[Mesa-dev] [RFC] Mesa release improvements - Feature and Stable releases

[Andres Gomez]

On Wed, 2018-03-14 at 16:02 +0000, Emil Velikov wrote:

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> 
> Just double-checking:
> I would suspect you're not suggesting removing the existing email/poke scheme?

Partially. The "announce" mail for the pre-branching period will still
happen, pointing to the "Metabug" in which to add the WIP features that
developers intend to land before the deadline.

If some of the developers just reply by mail/IRC/you-name-it, then it
will be the release manager task to add the blocking bugs with the WIP
features, as a way of documenting them.

> Providing another means to devs to track/handle things is good IMHO.
> Whether developers will like it is up-to them. Everyone, your input is
> appreciated!
> 
> 
> I'm slightly worried that it might cause extra confusion.
> Some crude examples follow:
>  - I don't use bugzilla/etc to track my feature work - most teams

I don't think much interaction/documentation is needed. Just mention
the WIP feature and update its status eventually ... and only for the
ones developer X wants to have at branchpoint Y before that happens.
The rest of the work of developer X doesn't need to be in Bugzilla.

>  - Do I open another bug, or list my feature in the metabug - seeming
> an ongoing theme with metabugs

I think it should be a new blocking bug but I'm open to just document
it in the Metabug.

>  - Do I add the bug, reply to the email or both

Preferably, just add the bug.

Once the bug is created and all the parties are in Cc for the bug, I
understand there is no need for any other way of communication. I'm
still open to reconsidering, though.

-- 
Br,

Andres