patch tracking

[Joe Buck]

Zack writes:

> I have been considering a very simple patch tracker which would work
> by monitoring the gcc-patches and gcc-cvs mailing lists.  The
> principle would be: every time a patch is posted to gcc-patches, it
> records the subject line and change log...

The problem is that there are too many things on gcc-patches that are
not patches but rather are discussion of patches, or are completely
untested hacks that don't deserve tracking.  That's why I want the
first-level filter.  We would try to set a deadline of no more than
N days before any new message that is a patch is either bounced or
goes into the system to be tracked.

> The program needs a way to get the URL of an archived message to
> gcc-patches.

Maybe the way to combine the ideas is that when the pre-screeners
approve a patch for further processing, they insert the URL into
your patch-tracker program.

Joe