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When a maintainer has a fix for a bug checked into CVS the bug should be placed in the MODIFIED state. This is an indication that the fix is checked into CVS and has potentially been submitted to be built in a new package. Adding a link to package in koji is very helpful for adventuresome testers and the original bug reporter to verify the fix. | When a maintainer has a fix for a bug checked into CVS the bug should be placed in the MODIFIED state. This is an indication that the fix is checked into CVS and has potentially been submitted to be built in a new package. Adding a link to package in koji is very helpful for adventuresome testers and the original bug reporter to verify the fix. | ||
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A bug automatically transitions to this state when an updated package is submitted to bodhi for a particular bug and the package is in the ''testing'' repo. This tells the bug reporter that a fix for the bug is available and that they should test the package. After testing the package the bug tester or original reporter should put feedback in bodhi and add a comment to the Bugzilla. | |||
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* A bug is moved to the POST state (from ASSIGNED) when a patch has been attached to the bugzilla entry and the ''gate keeper'' is waiting for the patch to receive three ACKS. Therefore, ''POST'' means "a patch is ready, but not yet applied". | * A bug is moved to the POST state (from ASSIGNED) when a patch has been attached to the bugzilla entry and the ''gate keeper'' is waiting for the patch to receive three ACKS. Therefore, ''POST'' means "a patch is ready, but not yet applied". | ||
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Revision as of 16:18, 17 March 2009
Fedora Bug Life Cycle
Background
This bug state flow came as a result of the bug triage relaunch that started in January 2008. This work flow was approved at the meeting on January 24, 2008 . As a work flow these are not hard and fast rules to impose on people. Instead it is intended to bring more uniformity and predictability to the life of a bug. If you have a good reason to break them, feel free. This is the process the triage team will follow.
Updated 17 March 2009 to reflect changes to the NEEDINFO representation.
Overview
Source: File:BugZappers BugStatusWorkFlow fedora-bug-lifecycle.odg
ASSIGNED
The triage team believes that this is a complete actionable bug. It contains:
- the correct component
- the correct product
- enough information for the package maintainer to investigate the issue
- enough information to research with upstream or fix the bug
- applicable release blocker or tracker bugs
The reporter has has also included one or more of the following (as applicable):
- clear steps describing how the bug occurred
- clear steps describing how to reproduce the problem
- stack trace for a crasher
- various log files
- AVC message for SELinux
See BugsAndFeatureRequests for more details.
CLOSED
Once a bug has been fixed and included in a new package in rawhide or the updates repo it should be closed. If so designated by the maintainer, Bodhi can automatically close a bug when the package moves from the updates-testing repo to the updates repo.
MODIFIED
When a maintainer has a fix for a bug checked into CVS the bug should be placed in the MODIFIED state. This is an indication that the fix is checked into CVS and has potentially been submitted to be built in a new package. Adding a link to package in koji is very helpful for adventuresome testers and the original bug reporter to verify the fix.
NEW
When a reporter files a bug, the report automatically starts out in a NEW state. The triage team will be primarily looking at bugs in this state. From this state, the triage team will change the status to:
- ASSIGNED: The bug is well defined and triaged
- CLOSED: Duplicate, not a bug, not part of Fedora, etc.
- NEW but with NEEDINFO flag: More information needed from reporter before being ASSIGNED.
NEEDINFO
The NEEDINFO flag is added by bug triagers or maintainers when adequate information is missing to move the bug towards resolution. NEEDINFO bugs are eligible for closure (changed to CLOSED) by the triage team after all of the following have been met:
- Bug was originally placed in NEEDINFO by a triager or package maintainer
- Requested information requested has not been provided
- Bug has been flagged NEEDINFO for thirty (30) continuous days.
A stock message will be used by all triagers for bugs meeting the closure criteria. Stock bug triaging messages are found at BugZappers/StockBugzillaResponses.
Because NEEDINFO is a flag and not an exclusive state, these bugs can also simultaneously be marked as NEW, ASSIGNED, etc.
ON_QA
A bug automatically transitions to this state when an updated package is submitted to bodhi for a particular bug and the package is in the testing repo. This tells the bug reporter that a fix for the bug is available and that they should test the package. After testing the package the bug tester or original reporter should put feedback in bodhi and add a comment to the Bugzilla.
ON_DEV
This optional state is used to show that someone is working on fixing this bug. This is especially useful if there exists a team of maintainers for a package.
POST
- This state is primarily used by developers working on virtualization and the kernel.
- A bug is moved to the POST state (from ASSIGNED) when a patch has been attached to the bugzilla entry and the gate keeper is waiting for the patch to receive three ACKS. Therefore, POST means "a patch is ready, but not yet applied".
- After the patch is applied to the rpm the bug state changes to MODIFIED.
VERIFIED
The VERIFIED bug state is not used by Fedora.