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[Discuss] Debian Updates for aarch64 Lag?



On Mon, 25 May 2026 08:09:46 -0700
Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:

> I've always noticed Debian updates for aarch64 seem to lag x86_64,
> but with the new flood of bugs found by LLMs swamping open source 
> maintainers, the delay seems to be getting worse. As things strain, 
> things might break. I hope whole architectures don't go fallow.

No. This isn't how Debian works. Quantity and quality of bug reports
doesn't affect build system scheduling. Other factors can, reports and
fixes happen before anything is submitted to the build system.

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