[gentoo-dev] Re: A new bugzilla keyword for bug investigation

[Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>]

Sam James posted on Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:02:58 +0000 as excerpted:

> Agostino Sarubbo <ago@gentoo.org> writes:
> 
>> Good morning everyone,
>>
>> during tinderbox activity I realized that sometimes there are bugs with
>> unknown causes at the time of filing.
>>
>> Examples are:
>>
>> - no "error: " string
>>
>> - mysterious test failures
>>
>> - hidden bugs on build.log but present on config.log and/or additional
>> files
>>
>> - bugs that may be related to new toolchain components, but not clearly
>> stated
>>
>> For that reason I would like to propose a new bugzilla KEYWORD, like:
>>
>> - NEEDS-TRIAGE
>>
>> or
>>
>> - NEEDS-INVESTIGATION
>>
>> or whatever you think is better.
> 
> Prompted by a comment on the bug...
> 
> "needs-investigation" might sound like IN_PROGRESS or someone is working
> on the bug, rather than signalling they need help from someone else.

Maybe simply and most literally/clearly:

no-clear-error

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