Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:31:15 -0400 From: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@freebsd.org> To: Erik Cederstrand <erik@cederstrand.dk> Cc: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org, giffunip@tutopia.com, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>, Julien Laffaye <jlaffaye@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How about finally replacing GNATS? Message-ID: <20121025193115.GD40357@in-addr.com> In-Reply-To: <0EF669C7-0ED4-4BD4-9170-C49A7CA91603@cederstrand.dk> References: <1314468512.87152.YahooMailClassic@web113511.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4E593932.8060303@FreeBSD.org> <CAF6rxgnCPcisTFn37VtYsvHhttQvc1=DxXLuqq7kScJG3UL=cA@mail.gmail.com> <C76EF9E9-2F9A-4F49-9ADE-1C7074510BC4@cederstrand.dk> <86sj928vks.fsf@ds4.des.no> <4FB39F66-0434-43F1-9705-3C81CDF2A25F@cederstrand.dk> <86ehkm8s5v.fsf@ds4.des.no> <0EF669C7-0ED4-4BD4-9170-C49A7CA91603@cederstrand.dk>
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 08:52:59PM +0200, Erik Cederstrand wrote: > Den 25/10/2012 kl. 17.53 skrev Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no>: > > > Erik Cederstrand <erik@cederstrand.dk> writes: > >> Would a Python script called "send-pr" using the Bugzilla JSONRPC > >> webservice and a dummy Bugzilla user (to retain the possibility to > >> report anonymously) be acceptable? > > > > No. > > > > 1) We don't have Python in base. > > Is this really a problem? Casual users could just use the Bugzilla interface, and experienced users spitting out bug reports should be able to install a port. > > > 2) The solution you propose requires an internet connection. > > send-pr does too, right? It may be able to cache the report (I haven't checked), but a Python send-pr could do that, too. send-pr uses the local mail system to send the bug report. So it doesn't require direct Internet access, and can be batched (e.g. uucp) > > 3) We need to be able to handle PRs submitted from existing FreeBSD > > installations > > Does send-pr really need to stay in base? It could be a port, and users could just install that port. In my opinion, send-pr or a simple to use replacement needs to stay in base and not rely on the presence of X or any other utilities that are not in base. > Implementing a JSON HTTPS client in bourne shell seems, well, painful. But maybe I could write a Python script to process emails received at FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org and shepherd them into Bugzilla? Then only there MX would need Python. If it cannot be done in base, something on the server end would make sense. Garyhome | help
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