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Message #25720
Re: Git transition
The Git part will take maybe 1 week for OS X. I am in favor of this
transition.
Adam Wolf
On Aug 11, 2016 1:31 PM, "Wayne Stambaugh" <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 8/11/2016 5:17 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> > On 08/10/2016 03:34 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >> On 8/10/2016 5:02 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> >>> On 08/08/2016 06:09 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >>>> The last time I looked, notifications of repo commits still were not
> >>>> implemented. This is a show stopper for me. I don't want to have to
> >>>> constantly grep the git commit log to see what changed. If change
> >>>> notifications are working correctly, then I'm OK with moving forward
> on
> >>>> this if you can get the bug fix linking working. We definitely should
> >>>> do some testing before we go live with this.
> >>>
> >>> I see there is an option to set notifications, in the same way as for
> >>> the bazaar branches ("Edit your subscriptions" on the right side pane).
> >>> I could not verify it, as likely I cannot receive notifications for the
> >>> changes I introduce. Even if it does not work, I can implement it in my
> >>> webhook.
> >>
> >> I spent some time yesterday creating my own git clone of kicad on LP and
> >> I noticed that the subscriptions that I need appear to be available for
> >> git repos so we shouldn't need any webhooks in for that unless they do
> >> not work.
> >
> > If they do not work, let me know and I will fix it in the hook.
> >
> >>>
> >>> The webhook has reached beta stage. I have created a dummy project for
> >>> testing purposes, where you can see a bug report [1] and a commit [2]
> >>> with message that includes a "fix(es)?[ ]+(lp:|#)?([0-9]+)" regex
> match.
> >>> When it is detected, it automatically adds a message, changes the bug
> >>> status and assignee. One thing that is not possible right now is
> linking
> >>> with git branches, as apparently launchpad does not handle this at the
> >>> moment (or I could not find the right format to specify a branch).
> >>
> >> Bug report linking is very important to me since I am responsible for
> >> the stable branch. If there is no support for this yet, I'm OK with
> >> adding the bug report number to the first line of the commit message and
> >> the URL somewhere in the commit message body. If I give the OK to use
> >> git, I will expect all developers that have commit privileges to the
> >> product repo to follow this without exception. The commit message for
> >> bug report fixes must have this format:
> >>
> >> Description of bug report fix. (fixes lp:########)
> >>
> >> * https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/########
> >>
> >> If this is not acceptable, then the git transition will have to wait
> >> until Canonical gets git bug report linking implemented or Orson beats
> >> them to it.
> >
> > I spoke with a Launchpad developer and they have it already in their
> > todo list. There is a plan to migrate Launchpad itself to git, so I
> > believe they will do it well.
> >
> > From what I heard, currently it is possible to link git merge requests
> > to bug reports, so it may temporarily solve the problem.
>
> I'll see if I can figure out how to do this and if it works we can use
> it instead of adding the bug report url to the commit message. I wonder
> if we can link a commit to a bug report? That could be an issue if we
> cannot. I don't want to have to always create a separate branch, push
> it to my personal repo, and then merge it into the product branch for
> simple bug fixes.
>
> >
> >>> All we need to do is to set a webhook pointing to my script [3]. If it
> >>> is accepted, then I am going to create a separate lp account for the
> >>> automated changes.
> >>>
> >>> Currently the webhook works on my home server which has a high uptime,
> >>> but still it is not as reliable as dedicated servers. If there is
> >>> someone willing to host it on a better machine, I will be pleased to
> help.
> >>>
> >>> If you are curious about the source code, then I can put it in the
> KiCad
> >>> github (once I get a repository there) or just post it somewhere.
> >>
> >> I can create a repo on github or you can create a repo on launchpad.
> >> Either way is fine by me. If you want to use github, let me know what
> >> name you want for the repo and your github user name and I will set up
> >> the repo and give you admin rights.
> >
> > I have just pushed the code to Launchpad [1] and consider it ready to
> > go. There is also a new account (KiCad Janitor) awaiting approval for
> > kicad-developers membership, so all the changes will be done using this
> > dedicated account.
> >
> > The webhook has been modified to accept a wider set of phrases
> > indicating a bugfix (now it is (f|F)ix(es|ed|ing)?:? *(lp:|#)?([0-9]+)).
> >
> > Let me know when the git repository is set up, so I can install the
> webhook.
>
> This will require some coordination with our package devs. Package
> devs, when can we be ready to provide nightly builds from the git repo?
> Does anyone else have any issues with converting over to git? Speak now
> or forever hold your peace.
>
> >
> > Regards,
> > Orson
> >
> > 1. https://launchpad.net/kicad-git-hook
> >
> >> Thanks for working on this.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Wayne
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Orson
> >>>
> >>> 1. https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad-git-test/+bug/1611664
> >>> 2.
> >>> https://git.launchpad.net/kicad-git-test/commit/?id=
> 3d29b9be29346fdfaa87cdf8abf6957bf46bb5cd
> >>> 3. https://orson.net.pl/kicad_git_hook
> >>>
> >>>> Before every starts beating the GitHub drum, I have one major issue
> with
> >>>> GitHub and that is control. There is no way that I know of to
> moderate
> >>>> a project on github. Anyone with a github account can submit a pull
> >>>> requests at anytime even if they are not part of the dev team. As
> >>>> project leader, this is an issue. I'm already a my limit with the
> >>>> development team we have in place and I really don't want to deal
> with a
> >>>> wide open code hosting. I also have no way of removing someone from
> the
> >>>> list should I need to. I know it hasn't happened yet but I am not
> naive
> >>>> enough to think that it wont happen. At this time, I am more
> >>>> comfortable with LP until something better comes along or we take full
> >>>> control a provide our own hosting.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/8/2016 3:58 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
> >>>>> Apparently we have not discussed git transition for a long time now,
> so
> >>>>> I felt it is the right time to raise the subject again to keep our
> routine.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Launchpad now supports merge proposals [1] and it looks like they are
> >>>>> still improving git integration. The only missing feature are links
> >>>>> between bug fixing commits and respective bug reports (bzr commit ...
> >>>>> --fixes=lp:123456). It is not supported by git itself, but might be
> >>>>> resolved using webhooks [2] and appropriate keywords in commit
> messages
> >>>>> (e.g. "Fixed a memory leak [fixes #123456]"). If this is the only
> >>>>> obstacle, then I volunteer to provide code for the hook.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What do you think? Is there anything else that prevents transition?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>> Orson
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 1. https://help.launchpad.net/Code/Git
> >>>>> 2. https://help.launchpad.net/API/Webhooks
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
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