2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bin/get-assignment b/bin/get-assignment
index 6eaa5d9..f2930c4 100755
--- a/bin/get-assignment
+++ b/bin/get-assignment
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ while [ -s "${work_dir}/forced-package-builds.${slave}" ]; do
   fi
 done
 
-# a package with [all dependencies met or which is part of a loop]
+# 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:
 # 1: we requested it
 # 2: tool chain priority
diff --git a/lib/mysql-functions b/lib/mysql-functions
index 97f3c88..0fbd84e 100755
--- a/lib/mysql-functions
+++ b/lib/mysql-functions
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ mysql_cleanup() {
 }
 
 # mysql_query_has_pending_dependencies builder-architecture.id `build_assignment`.`id`
-# print a mysql query giving whether dependencies are pending
+# print a mysql query giving whether dependencies are pending (unsuccessfully built
+# dependencies do not count after 1 day)
 mysql_query_has_pending_dependencies() {
   # we have pending dependencies ...
   printf 'EXISTS ('
@@ -1059,6 +1060,18 @@ mysql_query_has_pending_dependencies() {
         mysql_join_binary_packages_binary_packages_in_repositories 'dep_bp' 'dep_bpir'
         printf ' AND `dep_bpir`.`repository`=%s' \
           "${repository_ids__any_build_list}"
+        mysql_join_binary_packages_build_assignments 'dep_bp' 'dep_ba'
+        # ignore dependencies which are broken >=1 day
+        printf ' AND ('
+          printf 'NOT EXISTS ('
+            printf 'SELECT 1'
+            printf ' FROM `failed_builds`'
+            printf ' WHERE `failed_builds`.`date`<=ADDTIME(NOW(),"-1 00:00:00")'
+            printf ' AND `failed_builds`.`build_assignment`=`dep_ba`.`id`'
+          printf ')'
+          # haskell-* is a hopeless case in this regard
+          printf ' OR `binary_packages`.`name` LIKE "haskell-%%"'
+        printf ')'
         printf ' JOIN `architecture_compatibilities`'
         printf ' ON `architecture_compatibilities`.`built_for`=`dep_bp`.`architecture`'
         printf ' AND `architecture_compatibilities`.`fully_compatible`'