[U-Boot] pending patches website

[Mike Frysinger]

On Thursday 02 April 2009 08:32:00 Detlev Zundel wrote:
> > not so long ago there was some custom thingy that was running on the
> > u-boot website that'd automatically grab patches from the mailing list
> > and try to file them away so they wouldnt get lost.  but i cant seem to
> > find it any more. is it gone ?
>
> No, it is not gone, it only starts to bitrot :(
>
> It also never by itself grabbed patches, but the idea was to post the
> patches to its own email account which in turn sent acknowledgements to
> the mailinglist _including_ a unique tracking number which was needed
> for automatic handling of follow-up mail.
>
> Unfortunately the original implementor is not available anymore and we
> currently do not see how to finish the missing bits, especially the
> automatic handling of the status of patches.
>
> If someone on this list with (solid) Perl knowledge volunteers to pick
> up the strings, let me know offlist.

thanks, that was the site i was looking for

maybe the lack of automation is a problem ?  having a completely custom system 
is also a problem ...

would patchwork satisfy 	the same tracking needs ?  benefits there are:
 - automation
 - someone else does the work of developing it
 - all discussion stays tied to mailing list
 - it's already being used by many kernel trees

dont take this as "i love patchwork" ... ive never actually used it, but if 
it's gaining traction in major projects like the kernel, then having u-boot be 
the same is one less system for developers/contributors to have to be familiar 
with ...
-mike
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