Re: [RFC] Automating patch pushes to trunk via the bot
Project / Subsystem
gcc / gcc
Date
2026-09-23
Proposer
Claudio Bantaloukas
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Under Review
Sentiment
6/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Increased automation streamlines the contribution process but requires robust bot infrastructure and careful conflict resolution.
- • Reliance on a bot for merges could introduce new failure modes or security concerns if not implemented securely.
- • Balancing the convenience of automated merges with the need for human oversight and review.
All attributes
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- gcc
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- gcc
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- —
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- CA+m0iR8+W3YcgoXMB2vZgTbtUWvjyc9A=HnGs1wpCTNePGqzKg@mail.gmail.com
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- title
- Re: [RFC] Automating patch pushes to trunk via the bot
- headline
- Automating patch pushes to trunk via the bot
- tldr
- RFC to enable a bot to automatically merge approved patches to the GCC trunk, inspired by OpenJDK's Skara bot.
- proposer
- Claudio Bantaloukas
- consensus
- Under Review
- outcome
- under_review
- sentiment_score
- 6
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Increased automation streamlines the contribution process but requires robust bot infrastructure and careful conflict resolution.
- • Reliance on a bot for merges could introduce new failure modes or security concerns if not implemented securely.
- • Balancing the convenience of automated merges with the need for human oversight and review.
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- —
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- standalone
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- []
- tags
-
- • automation
- • workflow
- • git
- • forge
- • gcc
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- —
- date
- 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [RFC] Automating patch pushes to trunk via the bot
This RFC proposes automating patch merges to the GCC trunk using a bot, similar to OpenJDK’s Skara bot workflow. The goal is to streamline the process, as currently, approved patches require manual CLI pushes. While acknowledging technical challenges, the discussion also touches upon the non-technical hurdles in adopting such automation.