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Re: Please push shadow to testing



On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 06:02:25PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> > > Release Team, can you please consider pushing this package to sarge?
> > 
> > How well-tested are the installer-related changes here?  If the upload
> > to unstable is the first widespread testing they've gotten, I'd prefer
> > to let the package age a bit before pushing it through.

> The patch was tested by Joey before posting it. I applied it without
> modification.

> Since then, I have run a few automated AND non automated installs with
> either the root password preseeded or not. Nothing broke up.

> The package will be tested by all people using D-I netboot or
> businesscard builds and pointing to unstable rather than testing.

> I suggest we leave maybe a few days with the package in unstable,
> allowing people using unstable to report bugs. The goal is having it in
> for the release, so the timeline mostly depends on the release
> timeline.

> On the other hand, the sooner the package goes in testing, the sooner
> it receives more testing, because most D-I installation testers use
> testing as target because thisis the default setting.

Hint has now been added; this will take effect as soon as Colin drops an old
hint for a previous version of shadow.

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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