#843227 PTS, UDD: packages removed from testing still listed in testing (due to extra_source_only)

Package:
qa.debian.org
Source:
qa.debian.org
Submitter:
Adrian Bunk
Date:
2021-02-19 13:27:35 UTC
Severity:
normal
#843227#5
Date:
2016-11-05 09:31:32 UTC
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I came across an odd bug affecting both packages.qa.d.o and UDD:

https://packages.qa.debian.org/b/banshee.html
[2016-09-01] banshee REMOVED from testing (Britney)
testing 2.6.2-4

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/banshee
Correct information that the package is not in testing.

https://udd.debian.org/bugs/?release=sid_not_stretch¬stretch=ign&merged=ign&fnewerval=7&flastmodval=7&rc=1&sortby=source&sorto=asc&format=html#results
this is "bug is in unstable and not in testing, package is in testing"
#805997 in src:banshee is listed here
This is correct information from the BTS (bug is not in testing),
but UDD thinks the package is still in testing.

https://packages.qa.debian.org/d/dballe.html
[2016-11-02] dballe 7.19-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-09-03] dballe REMOVED from testing (Britney)
testing 7.19-1
Testing migrations seem to work fine.
#843227#10
Date:
2016-11-07 20:03:28 UTC
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That's because the (source) package is still in testing, but only
because another package (in testing) was built using it:

udd=> select source,extra_source_only from sources where source='banshee' and release='stretch';
 source  | extra_source_only
---------+-------------------
 banshee | t
(1 row)

For example:

Package: gnome-do-plugins
Version: 0.8.5-4
[...]
Built-Using: banshee (= 2.6.2-4)

It's not clear what to do in that case; I think that being on the safe side is
considering that the package is still in testing, because we would ship that
source. In some cases (e.g. undistributable source) it would make to go further
and really remove it completely from testing.

Lucas
#843227#15
Date:
2016-11-10 10:16:18 UTC
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Hi Lucas,

what is the point of this?

gnome-do-plugins currently has a not yet reported FTBFS "cannot fulfill
the build dependencies in stretch", that will surely be reported as RC
bug before the release of stretch if banshee does not re-enter stretch.

And there is no guarantee that the banshee sources in stretch could be
used to build the binary packages required for building gnome-do-plugins
in stretch, so this is anyway not sufficient to ensure that no copyright
violation happens.

cu
Adrian
#843227#24
Date:
2021-02-19 13:25:05 UTC
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Hallo,

Ich habe dir eine Mail geschickt, aber keine Antwort von dir, warum?

Eddie