Manage Package Interdependencies in Release better

Registered by Kate Stewart

Improve infrastructure for minimizing the risk of interdependent packages hitting at the end of the cycle simultaneously.

Blueprint information

Status:
Started
Approver:
Ubuntu Release Team
Priority:
High
Drafter:
Kate Stewart
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
None
Definition:
Drafting
Series goal:
Accepted for oneiric
Implementation:
Started
Milestone target:
None
Started by
Martin Pitt

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Work items for oneiric-alpha-1:
[kate.stewart] update release to remove plumbing freeze and move feature freeze to week 15: DONE

Work items for oneiric-alpha-2:
[michaelh1] mail out proposal for compiler branch at alpha-2 time frame, and only bug fixes in that branch until end of oneiric: DONE
[doko] document publicly compiler feature upload plan : TODO
[cjwatson] scripts for flagging long term uninstallables: TODO
[pitti] mail out component-mismatch deltas to release team, for timely sorting out recently introduced problems: DONE
[ubuntu-release] review compiler feature upload plan to determine if there are risks: BLOCKED

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note: this was originally https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+spec/foundations-o-release-freeze-dates but it couldn't be moved over effectively, so rereacting this under oneiric per advice of launchpad team.

pitti, 2011-06-09: it's actually not obvious how to detect the root cause of a new component mismatch, so dropping the "mailing the last uploader" part of the work item. For now we'll mail the release team, which can then forward it to the appropriate team/person.

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