[ANN] What with all these releases ?

[Martin Pool]

On 21 September 2010 11:06, Martin Pool <mbp at canonical.com> wrote:
>> We could, if we chose, run it on the buildds as part of the package
>> build, too.
>
> I added <https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bzr/+bug/644015>
> for that; if you'd like to make a branch that does it, that would be
> great - we could even just try it in the 2.3b ppa builds at first.

It turns out there are some failures when run there; they seem pretty
shallow and there is an output file attached.  There are also some
failures (I think a subset) when you run from an installed copy.

>>> I expect at the next TB meeting it will be formally approved and then
>>> added to the micro release approval list.

It was, subject to reenabling tests during builds, and testing the
packages after building.

>>>
>>> I think we still need a figurehead bug to kick off an update?
>>
>> Hmm. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions
>> does not explicitly say so, but looking at several example recent
>> uploads of packages already on the SRU/MRE list, they don't seem to
>> bother with figurehead bugs. (Though of course we should still ensure
>> all relevant LP bug numbers appear in the debian/changelogs).
>
> Perhaps if an SRU team member decides to upload, they don't have to
> have a bug, but for us it is a useful way to ask them to do it?
>
> I think the processes are not quite as sharp-edged as they may seem.
> Which is fine.  Getting into MRE and having a figurehead bug may in a
> sense be overkill, but they're not too hard to do and they may get
> things flowing more smoothly.  I would rather not have to convince
> each individual SRU team member that our release qualifies.

They do still want figurehead bugs.

-- 
Martin