Launchpad itself

propose to retire (delete or hide from list) a branch, on project code pages

Bug #305366 reported by David Hart
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Launchpad itself
Triaged
Low
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Bug Description

On project code pages, e.g. https://code.launchpad.net/opencog, provide a facility for any logged in user to propose any listed branch be retired (deleted or hidden from the list), for example if no plans exist to merge the branch.

also provide a workflow for the project owner to receive and approve such change requests.

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Diogo Matsubara (matsubara) wrote :

Tim, any plans to implement such a feature?

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Tim Penhey (thumper) wrote :

Not at this stage. It is unlikely that we will allow project owners to modify the state of non-core developer's branches.

We are looking though at ways of indicating which branches belong to core developers more succinctly.

Changed in launchpad-bazaar:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
Diogo Matsubara (matsubara)
Changed in launchpad-bazaar:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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David Hart (dhart) wrote :

Sometimes, developers simply need a reminder to cleanup old branches. A 'propose to retire branch' facility could provide this reminder, with modification of branch state entirely under the control of the branch owner.

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Jonathan Lange (jml) wrote : Re: [Bug 305366] Re: propose to retire (delete or hide from list) a branch, on project code pages

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM, David Hart <email address hidden> wrote:
> Sometimes, developers simply need a reminder to cleanup old branches. A
> 'propose to retire branch' facility could provide this reminder, with
> modification of branch state entirely under the control of the branch
> owner.

We talked a bit about this in real life.

I think that this use case can be largely addressed by automatically
marking branches as abandoned and hiding broken branches together with
the existing automatic merge detection.

jml

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