Bug#1068961: llvm-toolchain-18: block migration to testing: to many llvm-toolchain versions in testing

[Sebastian Ramacher]

Control: clone -1 -2
Control: reopen -2
Control: reassign -2 src:llvm-toolchain-19 1:19.1.0~++rc4-2
Control: retitle -2 llvm-toolchain-19: block migration to testing: too many llvm-toolchain versions in testing

On 2024-04-14 12:49:40 +0200, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> Source: llvm-toolchain-18
> Version: 1:18.1.3-1
> Severity: serious
> X-Debbugs-Cc: sramacher at debian.org, debian-release at lists.debian.org
> 
> Currently we we have llvm-toolchain-{14,15,16,17} in testing whereas RC
> bugs in the verious versions of llvm-toolchain do not get addressed:
> 
> #1067005 in llvm-toolchain-18
> #1068185 and #1057586 in llvm-toolchain-16
> #1036596 and #1068840 in llvm-toolchain-14
> 
> Seeing that some of the bugs are unaddressed for a long time, that many
> versions of llvm-toolchain in the archive seem to be to much to handle
> for the maintainers. As there is also no progress in removing old
> versions from the archive, I propose to not let any new versions of
> llvm-toolchain-X migrate to trixie until the number of versions is
> reduced to a maintainable number.
> 
> Please do not downgrade or close this bug report before contacting the
> release team.

We now have llvm-toolchain-{15,16,17,18} in testing and have now -19
being prepared in unstable. As for -18, this is a blocker to keep the
number of llvm-toolchain versions in testing to a maintainable number.

Cheers
-- 
Sebastian Ramacher