On Fri, 2015-09-25 at 13:27 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > […] Even though the tests may not have caught this problem it does seem a pity that the tests are not run on every commit or relatively closely timed group of commits. > […] Maybe it would be a good move for the dnf team to reflect on this recent episode and see if there are some tests that can be put in place to try and avoid a recurrence. There may not be, but it would be good if there were. […] > > Certainly it's always good to keep improving the test suites, though > I > find it difficult to assume that any failure of a test to catch a bug > means the tests are 'sub-standard'. Testing is hard, and nobody's > perfect. Very true. I perhaps got a wee bit over aggressive in phrasing. Also Rawhide users are effectively the user QA team so must expect the occasional cock up. Just now I cannot get a graphical login, only terminal ones, but this sort of thing is to be expected from time to time. dnf though holds a special place and so there is justification for much more emphasis on workingness before being released to the repository. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.winder@xxxxxxxxx 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: russel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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