On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 11:15 AM Philip Reames via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> I've raised this point once before, but I think it's time to raise
it
> again.
>
> I believe we should drop the goal of keeping bug numbers in sync between
> github and the legacy llvm bug database. We do need a one-to-one
> mapping, but the numbers can be distinct. This requires a bit of extra
> ugliness in terms of needing to add a comment to every bug (both copies)
> with a link to the other, but this is a minimal badness, and stops
> mattering fairly quickly after the transition
>
It is even better than this: if we can generate a map of old IDs to new IDs
when doing the conversion, it really isn't difficult to keep the existing
URL working (redirecting to the right migrated GitHub issue).
I may be missing something about other advantages of mapping 1-1?
> Continuing to hold back the transition of new bugs to github is causing
> real immediate harm. I strongly believe we are better off moving now
> with an imperfect system than waiting any longer.
>
Is the ID mapping really the only issue keeping us back though?
--
Mehdi
> Philip
>
> On 11/1/21 9:13 AM, Anton Korobeynikov via llvm-dev wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Over the weekend we tried to perform a "dry-run" migration –
> > conversion of all 51k+ bugzilla issues to a temporary GitHub project.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the migration failed due to some obscure error at the
> > GitHub side. So far, GitHub is unable to tell us what the problem is,
> > how to solve / workaround it and how to proceed with the migration
> > (not to say, how to prevent similar issues during the real migration).
> > So far this is the real show-stopper.
> >
> > We will continue pushing, however, I do not have any ETA on when we
> > will be able to continue with the bugzilla migration.
> >
> > I'm sorry to disappoint you, but sometimes things are beyond my
control.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 1:23 AM Anton Korobeynikov
> > <anton at korobeynikov.info> wrote:
> >> Dear Fellow LLVMers,
> >>
> >> I believe we were able to work-around the majority of GitHub
> >> deficiencies (at least those that were show-stoppers). We are
checking
> >> the results. Hopefully I will be able to return to you with the
final
> >> migration roadmap soon.
> >>
> >> Stay tuned!
> >>
> >> --
> >> On behalf of the LLVM Foundation,
> >> Anton Korobeynikov
> >
> >
> > --
> > With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov
> > Department of Statistical Modelling, Saint Petersburg State University
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