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[eclipse.org-committers] Infrastructure update: Bugzilla, Committer reps newsgroup
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Greetings Committers. This is mostly a Bugzilla update that you (and
your project leads) may find useful. Most leads are on this list -- if
yours aren't on the Committers' list, you may want to forward this to them.
1. Bugzilla Flags: improve bug workflow
2. New Bugzilla release: lots of features
3. Committer reps newsgroup
1. Bugzilla Flags: improve bug workflow
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Bugzilla supports Flags which can help with bug workflow where a
request/response interaction is required. Unlike Keywords, which can
only be set or not, a flag can have any of four states, and can allow
multiple instances of the flag to be set by different people. Valid
states are: unset (default), request (?), set positive (+) or set
negative (-).
A couple of real-world examples come to mind: requesting a review, or
requesting PMC approval when API changes require it. The advantage with
Flags is that they are searchable via the Advanced Search.
Flags are either Global, or specific to a Bugzilla product and
component. Flags can also be set for attachments as well (committers
could flag attachments/patches for approval, for instance). Although
each project could send me a list of their desired flags, I'm sure some
flags are common across all projects (such as a Review flag).
Therefore, I've opened the bug below to gather feedback for Global flags
that everyone can use. Once we've created Global flags, I'll accept your
requests for project-specific flags.
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=178109
Or use this bug for general discussion about flags:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=177815
Props to Chris Aniszczyk and Gunnar Wagenknecht for bringing this up on
my blog - I think we've been missing out on some cool functionality.
2. New Bugzilla release: lots of features
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A new major version of Bugzilla is expected to be released in early
April. It will contain lots of new functionality that you have been
requesting for some time. For instance:
- Default CC List for Components. This is pretty close to your request
for the ability to watch a component.
- Custom Resolutions. We will no longer be limited to FIXED, WONTFIX,
LATER, REMIND, WORKSFORME and INVALID. We'll also have the ability to
remove the arguably harmful REMIND and LATER.
You can read about the upcoming release here:
http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/new-features.html
We'll attempt to upgrade to the latest version within a few weeks after
it's released. Bugzilla is an important piece of infrastructure, and
we're usually quite conservative and cautious with it. We'll be
monitoring the Bugzilla bugs for any post-release showstoppers before
attempting to upgrade.
3. Committer reps newsgroup
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Our Committer Representatives have requested a newsgroup to facilitate
communication amongst the committer community.
news://news.eclipse.org/eclipse.board.committer.reps
Although the group is open to the public for transparency, we aren't
advertising it on web pages to keep the off-topic posts to a minimum.
Thanks for reading. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't
hesitate to contact me.
Denis
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