[Bug 151925] Re: Bugs set to Fix Released by changelog-closes-bugs before fixed version is published

[Martin Pitt]

With the new staging through -proposed, we actually ensure that all
binaries are built before the bug gets closed (which only happens on
propagation to -release or -updates). The delay between publishing and
hitting archive.u.c. is now rather negligible, so I think we can close
this.

** Changed in: launchpad
       Status: Triaged => Invalid

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Title:
  Bugs set to Fix Released by changelog-closes-bugs before fixed version
  is published

Status in Launchpad itself:
  Invalid
Status in “autopkgtest” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Some time ago, autopkgtest reported bug 135516 (ftbfs) against dict-
  en-za 20070206-1.  autopkgtest refrained from retesting the package
  all of the time the bug was open, as it is designed to do.

  During the release freeze, Matthias Klose uploaded 20070206-2, which
  fixes this bug.  He used changelog-closes-bugs syntax to mark 135516
  as closed.

  Some time at or shortly before 2007-10-12 08:47:59Z, a release manager
  accepted dict-en-za 20070206-2.  As a consequence some time at or
  shortly before 09:06:18Z, bug 135516 was automatically marked Fix
  Released.

  Some time between then and 09:26:22Z, autopkgtest's screenscraper on
  chinstrap fetched a new list of its own-filed bugs, and observed that
  dict-en-za was supposed to be fixed now.

  At 09:26:22Z, autopkgtest completed its previous test run and
  considered which package to test.  The most relevant package to test,
  in its opinion (which I agree with) was dict-en-za which had not been
  tested since 2007-09-22.

  autopkgtest downloaded the current source package from
  archive.ubuntu.com, which was 20070206-1.  Of course the bug was still
  present since it was testing the old version, so at 09:26:55Z
  autopkgtest filed bug 151897.

  Some time later 20070206-2 was published.

  * Launchpad task:

  IMO a bug which is closed by changelog-closes-bugs should not be
  marked as closed until at the very least the relevant source has been
  published.

  Note however, that autopkgtest tests binary packages too and therefore
  a similar rule would have to be applied for binary packages.  This
  part obviously needs thought given that the situation can be different
  on different architectures.

  * autopkgtest task:

  In the meantime I need to work around this problem by having
  autopkgtest not retest a package immediately after the bug has been
  closed.

  What would be a reasonable period to delay ?  Note that it is
  generally beneficial to retest a package quickly for the benefit of
  the developers, who would like to know sooner rather than later if
  it's still broken.

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