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author | Chris Ball <cjb@laptop.org> | 2010-06-20 19:19:06 -0400 |
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committer | Chris Ball <cjb@laptop.org> | 2010-06-20 19:19:06 -0400 |
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Merge with Trevor.
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diff --git a/doc/distributed_bugtracking.txt b/doc/distributed_bugtracking.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ca42a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/distributed_bugtracking.txt @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +*********************** +Distributed Bugtracking +*********************** + +Usage Cases +=========== + +Case 1: Tracking the status of bugs in remote repo branches +----------------------------------------------------------- + +See the discussion in +#bea86499-824e-4e77-b085-2d581fa9ccab/12c986be-d19a-4b8b-b1b5-68248ff4d331#. +Here, it doesn't matter whether the remote repository is a branch of +the local repository, or a completely separate project +(e.g. upstream, ...). So long as the remote project provides access +via some REPO format, you can use:: + + $ be --repo REPO ... + +to run your query, or:: + + $ be diff REPO + +to see the changes between the local and remote repositories. + + +Case 2: Importing bugs from other repositories +---------------------------------------------- + +Case 2.1: If the remote repository is a branch of the local repository:: + + $ <VCS> merge <REPO> + +Case 2.2: If the remote repository is not a branch of the local repository +(Hypothetical command):: + + $ be import <REPO> <ID> + + +Notes +===== + +Providing public repositories +----------------------------- + +e.g. for non-dev users. These are just branches that expose a public +interface (HTML, email, ...). Merge and query like any other +development branch. + + +Managing permissions +-------------------- + +Many bugtrackers implement some sort of permissions system, and they +are certainly required for a central system with diverse user roles. +However DVCSs also support the "pull my changes" workflow, where +permissions are irrelevant. |