Re: Sorting out upstream and project bugtrackers

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:28:58 -0700

Christian Robottom Reis wrote: 
      This would the product to select between three different options:

        ( ) This product uses Malone officially
        (*) This product uses [ Ping dynasty Bugzilla | v] 
        ( ) This product doesn't use a bugtracker 

      And, if the product had a project related to it, the last option would
      read something like:

        ( ) This product uses the GNOME Project Bugzilla
            (defined in the GNOME Project)

Rather, I would suggest going with freeform associations. You already have ProjectBugtracker, I would add to that ProductBugtracker and DistributionBugtracker. These just link that Pillar to the bugtracker.

This could result in multiple bugtrackers for a product, and in addition a project bug tracker. So you end up with a "set of likely bugtrackers" for any give product.

The bugtracker selection widget can then display the set of likely bugtrackers, and give the option to select another one (using a general search process).

I don't like the slightly arbitrary use of a single canonical one per product, the reality is that things are likely to be a bit fuzzy, so a given bugtask should be able to be linked to a watch on any tracker. All you are trying to do is make the selection optimal by hinting at the most likely appropriate ones for a give bugtask.

Mark
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