870130 - Add search version pronouns which map to the current Nightly, Aurora, Beta, and released Firefox versions

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1538115

(bugzilla.mozilla.org :: Search, enhancement)

Description

[Liz Henry (:lizzard) (relman/hg->git project)]

I'd like to be able to build queries and to link to searches for Firefox bugs on the current Nightly and Aurora builds -- rather than linking or querying by the branch number. Is there a way we could have Bugzilla check a canonical source somewhere so that the names of the current builds make sense?

In other words I'd like to have a link that goes to a search or list view for all the bugs on what is now Aurora. Right now I'd have to go in and change that link url every 6 weeks so that it points to the right branch. 

This will make it easier for me to direct contributors to the right place when, for example, I have a team of people who like running Aurora and are willing to triage its bugs.

Comment 1

[:glob ✱]

the easiest way to do this would be to add search pronouns for use in the custom search, something like:

  (version) (contains the string) "%nightly%"

we'll have to keep a local copy of the current versions, sourced from:

http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release/raw-file/tip/browser/config/version.txt
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/raw-file/tip/browser/config/version.txt
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/raw-file/tip/browser/config/version.txt
http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/raw-file/tip/browser/config/version.txt

complicating this slightly is different products use different schemes for versions.  most use "24 Branch", however android products are using "Firefox 24" while mail products use "24", so the pronoun will have to return just the number.

Comment 2

[Kohei Yoshino [:kohei]]

I think Bug 1538115 will satisfy this request. The Version and Target Milestone fields are out of scope of the other bug, but those are underused and redundant and will probably be going away in the near future. The status/tracking flags are all what we need.