[Mageia-bugsquad] Update candidates waiting for packager input

Sat Sep 10 00:57:27 CEST 2011

Le samedi 10 septembre 2011 à 00:33 +0200, Samuel Verschelde a écrit :
+> In order to differentiate update candidates awaiting testing and those awaiting 
+> packager action, we will now assign the bug reports to the packagers when we 
+> are waiting for their input. 
+> 
+> When doing this, we need to add qa-bugs in CC to the bug report to make sure 
+> we will still get notifications about it, and that above all it still shows in 
+> the saved search : 
+> https://bugs.mageia.org/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=dorem&remaction=run&namedcmd=waiting%20for%20QA%20test&sharer_id=22
+> 
+> This way the state of an update candidate can be identified from the 
+> information in the bug report:
+> - assigned to qa-bugs and has the validated keyword => ready to push
+> - assigned to qa-bugs without the validated keyword => update candidate that 
+> needs testing
+> - not assigned to qa-bugs but has qa-bugs in CC => update candidate awaiting 
+> packager input
+> 
+> In the above saved search, sorting by Assignee will allow to separate updates 
+> needing testing and updates awaiting packager input. Maybe in the future we 
+> can split it in 2 different saved searches if we find it useful.
+> 
+> I see 2 options :
+> - either systematically assign to the packager when a tester encounters a 
+> difficulty or needs more information
+> - or only when we have been waiting for more than 2 days
+> 
+> The first option could be more heavy but the second requires people from QA 
+> and/or triage to regularly update the bug reports. As we already do it, I 
+> would choose option 2.
+> 
+> Which option do you prefer ?
+option 2 for me
+> 
+> Once we have decided I will try to remember to send this piece of information 
+> to the mageia-dev mailing and to update the wiki. If I forget, please remind 
+> it to me :)
+mageia-discuss is not mageia-dev :p
+> 
+> Best regards
+> 
+> Samuel Verschelde
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+Manuel Hiebel (leuhmanu)
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