VOTE: CVS Admin with Flags (Version 3)

Warren Togami wtogami at redhat.com
Mon Feb 12 22:09:59 UTC 2007


FESCO Members, I would like this process to be ratified in order to get
rid of CVSSyncNeeded.  If you think the process below should be adjusted
before ratification, please reply with comments.  This has NOTHING to do
with the review process which must be fixed independently.

Changes since Version 2:
- notting pointed out, how do people request branches for a package 
already imported?  Just comment in the bug and set fedora-cvs? again. 
This works fine even on CLOSED bugs.
- Multiple owners are possible.  Please comma separate the owners in a list.
- Other ways to use fedora-cvs are spelled out explicitly.

Thanks,
Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com

Current Crappy CVSSyncNeeded Wiki Procedure
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http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/CVSSyncNeeded
1. Request new package and branch.
2. Wait until somebody creates empty directories and edits owners.list.
3. Owner checks stuff in and builds.

Using the Wiki for this process has always sucked.  We could embed this
process within the Bugzilla review tickets themselves.

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= Proposal: CVS Admin with Flags =
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New Packages
============
1) Review is complete, fedora-review+
2) Owner writes in the Bugzilla comment something like:
<Branches> <PackageName> <BugzillaNames>
Please comma separate the co-maintainers if you have more than one.
Examples:
FC-5 FC-6 foopackage bobjoe at gmail.com
FC-6 barpackage bobjoe at gmail.com,mary at example.com

3) Set fedora-cvs flag to ?
4) CVS Admins get e-mail about fedora-cvs flag.  All context of the
review is within the bug itself, so they can easily read all details
about the package and verify approval validity.  The Admin then creates
CVS directories and sets owner in owners.list.  Clear the fedora-cvs
flag to BLANK.
5) Owner checks in and builds.

More Branches on Existing Packages
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1) Use existing review ticket, even if it is CLOSED, this is fine.
2) Write in a comment the additional branch names you desire.
3) Set fedora-cvs?

Change Owner or Add Co-Maintainers
==================================
1) Use existing review ticket, even if it is CLOSED, this is fine.
2) Write in a comment the change request and justification if appropriate.
3) Set fedora-cvs?

(If bulk changes are required (i.e. more than six at once), please talk 
directly to a Fedora CVS administrator.)

Special CVS Admin Requests
==========================
In some cases you will want special CVS requests, like fixing import 
accidents or removing packages that were added in error.
1) Use existing review ticket, even if it is CLOSED, this is fine.
2) Write in a comment your request and why it should be done.
3) Set fedora-cvs?

Benefits
========
- This fedora-cvs flag eliminates the need for CVSSyncNeeded
entirely.  An actual work queue with tickets!
- fedora-cvs can be a simple canned query for CVS admins to see.
Awesome possibilities offered via RSS too... =)

Notes
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- Unlike other flags, fedora-cvs is only BLANK or ?.  fedorabugs members
may request fedora-cvs by setting it to ?.  This sends an e-mail to CVS
Admins, signifying that attention is required.
- Syncing from owners.list to CVS ACL's happen every 30 minutes.




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