On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 07:46:36PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > >> PS. Merging with the important bug. FYI, not RC because > >> mysql-query-browser never worked on AMD64...
> > That's not an appropriate rationale for downgrading. If the package is > > unusable on amd64, the package needs to be fixed so that it doesn't get > > *built* on amd64, and the broken binaries removed from the archive. > So what about other architectures?? Should I guess that it will not run > on ia64 or the s390? Or is it ok to have potentially broken binaries > until someone complains? Ideally, broken packages would be detected at build time. Otherwise, in the absence of feedback telling us that the package is broken, we shouldn't assume that it's broken either. But a known-unusable binary package needs to be addressed for the release. Thanks, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
