically disabled the test on Python >>3.8, which obviously works, but doesn't really tell me whether there >>was >>indeed a problem with the package/testcase or not. > > I completely agree. It's just papering over the problem. It's not in th= e spirit of the Debian Social Contract (#3). > >>My approach (failed, so far) was to try and figure out what was >>happening, and then devise a proper fix for it. My next step was going >>to be to involve upstream in this. >> >>Would you like to follow up with them and check if they're are aware of >>the failure? Maybe they already have a proper solution for it. > > Upstream should definitely be involved. ... and the package was uploaded anyway :-/. I'm Cc'ing Jonathan in case he hasn't seen these messages. Anyway, I still think it's necessary to follow up on this and involve upstream; simply disabling the test that is failing is not the Debian way. Thanks, --=20 Sergio GPG key ID: 237A 54B1 0287 28BF 00EF 31F4 D0EB 7628 65FC 5E36 Please send encrypted e-mail if possible http://sergiodj.net/