On Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:04:01 +0100
Michał Górny wrote:
> Could we maybe include some place (metadata.xml?) to state what is
> the best way to test a package? I'm thinking it could include things
> like:
>
> - whether the test of the package are reliable,
Shouldn't you set RESTRICT="test" if the
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:16:27 +1100
Michael Palimaka wrote:
> Runtime testing
>
> Consider the level of runtime testing that is required for the target
> package. Remember, the focus of stabilisation is to integrate a testing
> ebuild into the stable tree and not to identify routine bug
On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 06:16:27PM +1100, Michael Palimaka wrote:
> USE flags
>
> While it is preferable to test every USE flag combination, this is not
> always possible or appropriate. The package may have a large number of
> USE flags, a long compile time, or the stabilisation in ques
On 11/17/2016 01:49 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> On 11/17/2016 02:16 AM, Michael Palimaka wrote:
>>
...
>
>> === amd64 ===
>> * Any developer may perform {{keyword|amd64}} stabilisations - it is not
>> necessary to be on the arch team
>>
>> === x86 ===
>> * Any developer may perform {{keyword|x86
On 11/17/2016 02:16 AM, Michael Palimaka wrote:
>
> # strict - have portage react strongly to conditions that have the
> potential to be dangerous
> ...
> FEATURES="collision-protect ipc-sandbox network-sandbox sandbox
> split-log split-elog strict test userfetch userpriv usersandbox"
Maybe "stri
On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 2:16 AM, Michael Palimaka wrote:
>
> In cases where all USE flags combinations are not being tested, it is
> still recommended to test:
> * with all USE flags enabled
> * with all USE flags disabled
> * the default USE flag settings
>
I imagine that in practice only the la
I've prepared a document that tries to consolidate the various bits of
information regarding the stabilisation procedure into one document /
policy. Please review.
The live version currently lives at
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Kensington/Stabilisation_procedure and
I've included the raw tex
