[oe] what is a fixed bug? (was: [oe-commits] org.oe.dev - Ignore false toggle signals (work-around for OE#3390).)

[Paul Sokolovsky]

Hello,

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:38:40 +0100
Rolf Leggewie <no2spam at nospam.arcornews.de> wrote:

> Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
> > feeds. So, if bug is fixed in source, but corresponding package
> > hasn't made to feeds, then per above idea (hopefully pretty obvious
> > and no-nonsense), the bug should not be closed.
> 
> I disagree (see mail about Angstrom usurping bugs.oe.org).
> 
> I have yet to come up with a complete plan how things should work (one
> idea fell apart because a partner had to retract their offer).  But
> let's discuss this piece since it came up: when to consider a normal
> bug closed.
> 
> The above are really two or more issues.
> 
> a) fix the problem itself
> b) propagate the fix to A*
> c) propagate the fix to PS Distro
> 
> IMO, any bug fixed in .dev ought to be closed.  If it needs to be
> backported or released to A*, then a separate ticket should be opened
> (one issue, one bug, remember!).  

When you'll find someone who will dup tickets in such way (with the
rest of associated management!), invite them to join this discussion,
until then, that's simply how it is, and let's not go thru that again.

> The cloning function from bugzilla
> can easily be used for that.
> 
> We just face the problem that - unlike launchpad - bugzilla is
> incapable of tracking the status according to project for the same
> issue (open for ubuntu, closed in debian for example)

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