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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> +It would be a good idea to require giving the reason why refused, for clarity. + (e.g. "Don't intend to maintain" or "Will conflict with version 123 of xyz", +or whatever.) + +>>>><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>><i> +</I>><i> In my opinion this is what a packager should always do, be it for an update, a +</I>><i> backport, or a package in cauldron. But this doesn't remove the need for a QA +</I>><i> validation if we want to guarantee a minimal level of quality. +</I> +Agree - that should always be done. QA is there to find what the packager +might have missed. + +It seems an excellent backport policy - the weak link being the backport +packager having to commit to support for the life of the release -- even though +we can't garantie that it will be the case, that is a good requirement. + +><i> +</I>><i> Samuel +</I>><i> +</I> +-- +André +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007890.html">[Mageia-dev] Backports process (addendum to policy) +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007932.html">[Mageia-dev] Backports process (addendum to policy) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7905">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7905">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7905">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7905">[ 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> |