Re: Sharing examples for (info) Viewing Bugs within Emacs

[Simon Tournier]

Hi Nicolas,

On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 08:09, Nicolas Graves <ngraves@ngraves.fr> wrote:

> I would've liked to triage some bugs, (set easy or "confirmed"-like
> flag (usertag?)). Is there a possible workflow for that?

Well, I’ve never used ’usertag’ so I do not know.  Let me share some of
my tweaks I did when chasing old bugs. :-)

My main entry-point is Emacs+Notmuch.  For messages older than some
weeks, I press C [1] which checks the Debbugs instance via debbugs.el
helpers and inform me in the message echo bar about the status of the
issue.

If I do not have the all thread because it started before my initial
fetch, then I press b [2] and it open debbugs.el i.e., GNUS and co.  If
the thread is long – more than 2-3 messages – then I press I [3] with
piem.el stuff here [4]: it imports using public-inbox all the thread to
my local inbox.

Well, bug-reference-mode should also do part of the job but I just
discovered yesterday. ;-)

Last, I have some org-capture template to reminder later.


That’s said, when I do triage, I run M-x debbugs-gnu and load **all**
the current open issues.  I have hl-line-mode on to please my eyes.
Then I navigate, open, read, import or not, and for some, I press C in
order to apply a control (easy, done, etc.).

When I reply (rebind to press R) and because I often do triage of old
reports, it copy the URL of the current message in the kill-ring so then
when asking about the status, I can easily paste as a quick jump
reminder.

Well, this workflow is probably not the best but it’s mine. :-)  And it
allowed me to play games of who hunt the most? ;-)

        December 2020 (old) bugs squashing!
        zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
        Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:51:03 +0100
        id:86pn3tv5ag.fsf@gmail.com
        https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2020-12
        https://yhetil.org/guix/86pn3tv5ag.fsf@gmail.com

Ah last, I capture this kind of message information from Emacs+Notmuch
just by pressing cw [7] and then just paste.


1: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/hcumton.el#L351-382
2: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/hcumton.el#L334-349
3: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/hcumton.el#L334-349
4: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/more-pkgs.el
5: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/pkgs.el#L182
6: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/pkgs.el#L195-L244
 
7: 
https://gitlab.com/zimoun/my-conf/-/blob/1405ba6c110b457d18c41b5d4749614fda35b6f8/.config/emacs/lisp/hcumton.el#L250

> I see in the next question that you can show bugs that are
> reviewed-looks-good, but is there a way to see those that are not
> triaged (i.e. don't have an easy/confirmed/reviewed-looks-good usertag).

I do not know.  Well, I do not use much reviewed-looks-good myself. )-:


HTH.

Cheers,
simon