From: mpolkorny@gmail.com 
  
 Hello, 
  
 I have a question about the `Forwarded` field in the DEP-3 policy and 
 its interaction with tracker. 
  
 I've observed two examples that seem to behave differently, even though 
 both have `Origin: upstream`: 
  
 1. For the visp package, the patch 
 `Fix-build-on-some-architectures.patch` [1] was created after a bug 
 report was filed, then corrected by upstream, and finally added to the 
 package. 
  
 2. For the nethogs package, the patch 
 `10-meson-fix-library-name.patch` [2] also came from upstream, but there 
 was no need to file a bug as the fix already existed. 
  
 My confusion is that tracker [3] shows the message 
 "1 patch to forward upstream", which seems incorrect. 
 The DEP-3 says: "Forwarded: If the field is missing, its implicit value 
 is 'yes' if the 'Bug' field is present, otherwise it's 'no'". 
  
 In the nethogs case, the patch originated from upstream, so it 
 shouldn't be flagged as "to be forwarded". 
  
 I understand that the tracker might be following the DEP-3 rule as 
 written, but it seems illogical to flag a patch as 
 "to be forwarded upstream" when its Origin field already indicates 
 it came from there. 
  
 **References** 
 [1] https://udd.debian.org/patches.cgi?src=visp&version=3.6.0-5 
 [2] https://udd.debian.org/patches.cgi?src=nethogs&version=0.8.8-2 
 [3] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/nethogs 
  
 -- 
 Thanks, 
 Polkorny 
  
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