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changeset 19:0365c1ab6fd8
Improve description of classification schemes.
author | David A. Holland |
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date | Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:17:20 -0400 |
parents | 2f6e36e87efd |
children | 675b7dd62bba |
files | doc/swallowtail.pdf doc/swallowtail.tex |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/swallowtail.tex Mon Sep 03 19:29:24 2012 -0400 +++ b/doc/swallowtail.tex Mon Sep 03 20:17:20 2012 -0400 @@ -650,6 +650,14 @@ Here is a quick discussion of the classification schemes that we expect to use, or might use. +There are four kinds of classifications: enumerated (the value must be +one from a fixed set of constants), tags (the value is zero or more +constants from a fixed pool), text (the value can be any string), and +hierarchical (like enumerated, but with structure). + +In the long run some of the things that are currently PR states may +want to be tags instead. + \subsection{Enumerated classifications} \paragraph{Category.} @@ -670,6 +678,16 @@ The GNATS ``Priority'' field. +\subsection{Tag sets.} + +\paragraph{Release-goals.} +Tags like \texttt{6-CRITICAL}, to be applied and managed by releng +when planning for a release. + +\paragraph{Branch-notes.} +Tags like \texttt{5-ONLY}, to mark bugs that do not affect HEAD and +that can therefore be retired along with branches. + \subsection{Text classifications} \paragraph{Manpage.} @@ -689,11 +707,6 @@ A hierarchical taxonomy of the results of the problem (annoyance, system crash, remote root exploit, etc.) -\subsection{Tag sets.} - -\paragraph{Releng.} -Tags like \texttt{6-CRITICAL}. - %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \section{Other Future Features}