Linking a branch to a bug it's already linked to causes hang.

[Karl Fogel]

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Link a branch to a bug, via the "Link to a bug" button on the branch's page.

  2. Make sure that on the branch page, the link to the bug is actually visible (bug #436888 may prevent this; refresh the page if needed)

  3. Click "Link to another bug" (that's what the button should say now).

  4. Enter the same bug number you just did. Hit Return or click on the green checkmark...

  5. ...and watch the spinner spin forever next to the word "linking".

NOTE: Be very careful that bug #436888 doesn't trip you up. The spin-hang won't happen unless the bug is actually visible on the branch page. If you link to bug number N, but because of bug #436888 your link is not immediately visible, then what will happen when you click "Link to another bug" again and enter N again is that the link to bug N will appear (as it should have originally, except that it didn't, which is what bug #436888 is about).

[Paul Hummer (rockstar)]

I can't reproduce this on 4 browser across 3 OSes.

[Huw Wilkins (huwshimi)]

I was able to reproduce this with Chrome 10 on a local dev instance.