[Gluster-devel] Gerrit and Bugzilla usage

[Atin Mukherjee]

On 10/28/2015 03:28 PM, Raghavendra Talur wrote:
> While preparing the list of bugs for 3.7.6 I observed some patches that
> had used bugs incorrectly.
> 
> Few things to keep in mind:
> 
> 1. If you use the gerrit backport feature, take care to add the bug
> number in topic section manually as it is not automatic. If not done, we
> lose updates on bugzilla because scripts are triggered based on bug
> number mentioned in topic.
> 
> 2. Please don't use umbrella/tracker bugs for sending patches. It may
> happen that not all bugs are fixed under a tracker bug within a release
> and it creates ambiguity of whether to include it in list of bugs fixed
> or not.
> 
> 3. Please don't use bugs which were closed as part of previous release.
This has been a pain for a release manager in past. IMO, along with the
patch owners I think maintainers also need to be extra cautious and
follow this checklist before merging the patches. A collaborative effort
from all of us can definitely wipe this issue off.

> 
> 
> Raghavendra Talur
> 
> 
> 
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