Closing bugs as submitter?
Dear list, I'd like to ask you if it is desired (and possible at all) that submitters close their own bugs if they have been fixed without the package maintainer's noticing. The informational pages on b.d.o don't state whether [EMAIL PROTECTED] is obeying commands from everyone, and whether or not such behaviour (meddling with bugs as non-maintainer) would be deemed appropriate. In my special case, the bug I've reported two weeks ago has apparently been fixed upstream, and the latest upload of the package to experimental has brought the fix into the archive. Now I'd like to save the maintainer some work and tag the bug fixed-in-experimental myself (together with a short explanatory message to the bug log), but am unsure whether I'm allowed to. Regards, Jan -- Jan C. Nordholz jckn At gmx net signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Closing bugs as submitter?
On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 02:09:06AM +0200, Jan C. Nordholz wrote: Dear list, I'd like to ask you if it is desired (and possible at all) that submitters close their own bugs if they have been fixed without the package maintainer's noticing. The informational pages on b.d.o don't state whether [EMAIL PROTECTED] is obeying commands from everyone, and whether or not such behaviour (meddling with bugs as non-maintainer) would be deemed appropriate. In my special case, the bug I've reported two weeks ago has apparently been fixed upstream, and the latest upload of the package to experimental has brought the fix into the archive. Now I'd like to save the maintainer some work and tag the bug fixed-in-experimental myself (together with a short explanatory message to the bug log), but am unsure whether I'm allowed to. Yes, you may do so -- if in doubt, simply write an explanatory mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and let the maintainer deal with it. If you're sure that what you're doing is correct, there is in general no reason to not do it. In order to prevent problems, I suggest being extra cautious changing the state of bugs if you're not completely sure how to undo any potential mistake you might make. In all cases, writing mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is always safe to do, and there should always be some maintainer somewhere who will read the message can can act on it appropriately. Thank you for your contribution (bugreports are also contributions in a way) to Debian! --Jeroen -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] (also for Jabber MSN; ICQ: 33944357) http://Jeroen.A-Eskwadraat.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Closing bugs as submitter?
This one time, at band camp, Jan C. Nordholz said: Dear list, I'd like to ask you if it is desired (and possible at all) that submitters close their own bugs if they have been fixed without the package maintainer's noticing. The informational pages on b.d.o don't state whether [EMAIL PROTECTED] is obeying commands from everyone, and whether or not such behaviour (meddling with bugs as non-maintainer) would be deemed appropriate. In my special case, the bug I've reported two weeks ago has apparently been fixed upstream, and the latest upload of the package to experimental has brought the fix into the archive. Now I'd like to save the maintainer some work and tag the bug fixed-in-experimental myself (together with a short explanatory message to the bug log), but am unsure whether I'm allowed to. Yes, that would be absolutely fine. The controlbot is (for both good and bad) available to all. -- - | ,''`.Stephen Gran | | : :' :[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `. `'Debian user, admin, and developer | |`- http://www.debian.org | - signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Closing bugs as submitter?
Jan C. Nordholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd like to ask you if it is desired (and possible at all) that submitters close their own bugs if they have been fixed without the package maintainer's noticing. The informational pages on b.d.o don't state whether [EMAIL PROTECTED] is obeying commands from everyone, and whether or not such behaviour (meddling with bugs as non-maintainer) would be deemed appropriate. I think it's desirable, just do it correctly. In my special case, the bug I've reported two weeks ago has apparently been fixed upstream, and the latest upload of the package to experimental has brought the fix into the archive. Now I'd like to save the maintainer some work and tag the bug fixed-in-experimental myself (together with a short explanatory message to the bug log), but am unsure whether I'm allowed to. Sure, go right ahead, just do it rightly. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Closing bugs as submitter?
On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 02:17:01AM +0200, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: Yes, you may do so -- if in doubt, simply write an explanatory mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and let the maintainer deal with it. If you're sure that what you're doing is correct, there is in general no reason to not do it. In order to prevent problems, I suggest being extra cautious changing the state of bugs if you're not completely sure how to undo any potential mistake you might make. In all cases, writing mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is always safe to do, and there should always be some maintainer somewhere who will read the message can can act on it appropriately. Thank you for your contribution (bugreports are also contributions in a way) to Debian! --Jeroen Hi Jeroen (and all others), thanks for your quick reply! I'm pretty sure about the change, I just wanted to make sure that I'm not considered hijacking someone's package. As for my contribution: I'd be happy to do more, and I'm monitoring wnpp for packages I feel knowledgeable enough about to offer my help and/or ask for sponsoring, but the right one just hasn't come across yet. ;-) Thanks again, Jan -- Jan C. Nordholz jckn At gmx net signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Closing bugs as submitter?
Scripsit Jan C. Nordholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now I'd like to save the maintainer some work and tag the bug fixed-in-experimental myself (together with a short explanatory message to the bug log), If I understand correctly, after version tracking was implemented, the fixed-in-experimental tag has been superseded by simply closing the bug for the current experimental version (i.e. mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a pseudo-header giving the version in question). -- Henning Makholm I tried whacking myself repeatedly with the cluebat. Unfortunately, it was not as effective as whacking someone else. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Closing bugs as submitter?
On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 03:16:01AM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: If I understand correctly, after version tracking was implemented, the fixed-in-experimental tag has been superseded by simply closing the bug for the current experimental version (i.e. mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a pseudo-header giving the version in question). Ah, thank you for the pointer - my memories of the changes made to the BTS[1] were not as vivid as I had hoped them to be. Regards, Jan [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/07/msg00010.html -- Jan C. Nordholz jckn At gmx net signature.asc Description: Digital signature
