Proposal: Better force-tag

[Warren Togami]

Steve Grubb wrote:
> On Sunday 14 September 2008 10:16:03 Warren Togami wrote:
>>> Just removing stuff does not solve problems you have to implement a
>>> better alternative first (and not rely on a worse one).
>> Since nothing stops the user from using TAG_OPTS=-F, it is ineffective
>> of us to remove force-tag.  How about an improved force-tag instead?
>>
>> Make force-tag use koji to check if a build for that N-V-R is already
>> complete.  If it is complete, then refuse to tag again with the same N-V-R.
> 
> Yes, this sounds exactly like what should have been done. We should not have 
> disabled a feature that many people legitimately use until we had a tested 
> solution that does not interrupt the work flow. This is needless arguing with 
> no tangible benefits for anyone. I consider the srpm to be the canonical 
> source of the build. That is the only granularity people can access via any 
> mirror.
> 
> -Steve
> 

The goal of preventing force-tag is to better guarantee that .src.rpm 
comtents match tags.  We can achieve this by having force-tag fail if 
the buildsystem says that E:N-V-R was either already built or is 
currently building.

Could FESCO please consider this during the next meeting?

Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com