IRC discussion for the records:
<seb128> maybe stop creating bugs if the process loop crash
<seb128> the loop is probably easy to determine
<seb128> like >3 crashes in a min
<seb128> creating bugs for that binary I mean
<pitti> sure, I can define an inhibition period, but how long should that be?
<pitti> the problem is right now, as soon as you click on the dialog, the
report will be marked as 'read' and overwritten on next crash
<seb128> I would say "if app crashed > 3 times in a min, open a dialog saying
crashes from that app are not going to generated from now"
<pitti> I can make it to not be marked as read before you actually OK it (right
now that happens)
<seb128> can't you use the log or something to figure how many times it crashed
already?
<pitti> seb128: not how many ATM, just the last time
<pitti> seb128: however, I can add a counter to the report
<seb128> and say something like "that app crash in a loop we stop making bugs
for it, remove that lock if you want to get crashes again after fixing the
issue"
<pitti> ok, so I'll add a counter to the report
<pitti> and if it exceeds 5, I do not create a new one any more
<seb128> pitti: looks good to me
<pitti> I'm only unsure where I offer the user to remove the report (or reset
the counter)
<seb128> 5 by some unit of time
<pitti> well, reports are automatically removed after 7 days anyway
<seb128> yeah, but 5 evolution,firefox crashers in a week can happen
<pitti> ok, so maybe 5 on a day?
<pitti> if it crashes more often, most users will be frustrated enough to not
file any more bugs :)
<seb128> right
<seb128> 5 a day looks fine to me
<pitti> ok, that should be doable with a counter and the already existing date
<pitti> if the previous report is on the same day, I increment, otherwise I
reset it to zero
<pitti> and if it reaches 5, I stop
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
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