[arch-dev-public] Package signoffs page

[Eric Bélanger]

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com> wrote:
> Devs,
>
> This seems like a good time to get the ball fully rolling on the
> package signoffs page: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/signoffs/
>
> I and a few others would like to make this the goto for signoffs-
> fewer emails, easier to see at a glance what signoffs are pending,
> etc. Given we have a large set of packages in [testing] right now for
> some [core] signature rebuilds, this seems like an ideal time to get
> some feedback so we can fully migrate to using this page.
>
> So this is a call for (constructive) feedback on what more I need to
> implement to make it useful to all of you. A list below is things
> already on the todo list that definitely need to be done; if there are
> other things that *need* to be done, please let me know. If there are
> other things that would be nice, let me know too, but that might be
> worth a feature request that can be worked on after we switch.
>
> Must haves:
> * A way to cancel a signoff
> * Signoff "blacklist" or modification- basically say "this package
> doesn't need signoffs, just remove it from display"
> * A daily summary email saying "hey gang, here are today's pending signoffs"
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Dan
>

We need a way to red flag a package , i..e. "This package is NOT OK"
on the interface. Of course, this should be followed up with an email
on the ML explaining the issue.