Bug 1467897 - fedpkg update throws my update text on error
Summary: fedpkg update throws my update text on error
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: fedpkg
Version: 28
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: cqi
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-07-05 12:45 UTC by Bastien Nocera
Modified: 2018-09-06 03:43 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: fedpkg-1.35-1.fc28 fedpkg-1.35-1.fc27 fedpkg-1.35-1.el7 fedpkg-1.35-1.el6
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Last Closed: 2018-08-30 04:54:14 UTC
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Description Bastien Nocera 2017-07-05 12:45:30 UTC
fedpkg-1.28-1.fc26.noarch

When running "fedpkg update", if I forget to put in the update type, make any syntax error through stray keyboard presses, make a typo in my password, or I somehow lost connectivity, all the data entered in the update text is thrown away.

Data loss, every time. Doesn't exactly make you want to type long explanatory texts when they could just be eaten away.

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Comment 3 Bastien Nocera 2018-05-30 12:37:19 UTC
Pretty sure that's still a problem.

Comment 4 Bastien Nocera 2018-06-04 11:03:56 UTC
(In reply to Bastien Nocera from comment #3)
> Pretty sure that's still a problem.

It is still a very annoying problem.

Comment 5 cqi 2018-06-06 12:28:27 UTC
This is planned. Please refer to https://pagure.io/fedpkg/roadmap

Comment 6 cqi 2018-08-10 03:42:51 UTC
There is a new patch[1] to add command line options to update command. If you want to keep the details entered into the template without lost on error, it would be helpful to use the command line option instead.

[1] https://pagure.io/fedpkg/pull-request/267

Comment 7 Bastien Nocera 2018-08-10 11:32:07 UTC
(In reply to cqi from comment #6)
> There is a new patch[1] to add command line options to update command. If
> you want to keep the details entered into the template without lost on
> error, it would be helpful to use the command line option instead.
> 
> [1] https://pagure.io/fedpkg/pull-request/267

This really isn't what I asked for. The problem is that an incompletely filled in update text file will just be thrown away. Usually, I forget to put in the update type, and I lose all the text I tried to enter, with no way to get it back.

This new feature, while probably useful to some, does not fix my problem.

Comment 8 cqi 2018-08-10 12:22:56 UTC
Instead of entering notes in the template file and keeping it there on error, why not just pass notes via option directly, for example,

fedpkg update --type enhancement --notes "line 1
line 2
line 3
...
"

Even if there is something wrong, you don't lose anything and just repeat the fixed command again.

With command line options, you are able to repeat that command to create updates for different builds without entering the template editor and copy&paste notes again and again.

Does this make sense?

Comment 9 Bastien Nocera 2018-08-13 09:58:04 UTC
(In reply to cqi from comment #8)
> Does this make sense?

No, it's cumbersome, and doesn't fix my problem. I want to be able to fill in the update interactively, this doesn't fix it, and requires me filling in all the details ahead of time.

Alternatively, the fedpkg update could show an error on the command-line when the update file isn't filled in properly, and ask if we want to edit again. That would also solve my problem of the update text and bug numbers being thrown away on error.

Comment 10 cqi 2018-08-16 08:49:02 UTC
PR: https://pagure.io/fedpkg/pull-request/271

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 07:52:14 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.el7 rpkg-1.56-1.el7 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 7. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-b9c5bded6e

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 07:52:39 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.el6 rpkg-1.56-1.el6 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 6. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-8d36e5f524

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 07:53:02 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.fc27 rpkg-1.56-1.fc27 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 27. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-4b83678c28

Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 07:53:26 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.fc28 rpkg-1.56-1.fc28 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 28. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-ba8314548a

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 10:01:09 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.fc27, rpkg-1.56-1.fc27 has been pushed to the Fedora 27 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-4b83678c28

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 11:03:05 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.el7, rpkg-1.56-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-b9c5bded6e

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 11:52:11 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.el6, rpkg-1.56-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-8d36e5f524

Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2018-08-22 11:58:12 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.fc28, rpkg-1.56-1.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-ba8314548a

Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2018-08-30 04:54:14 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.fc28, rpkg-1.56-1.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 20 Fedora Update System 2018-08-30 18:51:48 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.fc27, rpkg-1.56-1.fc27 has been pushed to the Fedora 27 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 21 Fedora Update System 2018-09-06 01:00:56 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.el7, rpkg-1.56-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2018-09-06 03:43:48 UTC
fedpkg-1.35-1.el6, rpkg-1.56-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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