This would be a great idea, and thanks Martin for taking the
initiative. I `am having to deal with more and more duplicate requests
over at the forums...<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/25/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Martin Meredith</b> <<a href="mailto:mez@ubuntu.com">mez@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Reinhard Tartler wrote:<br>> On 12/23/05, Matthew Nicholson <<a href="mailto:sjoeboo@sjoeboo.com">sjoeboo@sjoeboo.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>>I was wondering what, if any interest might exist in creating some sort
<br>>>of backports web-based sandbox/try out area. i just thought is up and it<br>>>might go something like this:<br>><br>><br>>>[...]<br>><br>><br>> This sounds interesting. If you go ahead and manage to hack something
<br>> like that (preferably in python), I could try to add it to REVU (which<br>> is implemented in shell and python). Currently this is not covered by<br>> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/REVU2Spec">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/REVU2Spec
</a>, but I think I could integrate that,<br>> if I'm given an reference implementation.<br>><br>> And sorry, I'm busy enough with the spec itself, so I probably won't<br>> be able to help you with the actual coding.
<br>><br>> --<br>> regards,<br>> Reinhard<br>><br><br>Hey Rienhard... assuming I still have access to edit REVU - I'd be more<br>than happy to help with it - I can code this up - and if tiber can<br>handle it - then superb :D
<br><br>All really needs to do is an apt-get source and then a pbuild-breezy -<br>the hardest bits are going to be behind the scenes doing the checking<br>and mailing or whatever - but sounds like a good idea :D though it'd
<br>probably have to have some sort of database and an admin back end (so we<br>can check what version was last tried to be backported, and set a "do<br>not ever try and backport this even if the version increases - it's a
<br>waste of our time - stuff like - the toolchain etc:P)<br><br><br>--<br>ubuntu-backports mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-backports@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-backports@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports">
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports</a><br><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>