[Python-Dev] My thinking about the development process

[Brett Cannon]

On Sat Dec 06 2014 at 2:53:43 AM Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

> On 12/5/2014 3:04 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
>
> > 1. Contributor clones a repository from hg.python.org <
> http://hg.python.org>
> > 2. Contributor makes desired changes
> > 3. Contributor generates a patch
> > 4. Contributor creates account on bugs.python.org
> > <http://bugs.python.org> and signs the
> >     [contributor
> > agreement](https://www.python.org/psf/contrib/contrib-form/)
>
> I would like to have the process of requesting and enforcing the signing
> of CAs automated.
>

So would I.


>
> > 4. Contributor creates an issue on bugs.python.org
> > <http://bugs.python.org> (if one does not already exist) and uploads a
> patch
>
> I would like to have patches rejected, or at least held up, until a CA
> is registered.  For this to work, a signed CA should be immediately
> registered on the tracker, at least as 'pending'.  It now can take a
> week or more to go through human processing.
>

This is one of the reasons I didn't want to create an issue magically from
PRs initially. I think it's totally doable with some coding.

-Brett


>
>
> > 5. Core developer evaluates patch, possibly leaving comments through our
> > [custom version of Rietveld](http://bugs.python.org/review/)
> > 6. Contributor revises patch based on feedback and uploads new patch
> > 7. Core developer downloads patch and applies it to a clean clone
> > 8. Core developer runs the tests
> > 9. Core developer does one last `hg pull -u` and then commits the
> > changes to various branches
>
> --
> Terry Jan Reedy
>
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