[gentoo-dev] Re: changes to tested bugzilla keyword proposal

[Ryan Hill]

On Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:02:01 +0100
Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o> wrote:

> A lot clearer than a single text field littered with keywords would be some
> tick boxes, indeed. In fact, it makes me wonder why we use a half-obscured
> list in a select field for adding/removing arch teams now.


https://bugs.gentoo.org/213514


On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:24:36 -0600
Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@g.o> wrote:

> On keywording/stabilizing, Bugzilla has a flags feature that might be used to
> track what has been tested where.
>
> Flags have three states: +, -, and ?.  + and - are obvious, and ? is a
> request. So imagine having a "x86 tested" flag that the maintainer sets to
> "?" to request stabilization of their package.  An email is sent to the arch
> alias notifying them of the request.  The arch tester tests it out and sets
> the flag to + or - depending on their results.  The arch dev stabilizes the
> package as normal.
>
> If we added a "Keyword/Stable Request" component to the "Gentoo Linux"
> product we could also have it dependent on that, so only bugs in that
> component would display the flags.  We can also make it so only people with
> editbugs privileges can request or set flags.


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