[pkg-boost-devel] Bug#710413: Bug#710413: Bug#710413: src:boost1.53: multi-arch

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

On 1 June 2013 16:18, Steve M. Robbins <steve at sumost.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On May 30, 2013 10:46:58 AM Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote:
>
>> If this patch is uploaded into experimental, I can look into
>> rebuilding all reverse dependencies with it.
>
> I'm curious about your rebuild mechanism.
> Could you apply the patch locally and use it for the builds?
> Or do you need an actual upload to run the builds?
>
> I'm a little afraid that after uploading, say -6 to experimental,
> we might find the need to upload to unstable to fix something for the transition
> and then what?  Upload a different -6 to unstable?  Upload -7 that removes
> the multi-arch patch?
>

When I maintain experimental + unstable in parallel, I typically use:

-5 in unstable. -5+exp1 in experimental.
And then for example one has freedom to increment either revisions as
need be (and when unstable is incremented, experimental re-upload is
needed....)

Running sbuild against experimental is easier than including local
packages, but that's not the reason to request experimental here.
When packages fail & bugs/patches are filed, the maintainers of those
packages may want to test/build/run multiarch boost themself and
pointing those people to experimental is easier than asking each and
every person rebuild their own boost.

If you wish, I can take care of maintaining experimental branch until
it's merged into unstable (whenever that will happen).

Regards,

Dmitrijs.