Bug#781292: unblock: binutils/2.25-6
On 04/13/2015 05:32 AM, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Matthias Klose wrote:
>>> That wasn't really the point. The point was more about why not keep
>>> the existing patches untouched, but add a final diff that could
>>> possibly be reviewable.
>>
>> so you would feel better if I create my own diff to the current state of the
>> branch, from the point where I stopped backporting patches? How would you
>> review these?
>
> Well, the diff between what's currently in testing and what might
> replace it is what the release team cares about, so yes that would be
> helpful. Reviewing a rewrite is inherently more complex than
> reviewing a final incremental diff.
and preparing that is inherently more complex and error prone. Feel free to do
that for any security upload. Feel free to close this issue then as an unblock
request.
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