[01:38] Hello. I'd like to get involved with bug tacking. I'm to the point of running through this tutorial (https://developer.ubuntu.com/packaging/html/fixing-a-bug-example.html) but I'm a bit confused when I try to find a bug in launchpad to tackle. I see the bug sometimes assigned to a user even though the bug is labeled "NEW" and they date back to 2010. [01:38] fully_human: but don't expect infinitely-prompt responses in heere :p [01:38] Alright. :) [01:38] fully_human: 'new' is no one has triaged it [01:39] fully_human: There are zillions of bugs coming in and not enough people to do anything with them [01:39] fully_human: All help appreciated! [01:39] i think his question, penguin42... [01:39] is why there's a "NEW" bug with a user assigned to it already [01:39] oh with an assigned? [01:39] only reaosn i can think of is that they had initially set it as "Incomplete" and were going to handle it. [01:39] That was part of it, mainly I was wondering when I would step on somebody's toes. [01:39] and then it was reset to new. [01:40] fully_human: which bug? [01:40] damn it stop erry-ing me! [01:40] penguin42: ^ [01:41] ... aw heck, i broke znc's packaging again... [01:41] fooey *diverts attention to his local builder* [01:41] hehe [01:41] I don't have one in mind specifically: right now I'm browsing launchpad for a bug in order to get my feet wet. [01:42] we were asking what bug, because we were going to look at it. [01:42] in regards to the "old but assigned" example [01:42] fully_human: Maybe pick a package you know well, or problem type you've seen [01:42] ^ that [01:45] problem is a lot of the bugs are highly technical... so you'd need indepth knowledge of the code or debugging for that package. [01:45] case in point: most of the php5 bugs are segvs. [01:45] Ew. :P [01:46] Yeah, I just discovered one bug with SeaHorse that I might tackle. [01:46] link? [01:47] I mean filestarter. [01:47] *firestarter. [01:47] link? [01:47] :P [01:47] Trying to find a link. [01:47] just give us the bug number if you hve it [01:47] fully_human: If you give a bug number the bot will give the link - e.g. bug 1 [01:47] Launchpad bug 1 in Ubuntu "Microsoft has a majority market share" [Critical,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1 [01:48] i tend to be more verbose than penguin42... [01:48] LP Bug 1113888 [01:48] Launchpad bug 1113888 in libreoffice (Ubuntu) "package libreoffice-writer 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so' to '/usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream" [Undecided,Incomplete] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1113888 [01:48] :) [01:48] just as an example :P [01:48] ah I only prefix if I need to use non-lp [01:48] yeah i fell in the habit of autoprefixing [01:48] so *I* know which one i'm talking about :P [01:49] Here's a good one: bug 66674 [01:49] Launchpad bug 66674 in firestarter (Ubuntu) "--start-hidden not supported" [Wishlist,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/66674 [01:50] It's related to the bug I noticed in that there's no unity support. [01:51] FYI Wishlist [01:51] nasty; so the gnome bug was closed as wontfix because from their eyes it's pretty dead [01:51] and that's a really old bug [01:52] and upstream marked "Won't Fix" [01:52] and tbh i think Firestarter's pretty dead [01:52] Oh, I just remembered a page on the ubuntu wiki of quick bugs...I forget the URL, though. [01:52] TheLordOfTime: Yeah, I saw in reviews that it's not maintained anymore...but I wanted a challenge. :) [01:53] fully_human: if upstream doesn't maintain it i think we need to Not a Bug it.. [01:53] hmm...... [01:53] so taht's in universe... [01:53] fully_human: Generally Ubuntu doen't carry patching for docs stuff - it tries to get it upstream [01:53] *checks with MOTU* [01:53] agreed with penguin42 [01:54] meh i'll leave motu alone :P [01:54] i bother them enough. [01:54] How about this? bug 874259 [01:54] Launchpad bug 874259 in shotwell (Ubuntu) "shotwell crashed with SIGSEGV in photo_import_developed_backing_photo()" [Medium,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/874259 [01:54] wheee segv bugs! [01:56] segv's are much more fun [01:56] Yup, I've programmed in C...I know. [01:56] i hate em [01:57] that doesn't even look like its been upstreamed... [01:57] Good 'ol valgrind never let me down. :-) [01:57] fully_human: OK, so reasonably easy to triage; you can set importance, and you can ask the user if it still happens - it's old [01:57] * penguin42 loves fixing segfaults - dead easy if they're repeatable [01:57] but there again I grovel through machine code for fun :-) [01:57] penguin42: correctionL: they can ask to have importance set. not everyone's bugcontrol like you and I [01:57] true [01:58] Cool, thanks. I may have to head to eat any minute. [01:58] Thank you for helping me understand this. I can't wait to help! :-) [01:58] * TheLordOfTime yawns, and goes to pour himself another cup of coffee [01:58] (says he sitting with a screenfull of disassembly...) [01:58] lol [02:02] right, time for bed === Ursinha is now known as Ursinha-afk === Ursinha-afk is now known as Ursinha === zequence_ is now known as zequence === Ursinha is now known as Ursinha-afk === Ursinha-afk is now known as Ursinha === Ursinha is now known as Ursinha-afk === Ursinha-afk is now known as Ursinha === Ursinha is now known as Ursinha-afk === Ursinha-afk is now known as Ursinha === Ursinha is now known as Ursinha-afk === Ursinha-afk is now known as Ursinha === Ursinha is now known as Ursinha-afk