On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Grigorios Bouzakis <grbzks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 03:07:02PM +0200, Peter Galiovsky wrote: > > Hello, > > > > after doing a system upgrade after some months, I found out the hard way > > that the HAL support was removed from xorg-server. I wasted a full hour > > trying to get my keyboard layouts back before realizing my recreated policy > > file is fine, it is just not being used... > > > > Is there any place -- other than arch-dev-public which I do not read -- > > where changes in testing are announced and that could save me headaches > > like this? > > > > (Besides, I'm not using an US layout and had no issues with the Xkb > > configuration through HAL...) > > > > Thanks, > > :g > > Keep an eye on the bug tracker and the arch-dev-public mailing list. > Changes in testing are not announced. They are discussed in either or > both of the above places. > The issue you are refering to started in the forum, moved to the > bugtracker and then was discussed on the public dev mailing list. > > Greg > > And as far as I can see, the testing repo is what it means : for testing! Packages are tested, and breakages / changes are often found during that period. When these changes are normal and/or unavoidable, an announcement is usually made before they are pushed to core / extra. Testing is for people who are willing to contribute to the stability and smooth upgrades of core/extra packages, who have time to figure things out when a breakage happen (which sometimes means spending a few hours, and getting headaches), who update regularly (more than every few months), and who follow arch-dev-public. No one can prevent people who don't fit all these requirements to use testing, but at least they should be aware of them.
