+addrelease page provides no URL field for the tarball
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Launchpad itself |
Medium
|
Diogo Matsubara | ||
Bug Description
The +addrelease page (e.g. /products/
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| assignee: | nobody → diogomatsubara |
| Diogo Matsubara (matsubara) wrote : | #1 |
| David Allouche (ddaa) wrote : | #2 |
Kiko asked me directly for feedback.
I'm not really sure, as I'm not the one using this data. But I subscribed niemeyer and Keybuk which should have more authoritative answers.
As I understand it, a release can be associated to a tarball for import purposes (Dyson). Specifying a download URL for a series seems to be a way of allowing automatic creation of releases.
In other words. The tarball URL for a release is prescriptive, and the tarball URL for a series is indicative.
So I think that +addrelease form should really have an explicit URL field.
That's orthogonal to whether the summary or description field should be removed (I think one should be removed yes).
| Dafydd Harries (daf) wrote : | #3 |
It seems to me that either the page text needs changing, or a field needs adding, so there's a bug one way or another.
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
| description: | updated |
| Christopher Armstrong (radix) wrote : | #4 |
People are still complaining that they are being misled by this form. Why not just remove that description, since it's pointless and inaccurate?
| David Allouche (ddaa) wrote : | #5 |
Probably (I am not familiar with release), but there's no longer any tarballs details on the +source form.
| Diogo Matsubara (matsubara) wrote : | #6 |
Removed the misleading description from that form. The functionality will be implemented by https:/
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Diogo Matsubara (matsubara) wrote : | #7 |
Fixed in RF 4006
| Changed in launchpad: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
I think we should remove the description from that form and let the user upload the URL of the release tarball at the Upstream Source Import form (+source), where, IMHO, it fits better.
What do you guys think?