1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/bin/get-assignment b/bin/get-assignment
index 25281e6..37b430f 100755
--- a/bin/get-assignment
+++ b/bin/get-assignment
@@ -201,16 +201,15 @@ while [ -s "${work_dir}/forced-package-builds.${slave}" ]; do
   fi
 done
 
-# a package with [all dependencies met (or unsuccessfully built) or which is part of a loop]
-# and which is currently not being built, ordered by:
+# a package with [all dependencies met (or unsuccessfully built) or which is part of a loop],
+# which is currently not being built and which has the highest priority, ordered by:
 # 1: we requested it
 # 2: tool chain priority
-# 3: its priority
-# 4: was built the least times
-# 5: architecture matches (or the slave is from the majority architecture)
-# 6: is part of a loop
-# 7: has the oldes package source
-# 8: build_assignment id
+# 3: was built the least times
+# 4: architecture matches (or the slave is from the majority architecture)
+# 5: is part of a loop
+# 6: has the oldes package source
+# 7: build_assignment id
 next_building=$(
   # shellcheck disable=SC2016
   {
@@ -222,6 +221,11 @@ next_building=$(
       printf ');\n'
     done
 
+    printf 'SET @`max_priority`=('
+      printf 'SELECT MAX(`build_assignments`.`priority`)'
+      printf ' FROM `build_assignments`'
+    printf ');\n'
+
     printf 'INSERT IGNORE INTO `considered_build_assignments` (`id`)'
     printf ' SELECT `build_assignments`.`id`'
     printf ' FROM `build_assignments`'
@@ -243,7 +247,8 @@ next_building=$(
     printf ')'
     printf ' LEFT'
     mysql_join_package_sources_toolchain_order
-    printf ' WHERE ('
+    printf ' WHERE `build_assignments`.`priority`=@`max_priority`'
+    printf ' AND ('
       printf '`build_assignments`.`is_blocked` IS NULL'
       if [ -n "${requested}" ]; then
         printf ' OR'
@@ -540,7 +545,6 @@ next_building=$(
     # 1: in toolchain, should be built later
     # 2: not in toolchain
     printf 'IFNULL(`toolchain_query`.`priority`,2),'
-    printf '`build_assignments`.`priority` DESC,'
     printf 'IFNULL(`latest_failed_builds`.`count`,0),'
     printf 'IF('
       printf '`architectures`.`id`=%s' \