When a bug has a lot of depends, it is probably a meta bug
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- Python
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Description
and we should add the keyword + [meta]
Example: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=863846
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the issue body and the linked Bugzilla example (863846), then trace the repository's handling of Bugzilla metadata to find where dependency counts are evaluated. Done means bugs with many dependencies are identified as meta bugs and receive the [meta] keyword.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100