[Pkg-mythtv-maintainers] Bug#397831: ivtv: keep 0.8.x release out of testing until matching 2.6.18 kernel enters.

[Ian Campbell]

On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 16:54 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 09:01:11PM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > Package: ivtv
> > Version: 0.8.0-1
> > Severity: serious
> 
> > The ivtv module source has a very tight dependency on the kernel
> > version. Therefore the 0.8.x releases must be used with a 2.6.18 kernel.
> > This bug has been filed to keep ivtv 0.8.x out of testing until the
> > correct kernel has propagated.
> 
> Well, 2.6.18 is the target kernel for etch, and it should reach testing
> immediately after d-i RC1 is released at the end of the week.  So maybe this
> bug isn't really worth the trouble?

I scanned the debian-kernel and debian-release archives and didn't see
any special planning going on so I assumed it would follow some
approximation of the normal testing propagation rules. So when I saw
2.6.18-5 uploaded yesterday I thought that would mean at least another
10 days (and it's still "buggy 4>3") before it reached testing while
ivtv is currently 4/10.

Even if things are going to be manually pushed through the bug provides
me with peace of mind that things will happen at the right time.

Anyhow, I'm actively following what's going on with the kernel and I'll
take care of ivtv once I see the kernel move so if you want to ignore
the issue you can.

It's a pain that these "keep out of testing" bugs have to be RC and
therefore end up on your radar and taking up your time. Would it have
helped if I'd added the etch-ignore tag when I filed it? Not that I
expect to have to do it again, since the driver ought to be merged with
the upstream kernel by etch+1.

Ian.

-- 
Ian Campbell

The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play.
		-- Kirk, "Shore Leave", stardate 3025.8
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