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diff --git a/doc/distributed_bugtracking b/doc/distributed_bugtracking new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1164c14 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/distributed_bugtracking @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Usage Cases +=========== + +Case 1: Tracking the status of bugs in remote repo branches +----------------------------------------------------------- + +See 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. |