On 2013-10-04 08:43, Niels Thykier wrote: > Package: qa.debian.org > Severity: wishlist > > Hi, > > There are a number of cases where the Debian Bug Tracker can become > "confused" or (to many) behave surprisingly. The most common example > is when a bug in marked as "found" and "fixed" in the same version. > > In this case, the BTS silent accepts the values but ignores the > "fixed" version and counts the bug as "unfixed" in that version. > Accordingly, the bug will still count until either the "found" version > or the "fixed" version is removed[1]. > > I think it would be nice if we had some easy way to get a list of all > bugs where the BTS is (possibly) "confused", so we can easily resolve > those problems. > > As mentioned, one type of problem like this is when a bug has a fixed > version equal to a found version. A second type of issue is the use > of "binNMU" versions in fixed or found versions; I am pretty sure the > BTS does not know of binNMUs, but I have seen people use it in the > past. > > Thank you in advance, > ~Niels > > [1] It is possible that the BTS behaves sensible if you mark a later > version "fixed" as well. Haven't tried. >
I think the first type of "confusion" can be detected via the query: SELECT * FROM public.bugs_fixed_in fixed, public.bugs_found_in found WHERE fixed.id=found.id AND fixed.version = found.version; ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org