Hi Niels,
On Sat, Jan 04, 2025 at 11:19:50AM +0100, Niels Thykier wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 10:53:34 +0100 Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net> wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> > No problem from my PoV; I will not NMU it for now.
> >
> > FYI, I am hoping to push for the default in dpkg to change soon and that
> > may occur before FOSDEM. The if/when that happens is a decision for the
> > RT that I am stilling waiting for a reply on. Though it is also possible
> > that they decline my request to change the default for Trixie at which
> > point I expect FOSDEM 2025 will happen first. :)
> >
> > Lets cross that bridge when (or if) we get there and it happens before
> > FOSDEM.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Niels
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> The transition has moved to the endgame and the bugs are now RC with risk of
> auto-removals (that is, "we have come to the bridge"). In sreview's case, it
> is now a regular FTBFS bug in sid. The auto-removal can be stalled by
> pinging the bug about once per week until the upload after FOSDEM.
I did see the messages to -devel, but thanks :)
> An alternative that I am mentioning now in case it is helpful. A minimal
> `Rules-Requires-Root: binary-targets` would take sreview out the
> auto-removal zone. This would have the advantage of having no regression
> risk caused by the change, since we would just be requesting the previous
> status quo enabling you to come back to the rootless fix at a later time.
> However, it is still an upload, so it is not immediately obvious to me that
> will avoid your core concern. If it is and a NMU will be helpful, just say
> the word. But if I do not hear from you, I assume any action from me on
> sreview would be unhelpful.
Given the changed default, as per my message to Holger, I will try to
upload something useful in the next few days.
Thanks,
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