HOWTO schedule an issue for backporting » History » Version 4
Loïc Dachary, 05/22/2015 09:15 AM
1 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | h3. First stage |
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3 | 4 | Loïc Dachary | Although this can be done by the backporter when (s)he notices an issue should be backported, it is usually done by the original developer when (s)he realizes the fix must be backported. |
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5 | 2 | Loïc Dachary | * Add the name of the release to the comma separated list of release in the **Backport** field of the issue (see "journal Unable to read past sequence 406":http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/6003 for instance). |
6 | 1 | Loïc Dachary | * Change the issue status to *Pending Backport* |
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8 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | h3. Second stage |
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10 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | This is not expected from the developer, it is the responsibility of the backporter. |
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12 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | * visit the list of pending backports for the release (for instance "pending hammer backports":http://tracker.ceph.com/projects/ceph/issues?query_id=77) |
13 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | * each issue should have a number of *Copied from* related issues that matches the number of releases in the *backports* field |
14 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | * for each issue that misses at least a *Copied from*, visit the issue |
15 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | * *copy* the issue (link on the top right of the issue) |
16 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** change the *Tracker* to *Backport* |
17 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** change the *Status* to *New* |
18 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** empty the *Description* |
19 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** keep the *Subject* as is |
20 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** set the *Release* to the target release |
21 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** unset the *Assigned* field or set it to the person who will work on the backport. It is usually wrong to set it to the developer who fixed the issue in master. |
22 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** unselect *copying attachement* if any (this only shows if the original issues had attachements) |
23 | 3 | Loïc Dachary | ** unselect *Include link to original story* |