Bug#1107215: UDD/patches: is more strict than DEP-3

[Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>]

Control: retitle -1 UDD/patches: handling of Forwarded is more strict than DEP-3

On 03/06/25 at 08:21 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> Package: qa.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: qa.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: udd
> 
> Hi,
> 
> https://udd.debian.org/patches.cgi?src=atop&version=2.11.1-3 flags two 
> patches having an "invalid" forwarded field. Those two patches have
> Forwarded: via web form
> in their headers. Upstream used to have a custom web form to submit bug 
> reports and patches without a visible user database behind it. Hence, I 
> cannot put an URL here. The web form doesn't exist any more, Upstream is 
> using github now.
> 
> DEP-3 says:
> 
>    Forwarded (optional)
> 
>    Any value other than "no" or "not-needed" means that the patch has 
>    been forwarded upstream. Ideally the value is an URL proving that it 
>    has been forwarded and where one can find more information about its 
>    inclusion status.
> 
>    If the field is missing, its implicit value is "yes" if the "Bug" 
>    field is present, otherwise it's "no". The field is really required 
>    only if the patch is vendor specific, in that case its value should 
>    be "not-needed" to indicate that the patch must not be forwarded 
>    upstream (whereas "no" simply means that it has not yet been done).
> 
> I therefore believe that "Forwarded: via web form" is NOT invalid, but 
> valid and allowed usage for the Forwarded: header and that UDD is being 
> overzealous here.

Hi Marc,

Ack. See also #1043043 and #1034102, that are related

Lucas