RFR: 1133: Source branch for /backport PRs is outdated [v3]

Fri Aug 27 20:20:21 UTC 2021

On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:05:42 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> As mentioned in the JBS bug report for this bug, [SKARA-1080](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/SKARA-1080), which was fixed by PR #1188, was only a partial fix of the problem where the `/backport` command creates the local branch for the PR based off a stale copy of the target branch. The solution is to fetch the target branch from the target repo and base the patch off of that branch.
>> 
>> I didn't add any new tests for this case, so I'll file a follow-up issue.
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> Kevin Rushforth has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Address review coments

> I didn't add any new tests for this case, so I'll file a follow-up issue.

https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/SKARA-1140

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/skara/pull/1209