Feature #11448

Write helper tools for APT repository freeze exceptions

Added by intrigeri 2016-05-18 15:34:55 . Updated 2016-08-28 07:10:17 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Infrastructure
Target version:
Tails_2.6
Start date:
2016-05-18
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
feature/11448-freeze-exception-helper
Type of work:
Contributors documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:
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Blocked by Tails - Feature #11446: Document freeze exceptions workflow for the freezable APT repository Resolved 2016-05-18

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-18 15:34:55

  • copied from Feature #11446: Document freeze exceptions workflow for the freezable APT repository added

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-18 18:40:56

  • copied to deleted (Feature #11446: Document freeze exceptions workflow for the freezable APT repository)

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-18 18:41:07

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2016-05-18 18:41:45

  • blocked by Feature #11446: Document freeze exceptions workflow for the freezable APT repository added

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2016-07-14 09:00:20

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from intrigeri to anonym
  • % Done changed from 0 to 50
  • Feature Branch set to feature/11448-freeze-exception-helper

I’ve automated the most painful and error-prone part of the process. The rest of the process is easy to follow, and rarely used anyway, so it didn’t seem necessary to invest time into automating it.

To test the script, you may use TARGET_DIST=playground, that is meant for such experiments :)

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2016-07-14 09:03:47

  • QA Check set to Ready for QA

P.S.: no big deal if this is reviewed a bit later, e.g. during the 2.6 or 2.7 release cycle. I expect the real test will be whenever one of us needs to actually use this tool during a freeze, anyway.

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2016-07-18 05:35:24

FWIW I had to test this doc+tool for real due to Bug #11568 and it worked flawlessly.

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2016-07-21 06:00:39

  • Target version changed from Tails_2.5 to Tails_2.6

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-28 05:04:44

  • blocks Bug #11612: Cannot import needed packages into the new tagged APT snapshot at point-release time added

#10 Updated by anonym 2016-08-28 05:25:40

  • Assignee changed from anonym to intrigeri
  • % Done changed from 50 to 90
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Dev Needed

Code looks good, and my test worked (cowsay is happily grazing in the playground). :)

My only stumbling block was this: by default pbuilder creates chroot:s where the deb-src is commented out => the script fails. Please document that that line needs to be uncommented in the pbuilder chroot used for these instructions. Bonus points if you provide commands for how to do it with pbuilder --login --save-after-login etc.

Feel free to merge this branch yourself after fixing the above.

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-28 06:24:05

  • blocked by deleted (Bug #11612: Cannot import needed packages into the new tagged APT snapshot at point-release time)

#12 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-28 06:58:32

  • Status changed from In Progress to Fix committed
  • Assignee deleted (intrigeri)
  • % Done changed from 90 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Dev Needed to Pass

anonym’s concern was fixed in a nicer way wit commit:b1862702ef6dd04d6ebfbffbad18dc92f0e2e44d.

#13 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-28 07:10:17

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Resolved

Applied in changeset commit:b8e76cfee1dcc21f3768d0267812e083b81bf333.