Hi Ian, all,
On 08-05-18 14:31, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Paul Gevers writes ("RFR: email about regressions [was: Dealing with ci.d.n
> for package regressions]"):
>> maintainers of the involved packages as one party has insight in what
>> changed and the other party insight in what is being tested.
>
> So I would insert here, before a paragraph break:
>
> Please therefore get in touch with each other with your ideas about
> what the causes of the problem might be, proposed patches, etc.I have also added: Triaging tips are being collected on the Debian Wiki [4]. with [4] being: https://wiki.debian.org/ContinuousIntegration/TriagingTips Everybody, please see this as an invitation to share strategies that work, I have added some of mine, organizing the page is WIP. > I think you need more information about process and authority, and > what to do if the maintainers disagree, or if one or the other does > not respond. We don't have a good formal mechanism for resolving > disagreements, and our NMU rules are restrictive and opaque, so this > is not so easy. > > How about: > > It can be appropriate to file an RC bug against the depended-on > package, if the regression amounts to an RC bug in the depending > package, and to keep it open while the matter is investigated. That > will prevent migration of an RC regression. > > If the maintainers of the depending package don't have available > effort to fix a problem, it is appropriate for the maintainers of > the depended-on package to consider an NMU of the depending > package. Any such an NMU should take place in accordance with the > normal NMU rules. > > Neither of the above steps should be seen as hostile; they are part > of trying to work together to keep Debian in tip-top shape. > > If you find that you are not able to agree between you about the > right next steps, bug severities, etc., please try to find a neutral > third party to help you mediate and/or provide a third opinion. > Failing that your best bet is probably to post to debian-devel. Sounds great. Will do. Paul
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