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[eclipse.org-committers] Eclipse Bugzilla update
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Greetings committers,
This is a quick update regarding Bugzilla. We've made some changes that
we hope will help improve your productivity with our bug tracker.
1. LATER and REMIND are deprecated
2. New keyword: needinfo
3. Flags for bugs
4. Flags for attachments
5. Bugzilla 3.0
1. LATER and REMIND are deprecated
==================================
After much discussion in bug 178923, the LATER and REMIND resolutions
have been deprecated. As time permits (perhaps after Europa ships), I
encourage project teams to consider alternative ways of identifying such
bugs. Some solutions are proposed in bug 178923 comment 75:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=178923#c75
The Bugzilla UI has clear indications that the resolutions are
deprecated. Please note that while LATER/REMIND are deprecated, there is
absolutely no rush or urgency in eliminating them.
2. New keyword: needinfo
========================
Related to the above, I have created a needinfo keyword to identify bugs
where more information is needed. Leaving bugs open and adding needinfo
is the preferred method of identifying such bugs, instead of
RESOLVED/REMIND.
If you used REMIND to simply remove/hide the bugs from your search
results (which is convenient) you can simply edit your search query and,
in the Advanced Search section, specify Keywords: doesn't contain:
needinfo. This will yield the same result of hiding the bug, while
leaving the bug open and visible to all.
3. Flags for bugs
=================
We've enabled three Bugzilla flags for bugs: documentation, pmc_approved
and review. Feel free to use these flags to indicate that documentation
is updated (set the flag to '+') or needs to be updated (by setting the
flag to '?').
Likewise, pmc_approval can be requested by committers (set to '?') and
granted by the PMC (+) or denied (-). A review can be requested (?),
approved (+) or denied (-).
The neat part about flags is that they can be set by multiple people,
and they are searchable using Advanced Search.
See the global flags.jpg attachment for a visual.
4. Flags for attachments
========================
We've enabled a 'review' flag for attachments, which allows you to
request a review (set flag to ?), or to indicate a successful review (+).
For instance, a patch can be reviewed by multiple committers, producing
a nice visual report on the bug page (see attach-with-review.jpg).
5. Bugzilla 3.0
===============
Bugzilla 3.0, which has a bunch of interesting new features, was slated
for release on April 2. Looks like the Mozilla team are running a bit
late, so our upgrade will be delayed accordingly.
http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/3.0/
We hope these changes will help with bug workflow in your project. If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Denis, Matt and Karl
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