On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 18:33 -0400, Matthias Clasen wrote:
On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 15:00 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 17:45 -0400, Matthias Clasen wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have started to build GNOME 3.1.4 updates for F16 on Monday.
> > Unfortunately, the branching cut in right between me building a
> > soname-bumping cogl and everything that depends on it. I have now
> > established a side target, f16-gnome, for building interdependent
> > updates without the forced wait due to updates-testing. I think I got
> > all cogl dependencies in the desktop rebuilt, and have filed a bodhi
> > update with all those builds.
> >
> > There is still more 3.1.4 updates to do, and I am going on vacation
> > tomorrow, so it would be great if other people (Richard, Tomas, Colin ?)
> > could chime in and get the remaining builds done.
> >
> > Don't forget that
> > a) you must switch to the f16 branch in git
> > b) we have to file bodhi updates for all F16 builds now
>
> Please try and file the Bodhi updates for *coherent groups of packages
> together*. This avoids the problem where we get some updates through but
> not the updates for other packages that depend on them, and so on. One
> update per package is not a good way to do it. Thanks!
The mega update has the 'somebody always finds an issue' problem to ever
get sufficient karma...
Well, groups of packages that together satisfy dependencies and will
work independent of other updates is enough. We can manage the negative
karma issue as well; if you have that problem, let me know, and I'll
deal with it.
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