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From: Jeremy Olexa <darkside@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [v4] Planning for automatic assignment computation of bugs
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:47:27
Message-Id: 48FB3A63.1020005@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [v4] Planning for automatic assignment computation of bugs by "Robin H. Johnson"
1 Robin H. Johnson wrote:
2 > Notes:
3 > ------
4 > 1. For handling <herd>no-herd</herd>, we should add an entry into herds.xml to
5 > catch it (maintainer-needed <at> g.o). Every herd listed in an ebuild MUST be in
6 > herds.xml.
7
8 As rbu pointed out, this is slightly incorrect. Most of my ebuilds
9 contain no-herd. ;) As do others.
10
11 > 2. Herds that do not wish to be contacted for specific bugs should add an
12 > maintainer element stating that (and use 'ignoreauto' on the element).
13 > This case however should be very rare, as the package probably doesn't
14 > belong in the herd if the herd doesn't care about it.
15 > 3. If you want the default assignment to go to a maintainer, and NOT the herd,
16 > move the <herd> element further down in the metadata.xml!
17
18 AFAIK, "default" now it is assign to maintainer and cc herd and nearly
19 always herd is higher up in the file. So, [nearly] all ebuilds will have
20 to change metadata.xml
21
22 OT, Do the changes to the bugzie interface block bugzilla 3 migration?

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Re: [gentoo-dev] [v4] Planning for automatic assignment computation of bugs "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@g.o>