[Utnubu-discuss] Re: Ubuntu/Debian cooperation [was: Complaint about #debian operator]

[Stephan Hermann]

Hi Sven and Others,

On Friday 16 December 2005 08:29, Sven Luther wrote:

> > Sounds like a very good idea, and fully in the scope of Utnubu. Some
> > questions:
> >
> >  * Is it common to refer to debian bug numbers in ubuntu patches
>
> I think not, they have their own (ugly bugzilla with no email interface),
> and their own bug numbers. Not sure if this is something where the ubuntu
> guys can and will be willing to do the extra work of listing the debian bug
> number also, or if they have been doing this already.

Well, you should have a look on our changelogs.
We are stating Closes for DBTS, Bugzilla and Malone with different name tags.
Mentioning DBTS closes is done, when we're checking DBTS and applying a patch 
from DBTS.

> >  * Is this done in a unambigous way (like in debian/changelogs)
>
> Probably yes.

It's done in debian/changelogs.

> >  * How big are the chances that an automatic script with get the bug
> >    number wrong or mistake another number for a bug number
>
> The question is the mapping from ubuntu bug number to debian bug numbers.

You have to make a difference here between "main" and "universe". Main is 
using until now bugzilla, which will change in the nearest future (the work 
has begun). Universe instead is using Malone (http://launchpad.net/malone).

But not all changes will get a bugzilla/malone entry. E.g. for the latest c++ 
new allocator transition, we only filed in malone (for universe that is) the 
packages we're working on. So, you can grab the changes from the latest 
source uploads to our archives. But Scott is doing the patch thing 
automatically, so I think universe is covered as well.

Regards,

\sh