On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Neil Mitchell
Alternatively, if I could sign up to be emailed when something went wrong, I'd happily fix it. i.e. I'd like an email either when my package fails to compile against the latest version of all packages but within my constrained range, or when the latest version falls outside my constraint range.
Getting correct dependency convergence through automatic building of packages and error-emails would be fairly interesting I think. The problem is not new as all software with dependencies are bound to run against its wall at some point - so perhaps there are some thoughts out there about what works and what doesn't. There is a reminiscence of buildbot in this as well. Generally, you want an environment where your package is built against all platforms currently under support at intervals to catch these kinds of errors. However, getting the infrastructure set up for this is a somewhat daunting task. -- J.