Build failure emails could link to the source package release

[Matt Zimmerman]

An example email is below. Consider that I'm a member of the team, and so I care about the fact that this build has failed and want to know why, but I also want to know which changes were in that package (which are blocked by the failure) and who uploaded it. Neither of these pieces of information is available in the email, but these and others would be easy to get if the email included a URL to the source package release page.

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:53:41 -0000
From: Launchpad Buildd System <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Build #458376] lpia build of linux-source-2.6.22 2.6.22-14.49 in
        ubuntu gutsy RELEASE (ubuntu-mobile PPA)

 * Source Package: linux-source-2.6.22
 * Version: 2.6.22-14.49
 * Architecture: lpia
 * Archive: ubuntu-mobile PPA
 * Component: main
 * State: Failed to build
 * Duration: 50 minutes
 * Build Log: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10664444/buildlog_ubuntu-gutsy-lpia.linux-source-2.6.22_2.6.22-14.49_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz
 * Builder: https://launchpad.net/+builds/rhenium
 * Source: not available

If you want further information about this situation, feel free to
contact a member of the Launchpad Buildd Administrators team.

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lpia build of linux-source-2.6.22 2.6.22-14.49 in ubuntu gutsy RELEASE
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mobile/+archive/+build/458376

[Celso Providelo (cprov)]

SourcePackage(Release) page is not available for PPAs, thus the 'Source: not available' line. We could, at least, link to the context PPA..

[Julian Edwards (julian-edwards)]

The link to the build should not appear in the "signature" either.

[Robert Collins (lifeless)]

We could have a spr page for ppas, or a js-linked thingy. Currently backlogged.