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[Brian Murray <brian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 04:41:55PM -0400, RedSingularity wrote:
> On 09/06/2011 11:12 AM, Brian Murray wrote:
> >On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 12:27:03AM -0400, RedSingularity wrote:
> >>I have been getting a lot of emails lately from the Apport Retracing
> >>service.  It looks like they are sent to everyone on the -control
> >>mailing list.  Is there a way to stop receiving these without
> >>removing myself from the ML altogether?
> >The team is subscribed to these bug reports by the apport retracing
> >service when a bug report receives more than 10 duplicates.
> >Additionally, the retracer tags these bug reports bugpattern-needed.
> >This process helps notify us of work we need to do - write a bug pattern
> >for bugs that are receiving lots of duplicates so that we don't get more
> >of these duplicate reports.  So while I'd wish you would see these
> >emails and write bug patterns here is how you can filter them.
> >
> >All of the bug mail headers will include the following:
> >
> >X-Launchpad-Message-Rationale: Subscriber @ubuntu-bugcontrol
> >
> >and depending on your mail client you should be able to filter on this
> >bit in the header.  Alternatively, in the body of the mail you will see:
> >
> >You have been subscribe to a private bug by Apport retracing service
> >(apport):
> >
> >Finally in the footer there is this bit:
> >
> >You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
> >Bug Control, which is subscribed to the bug report.
> >
> >The text in the body will only catch the initial subscription message
> >while the footer or header would catch all emails.  If I were to filter
> >this I would keep the initial subscription emails and delete the rest.
> >
> >--
> >Brian Murray
> >Ubuntu Bug Master
> 
> Thanks Brian,
> 
> Do I need to be familiar with a programming language to write these
> bug patterns?

No, you just need to be familiar with regular expresssions if anything.

> I would be happy to help with them but I have never written any.
> Could you point me in the right direction with regard to writing
> those?

The documentation in the Ubuntu wiki:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport/DeveloperHowTo#Bug_patterns

I also talked about this during the last Ubuntu Developer Week:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/devweek1107/WorkingWithApportBugs

I'm happy to review any and all merge proposals for bug patterns.

Thanks!

--
Brian Murray
Ubuntu Bug Master

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