Hi Ross, On 08/04/23 at 16:59 -0700, Ross Vandegrift wrote: > Package: qa.debian.org > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: rvandegr...@debian.org > > Hello, > > I think there are some issues with the Forwarded handling here: > https://udd.debian.org/patches.cgi?src=e17&version=0.25.4-2 > > DEP3 has this description for Forwarded: > > > Any value other than "no" or "not-needed" means that the patch has been > > forwarded upstream. Ideally the value is an URL proving that it has been > > forwarded and where one can find more information about its inclusion > > status. > > > > If the field is missing, its implicit value is "yes" if the "Bug" field is > > present, otherwise it's "no". The field is really required only if the patch > > is vendor specific, in that case its value should be "not-needed" to > > indicate > > that the patch must not be forwarded upstream (whereas "no" simply means > > that > > it has not yet been done). > > The patch linked above is tagged Forwarded=yes - which is not ideal, but not > invalid. Looking for more info, I found that the html source has: > > > <td><span class="prio_high" title="Forwarded=yes, but no Bug > > field">invalid</span></td> > > This doesn't show up in firefox - was this was meant to go into the content > of the span?
It works for me in firefox? > And as far that error - to my reading, DEP3 doesn't require a Bug when > Forwarded=yes. Bug's presence or absence only changes the implicit value. > > A note that Forwarded=yes without a Bug is not informative would be helpful. > :) There was a lengthy discussion in #1028503 about that. Lucas