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See Thomas's email. We will test a package installs and +works. We don't plan on supporting updates against already installed +backports, at least none that I'm aware of and if so then we maybe ought +to rethink opening backports altogether. + +We obviously support updates against already installed updates. If that +happens to break a backported package then that is not our main concern. +We certainly have no plans to add an extra layer of testing to regular +updates to check for that. I've never used a distro where backports were +treated that way and we absolutely do not have the manpower in QA to +support it. I'm not sure what other way to say it. I apologise if that +narrows the options on backports policy but this is the reality of it. + +That though is a separate discussion (or should be) and not related to +fixing bug 2317. + +Claire +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="016743.html">[Mageia-dev] bug 2317 revisited: --update option should behave like --search-media +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="016753.html">[Mageia-dev] bug 2317 revisited: --update option should behave like --search-media +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#16745">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#16745">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#16745">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#16745">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |