[Bug 1640280] Re: Support Ubuntu uploads of .debs using control.tar.xz

[Colin Watson]

** Description changed:

  Debian is considering switching to control.tar.xz by default:
  
-   https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2016/07/msg00016.html
+   https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2016/07/msg00016.html
  
  The Ubuntu archive doesn't support this yet.  In order to do so, we
  need:
  
-  * either an upgrade of Launchpad's upload processing hosts (pepo and haetae) to >=trusty, or a backport of control.tar.xz support to dpkg/precise-updates (the latter will be quicker)
-  * a few minor changes to Launchpad's upload checks
+  * either an upgrade of Launchpad's upload processing hosts (pepo, haetae, and alphecca) to >=trusty, or a backport of control.tar.xz support to dpkg/precise-updates (the latter will be quicker)
+  * a few minor changes to Launchpad's upload checks

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Title:
  Support Ubuntu uploads of .debs using control.tar.xz

Status in Launchpad itself:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Debian is considering switching to control.tar.xz by default:

    https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2016/07/msg00016.html

  The Ubuntu archive doesn't support this yet.  In order to do so, we
  need:

   * either an upgrade of Launchpad's upload processing hosts (pepo, haetae, and alphecca) to >=trusty, or a backport of control.tar.xz support to dpkg/precise-updates (the latter will be quicker)
   * a few minor changes to Launchpad's upload checks

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