[Popcon-developers] New popcon upload and an update for stable?

[Bill Allombert]

On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 11:34:04PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> 
> It seem likely that there is a problem with the HTTP delivary of
> popcon results, affecting the number of submissions. Bug #459910 is
> about this issue. Holger dragged me into #debian-release, where the
> situation was discussed, and it seemed to me that the release managers
> were positive to getting a non-intrusive fix for this issue into Etch.
> 
> We agreed to test a fix in unstable first, and if it worked fine,
> patch the etch version.  Bill, any objections to this approach?
> 
> Is the random sleep patch I copied from sitesummary OK, or do we need
> to improve the approach?

This patch is completly wrong. We certainly need something better.

> I believe it would be a good idea to get a new version of popcon into
> unstable this weekend.  Bill, any comments on this time frame?

I do not think we should rush a solution before being sure it addresses
the issue and does not create other issues.

> The only additional patch I would like to include from BTS is the one
> from 457432.  It make sense to me, and I suspect, but have not
> checked, that it will not result in any "false" votes.

I have serious issues about #457432, remember the python problem.

So please refrain from commiting the random sleep patch and the patch in
#457432.

You promised me some time ago you would not touch popcon for sometime
because you were working on the boot system, so please let me finish 
my work on popcon 1.43.

Cheers,
Bill.