Proposal to have a script to check MR for common mistakes

[Méven]

>  In particular, how does the "since" check when you have a version like
dolphin
which is 26.11.70 but i guess you'd want "since" to say 26.12 ?

All those are opt-in, for applications \since checks are murch less common
or useful.
These are meant for Frameworks or Plasma primarily.

We can add some logic, if needed, to convert 26.11.70 to 26.12 with a
simple heuristic, as we know dev versions are not to be referred to in API
documentation.

Le mer. 12 août 2026 à 00:13, Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> a écrit :

> El dimarts, 11 d’agost del 2026, a les 17:45:10 (Hora d’estiu d’Europa
> central), Méven va escriure:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'd like to add a script to our ci-utilities to allow failure builds
> based
> > on regular mistakes that regular contributors or newcomers can make.
> >
> > Like:
> >  - putting links to invent.kde.org in commits
> >  - having \since but the incorrect version
> >  - missing \since on new API
> >  - having links to bugs, instead of using our BUG:/CCBUG:
> >
> > I have implemented them:
> > https://invent.kde.org/sysadmin/ci-utilities/-/merge_requests/700
> >
> > And I am thinking about another one:
> >  - prevent commit message prefix with "fix:" or "feature"
> >
> > As a dolphin maintainer and kio one, I really would enjoy those as they
> > will reduce the number of times I have to repeat myself.
> >
> > All of those would be opt-in, not all projects have such preferences.
> > This would be similar to our clang-format check
> >
> https://invent.kde.org/sysadmin/ci-utilities/-/blob/master/run-clang-format
> .
> > py?ref_type=heads that a few projects have adopted (dolphin, Kwin)
> >
> > Later I would like to add to those build failures comments on MR with
> > friendly instructions on how to fix them, or having suggestions, like the
> > expected version for \since.
> >
> > Many FOSS projects have such bots/checks, It would be great to add that
> to
> > lessen the reviewer burden while upholding best practices.
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> In general, things that save time both to the reviewer and the reviewee
> are a
> good thing (i.e. better to have a bot saying that since is missing than a
> human, the bot will be faster).
>
> In particular, how does the "since" check when you have a version like
> dolphin
> which is 26.11.70 but i guess you'd want "since" to say 26.12 ?
>
> Cheers,
>   Albert
>
>
>
>

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Méven
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