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We can discuss it a few days and then I'll add the result to the +</I>>><i> backports policy page. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Process for backports : +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Triage: +</I>>><i> - identify backport requests +</I>>><i> - add "Backport Request: " in the bug report summary +</I>>><i> - add the "backport" keyword +</I>>><i> - assign to maintainer +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> The maintainer can refuse to do the backport : +</I>>><i> - doesn't want to maintain it => assign the bug report back to +</I>>><i> <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">bugsquad at mageia.org</A> so that another packager can step in +</I>>><i> - has a good reason for not providing this backport (policy, possible +</I>>><i> breakage...) => close as wontfix +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Packager: +</I>>><i> - create bug report if not done already +</I>>><i> - submit to {core,nonfree,tainted}/backports_testing +</I>><i> Is this straight from the cauldron tree in subversion? +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> - find a tester : original bug reporter when there is one, yourself if there's +</I>>><i> none, or ask in forums/irc/MLs... +</I>>><i> - once tested by at least one person (it must be said explicitly in the bug +</I>>><i> report), hand it to QA : +</I>>><i> - make sure the bug report summary starts with "Backport Request: " or +</I>>><i> "Backport Candidate:" +</I>>><i> - add the "backport" keyword if missing +</I>>><i> - assign to <A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">qa-bugs at ml.mageia.org</A> +</I>>><i> - list the source RPMs if there are several +</I>>><i> - be ready to fix bugs and answer QA team questions +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> QA: +</I>>><i> - test backports the same way that we test updates. But don't forget that +</I>>><i> updates have a higher priority than that of backports. +</I>>><i> - move the packages from backports_testing to backports +</I>><i> Just from a man power perspective this, could be a lot of work for QA +</I>><i> (even at lower priority) but I cannot see a way to improve this without +</I>><i> sacrificing quality control! +</I>If the packager himself does basic testing and makes sure backport works, +that would relieve QA from some work, no? +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007864.html">[Mageia-dev] Backports process (addendum to policy) +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007890.html">[Mageia-dev] Backports process (addendum to policy) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7886">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7886">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7886">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7886">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |