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| author | Martin Weinelt <hexa@darmstadt.ccc.de> | 2023-02-24 23:15:52 +0100 |
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| committer | Martin Weinelt <mweinelt@users.noreply.github.com> | 2023-02-27 02:21:07 +0000 |
| commit | 0d09b95ad1b156336e566a639d085a11e18f061b (patch) | |
| tree | 50cc7051eb824d4a7fc056bd35b2209c04e636cf /doc | |
| parent | c4ee7b8f6213a2d67d9dcac23c43a0e93e1aae74 (diff) | |
doc/python: Explain opt-out out of bulk updates
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md | 5 |
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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md index c1945adb1cd30..dd61aa26ce408 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md @@ -1821,6 +1821,11 @@ hosted on GitHub, exporting a `GITHUB_API_TOKEN` is highly recommended. Updating packages in bulk leads to lots of breakages, which is why a stabilization period on the `python-unstable` branch is required. +If a package is fragile and often breaks during these bulks updates, it +may be reasonable to set `passthru.skipBulkUpdate = true` in the +derivation. This decision should not be made on a whim and should +always be supported by a qualifying comment. + Once the branch is sufficiently stable it should normally be merged into the `staging` branch. |