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We can discuss it a few days and then I'll add the result to +</I>><i> >> the 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> > +</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 +</I>><i> >> there's none, or ask in forums/irc/MLs... +</I>><i> >> - once tested by at least one person (it must be said explicitly in the +</I>><i> >> bug +</I>><i> >> +</I>><i> >> report), hand it to QA : +</I>><i> >> - make sure the bug report summary starts with "Backport Request: " +</I>><i> >> or +</I>><i> >> +</I>><i> >> "Backport Candidate:" +</I>><i> >> +</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> >> +</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 +</I>><i> >> that updates have a higher priority than that of backports. +</I>><i> >> - move the packages from backports_testing to backports +</I>><i> > +</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>><i> +</I>><i> If the packager himself does basic testing and makes sure backport works, +</I>><i> that would relieve QA from some work, no? +</I> +In my opinion this is what a packager should always do, be it for an update, a +backport, or a package in cauldron. But this doesn't remove the need for a QA +validation if we want to guarantee a minimal level of quality. + +Samuel +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007886.html">[Mageia-dev] Backports process (addendum to policy) +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007905.html">[Mageia-dev] Backports process (addendum to policy) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7890">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7890">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7890">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7890">[ 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> |