requestsync: Not detecting sponsoring requiresments correctly

[David Futcher]

Binary package hint: ubuntu-dev-tools

In ubuntu-dev-tools 0.46 requestsync should detect that I need ubuntu-universe-sponsors subscribed to sync bugs (Bug #130648) but fails to do so. From the feature request bug, I'm guessing this is because I have an @ubuntu.com email address. Instead of subscribing u-{u,m}-s, in subscribes ubuntu-archive-admins, who shouldnt be subscribed until the sync has received an ACK from a sponsor, which messes up sync workflows for ubuntu-universe-contributors.

[Siegfried Gevatter (rainct)]

I think you're supposed to use a command line switch if you need
sponsoring and have an @ubuntu.com address.

But, wasn't that already replaced with some group membership checking?

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Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals (RainCT)
Ubuntu Developer. Debian Contributor.

[David Futcher (bobbo)]

@RainCT: From what I can find, the -s flag has been removed and replaced by automatic checking. I cant find any flag to force requiring sponsorship.

I have subscribed pitti to the bug, as I am told he is the main author of requestsync.

Also, this could be related to https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-dev-tools/+bug/270605

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Jonathan, you introduced the change from -s to auto-detection; can you please have a look at this?

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

I cannot reproduce this bug personally, can you please tell me what command you are issuing?

I usually try requesting a sync of gnupg to test my privileges:

jpds@paer> ./requestsync gnupg jaunty 1.05 ~/srv/ubuntu/ubuntu-dev-tools
You are not a member (direct or indirect) of the 'ubuntu-core-dev' team on Launchpad.
Your sync request shall require an approval by a member of the 'ubuntu-main-sponsors'
team, who shall be subscribed to this bug report.
This must be done before it can be processed by a member of the Ubuntu Archive team.
If the above is correct please press Enter, otherwise please press Ctrl-C to stop this script now
and check the cookie file at: /home/jpds/.lpcookie.txt
^CAbort requested. No sync request filed.

The automatic sponsorship testing basically checks the user is a member of the "ubuntu-core-dev" or "ubuntu-dev". This is done by opening the page with urllib and checking if the page contains the string: "You are not a member of this team". If the page has the text, sponsorship is set to true.

(I hope to make this easier by using launchpadlib one day).

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Support for overriding the LP membership checking with the -s flag has been readded to requestsync as of revision 242.

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Fix uploaded to Jaunty in 0.50.