1 Big repo vs multiple small ones

[Jaroslav Reznik]

----- Original Message -----
> On 03/21/2014 12:32 PM, Tadej Janež wrote:
> > On Thu, 2014-03-20 at 13:06 +0100, Marcela Mašláňová wrote:
> >>>
> >> I wouldn't fight for integration here. If you want to do integration
> >> here, then the process is not much different from inclusion of packages
> >> into rawhide.
> >
> > I disagree. I think there is a quite substantial difference in the
> > process. To include a package in Rawhide, it has to go through ordinary
> > package review and adhere to the current Packaging guidelines.
> > To include a package in the Playground repository it would have to go
> > through (semi)automatic review and adhere to a (small) policy/guidelines
> > set for the Playground repository.
> 
> I don't think we can avoid at least some level of integration testing in
> any scenario. Choosing any approach (one big/many small) repo(s) will
> need some basic level of checking that some package is not breaking
> other stuff.

During the last Fedora QA meeting, I gave heads ups to folks, especially
Tim, as he's working on Taskotron, that we would probably need some help.
They seemed to be open to the idea and they are now waiting for more
details.

Jaroslav

> Honza
> 
> >
> >>> For the Playground repository I would modify that to:
> >>> "Users should always be able to install the latest packages from the
> >>> Playground repository regardless of what other packages from the
> >>> Playground repository and the Fedora's main repository are installed."
> >>>
> >> I disagree. Not all latest versions of packages must go through
> >> Playground repo. In some cases it might be more work than needed. I
> >> would leave it up to maintainers with dozens of packages, what they think.
> >
> > What did you mean with "not all latest versions of packages must go
> > through the Playground repository"?
> >
> >> I still don't buy the idea - no conflicts in repo.
> >
> > Another point to consider is how to handle user queries when things
> > conflict with each other? They will face semi-cryptic messages about
> > unresolved dependencies/conflicts when they try to install a desired
> > package.
> > Or, are we aiming the Playground repository to savvy users and
> > developers who will know what to do?
> >
> > Tadej
> >
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