Package: debbugs Severity: normal Howdy, Attempting to ‘forcemerge FOO BAR’ fails if bug#BAR references archived bug reports. In the case prompting this bug report, Debbugs attempted to add the ‘blockedby’ bug numbers to the subordinate bug report; but some of those numbers refer to closed, archived, reports. Setting the ‘blockedby’ for the subordinate bug report fails when some blocking bugs are archived; therefore the entire merge fails. Two possible resolutions come to mind: * Remove blocking bugs from any ‘blockedby’ property, when those blocking bug reports are closed and archived. * When attempting to merge reports, don't count blocking bugs that are closed and archived. Choosing a resolution will depend in part on what is the intended meanings of “archived” and “blocks”, and what is the intended meaning of a bug report in both those states. -- \ “Ubi dubium, ibi libertas.” (“Where there is doubt, there is | `\ freedom.”) | _o__) | Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au>
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- To: Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
- Cc: ben+debian@benfinney.id.au, lfaraone@debian.org, wnpp@debian.org
- Subject: Processed (with 1 error): forcibly merging 726171 800897
- From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System)
- Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:48:04 +0000
- Message-id: <handler.s.C.144399515714418.transcript@bugs.debian.org>
- References: <1443995149-3800-bts-ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>
Processing commands for control@bugs.debian.org: > forcemerge 726171 800897 Bug #726171 [wnpp] ITP: libjs-zxcvbn -- realistic password strength estimation Bug #800897 [wnpp] ITP: zxcvbn.js -- JavaScript password strength estimator 800897 was blocked by: 705565 747032 800897 was not blocking any bugs. Added blocking bug(s) of 800897: 726294 Failed to forcibly merge 726171: can't find location for 726294. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 726171: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726171 800897: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=800897 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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