[Mageia-sysadm] svn -> bugzilla hook

[Ahmad Samir]

On 21 February 2011 23:59, Romain d'Alverny <rdalverny at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 08:47, Dexter Morgan <dmorganec at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:16:27 +0200, Ahmad Samir wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Are there any plans to add an svn -> bugzilla hook? (like the one
>>>> that's used in Mandriva).
>>>>
>>>> It proved to be useful as it:
>>>> - gives feedback to the reported
>>>> - makes is easy for anyone to see which commit is supposed to fix a
>>>> certain bug
>>>>
>>>> No pressure, though, just putting the idea out there for when you have
>>>> the time to work on it.
>>>
>>> If you would gather the list of requirement for us, it will help.
>>> Ie, what kind of hook would be useful, what syntax does already exist, etc.
>>
>> sound a good idea.   Is there a wiki page where we could do this ?
>
> You open it. Or Ahmad, he started the thread :-p
>
> As for the requirements, I can't speak for Ahmad, but that may start
> the picture.
>
> I used to use Trac with such a Subversion post-commit hook, as documented here:
> http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracInstall#AutomaticreferencetotheSVNchangesetsinTractickets
>
> In short:
>  - having "fixes #123" or "closes #123" in the commit message would
> add the comment to ticket #123 + a reference to the commit, and close
> it;
>  - having "refs #123" or "see #123" in the commit message would only
> add the comment + a reference as well.
>
> Now, with Bugzilla, that could be a bit more complex:
>  * should we have a "fixes #123 resolved"? or is it implied?
>  * we have to make sure that our revision id is understood and
> correctly rewritten to the right URL
>  * how to do we make Bugzilla understand that a specific commit
> revision would map to a given Web URL for direct review? (interpreting
> correctly whether it comes from a git or a svn scm; or others).
>
> Checking https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Addons#Integration_with_Source_Code_Management_programs
> and then https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Addons#Bugzilla_Extensions
> there seems to be some tools but I could not see one that fits here
> exactly.
>

Sorry for the late reply.

I don't know how the under-the-hood stuff work with respect to this
issue. What I know is how it was used in mdv, adding:
CCBUG: #123
on a separate line.

Or (mdv#123) would post a comment to bugzilla, e.g.:

https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=61384#c27

-- 
Ahmad Samir