launchpad should not allow new bugs to be filed against the default series for a package that has been removed

[Steve Langasek]

Packages in distributions come and go, but launchpad remembers them forever. The 'linux-linaro' source package does not exist in natty, but the link https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-linaro/+filebug still works and allows users to file bugs targeted to the default distro series.

It would be keen if Launchpad could prevent filing bugs against packages in series where they don't exist. A URL like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/linux-linaro/+filebug should still work to allow bug reports against *past* releases, but permitting users to file bugs against the default distroseries for packages that don't exist in that distroseries causes busywork for bug triagers. Could LP DWIM please? :)

(Note, linux-linaro is not the only package where I've seen this problem; just the one I have to hand for the current cycle.)

[Robert Collins (lifeless)]

I'm a little surprised this is still an issue, we were cleaning up things in this exact space recently. The mechanism here is that we look for a publication before permitting bugs on sourcepackages...

perhaps we're only looking for 'ever published' not 'currently published'.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Are regular users able to file a bug against a specific series? If not, this would prevent regular users from filing issues against supported packages.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 05:44:25AM -0000, Micah Gersten wrote:
> Are regular users able to file a bug against a specific series? If not,
> this would prevent regular users from filing issues against supported
> packages.

The answer is quite possibly "no". But I would argue that's also a bug, for
the same reason: if the user is experiencing a bug in an LTS release, isn't
it better for them to report it there?

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