[Bug 199101] Re: Please allow binary PPA->-proposed copying for language packs

[Martin Pitt]

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Hi Celso,

Celso Providelo [2008-03-06 13:28 -0000]:
> Well, it's not only 'trust' but also compatibility, since the PPA and
> the PRIMARY archive contexts can easily diverge, it's very easy to copy
> binaries that won't work in the desired destination. Copying only the
> source it will possibly fail to build if there are problem, causing less
> disturb in the PRIMARY archive.

Ah, that's indeed a good point. You mean that OGRE-wise, PPA packages
can build-depend on other PPA packages?

> But as mentioned this is a very high-level check and can easily be
> demoted if you think it's more inconvenient than necessary, specially at
> this very restricted audience.

My gut feeling is that this should be enforced on the policy and SRU
verification level, since at least for the langpacks this check just
leads to unnecessary resource consumption. So either converting the
error to a warning, or creating a whitelist of which PPAs are eligible
for binary package copying would work for langpacks.

What do the other archive admins think?

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Please allow binary PPA->-proposed copying for language packs
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