Jeremy White wrote:
In theory, the design and layout of the appdb should allow for this integration (we planned for it, just decided to keep the implementation as simple as possible).
The problem is that they are two completely different systems, so seamless integration is hard. However, I think that some 'bailing wire and coat hangers' to stitch the two together would get us 90% of what we want with 10% of the effort.
One idea could be that each app could have a bugzilla id, and then any bugs entered for that app could automatically block the main bugzilla bug id. Then Bugzilla does a really nice job of letting you see dependency graphs and such.
So, the app db could gain a "Enter a bug for this app", and "See all the bugs listed for this app" button.
Possibly, the bug entered for the app could also have a URL that points back to the app db as well, to facilitate cross pollination.
Hell I think thats good enough . The biggest problem with this is having two accounts with two passwords any thougths on having them synced.
What can I do ?
Jeremy Newman, you've got a live one. Maybe get Tony an account on winehq and see if he can help with the appdb code.
Tony, I think the appdb is mostly PHP/MySQL. I gather that Bugzilla is a whole bucket of other stuff.
Only problem with this is I haven't really coded in two years (I'm a stay at home dad and my youngest is just getting old enough that I don't have to watch him every minute.) Oh well, I guess I asked for it. Anybody got a PHP manual I could borrow?
The only hitch you might run into is that Jer is planning an overhaul of the appdb code, so it may be a bit tricky to work through that.
Cheers,
Jer