Updated usage needed for process-git-requests script

[Pierre-Yves Chibon]

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 02:52:16PM +0530, Parag Nemade wrote:
> On 12/30/2014 02:45 PM, Pierre-Yves Chibon wrote:
> >On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 08:46:54AM +0530, Parag Nemade wrote:
> >>On 12/29/2014 05:59 PM, Pierre-Yves Chibon wrote:
> >>>On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 01:37:58PM +0530, Parag Nemade wrote:
> >>>>Dear sysadmin-cvs group,
> >>>>     I have seen after discussing with few members of sysadmin-cvs group that
> >>>>they found script process-git-requests[1] is not working for them and
> >>>>believe only limb knows how to run it. I see this is not good. We should
> >>>>have then new way of using process-git-requests documented somewhere. I am
> >>>>not sure if the new way of usage is updated here[2].
> >>>>     We already have less people working for this group and I guess except
> >>>>limb no one gets success with that script. Please update somewhere the usage
> >>>>so that when we need, other members can help needed people with their branch
> >>>>requests.
> >>>>[1]https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/fedora-infrastructure.git/plain/scripts/process-git-requests/process-git-requests
> >>>>[2]https://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/infra/docs/scmadmin.txt
> >>>Having work with this script a little lately, I would be happy to try to help if
> >>>I can be provided with some sort of backtrace.
> >>>
> >>>Also, please note that this script should disappear in the coming month in favor
> >>>of pkgdb-admin (part of packagedb-cli) with the new package and branch requests
> >>>moved from bugzilla to pkgdb (see [1])
> >>   Looks like still we can't automate new package requests based on the input
> >>like user raised fedora-cvs? flag and bugzilla comment found valid (after
> >>parsing all needed fields).
> >Hi Parag,
> >
> >I am not sure to understand what you mean, could you rephrase or expand a
> >little?
> 
> Sure I mean any script that daily checks if any bugzilla got fedora-cvs?
> flag and then check the bugzilla comments or some pre-decided way like
> putting only SCM request in last comment and parsing it. If found valid then
> process branching request else set fedora-cvs- flag.
> 
> In simple words no human is required for processing this request.

I believe Dennis still wants it to be a human-based process.
We could automatically treat (and we will in pkgdb) requests for Fedora branches,
but it is trickier for EPEL.

Pierre