Re: F37 side tag after branching point

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V Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 10:58:00AM +0200, Iñaki Ucar napsal(a):
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 10:49, Petr Pisar <ppisar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > V Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 08:16:00PM +0200, Iñaki Ucar napsal(a):
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > We have a new R version sitting on a side tag (f37-build-side-55653)
> > > for a few weeks now, where packages are being rebuilt as time permits.
> > > Unfortunately, F37 is not rawhide anymore, so the question is whether
> > > this side tag could be safely merged both in F37 and rawhide when it
> > > is ready.
> > >
> > I think you can tag any package anywhere. Therefore should be possible to get
> > the same build into both Fedoras.
> >
> > However, it could be unsafe (e.g. a change in C toolchain to distribution
> > macros). To mitigate it I think you can rebuild the packages in a F38 side tag
> > without additional commits. Just follow the order which was used in F37 side
> > tag. The commits exist both in F37 and F38 git branches. F38 builds will get
> > unique release strings due to differing %dist tag.
> 
> Thanks. The main issue is that there are circular dependencies, and it
> requires bootstrapping in some cases and disabling the checks in
> others, and then another pass to reenable everything.

One can build the packages from the historical commits where the boostraping
was in effect. That's not a technical problem.

> So if the rawhide rebuild can be based on the result of the F37 side tag,
> then bootstrapping etc. is not required, and the rebuild is fast and
> straightforward. More so if no commits are needed.
>
This optimization is also possible.

-- Petr

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