From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Glenn Morris Subject: Re: Debbugs handling of Guix patches Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:40:05 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20170206190923.GA3592@mail.thebird.nl> <87shnplrjh.fsf@elephly.net> <87r338pzgk.fsf_-_@gnu.org> <8760kkbvsk.fsf@elephly.net> <877f4zarh2.fsf_-_@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <877f4zarh2.fsf_-_@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?\=22's\?\= message of "Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:12:41 +0100") List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-debbugs-bounces+gcgd-help-debbugs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "help-debbugs" To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, help-debbugs@gnu.org List-Id: guix-devel.gnu.org Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: > We'd like to use Debbugs to handle some of the patches we get for Guix, > and I have just created guix-patches@gnu.org for that purpose. > > Looking at , I think the name for > Debbugs should be "guix-patches". The email address could be > bug-guix@gnu.org, but that's another Debbugs instance (what is this > address actually used for?). The URL is > . > > We'd use it in "exclusive mode". This is fine, but I'm confused by you saying the email address could be bug-guix@gnu. The email address is guix-patches@gnu. > We're wondering about patch series as sent by 'git send-email' though. > What would be your suggestion for those? You'll get one debbugs report created for each mail in a given series. This is explained at https://debbugs.gnu.org/15361, along with the workaround: first create a report ("here's the problem for which I will send a patch"), then send patches to that bug number rather than bug-foo.