----- Original Message ----- From: "David Abrahams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:58 PM Subject: [boost] Re: Release Manager's Checklist added
[...] > >> > That's probably wrong. They should use a tracker first and then discuss > >> > them on the mailing lists. > >> > >> I disagree. I think that we should try to focus information instead of > >> spreading them around. > > > > That's exactly what a tracker is good for IMHO. > > Yes, agreed. One big problem though is that the SF trackers kinda > suck. I'd be interested in trying something else, like > http://roundup.sourceforge.net/ Interestingly enough they seem to use the SF trackers for their own bugs ;-). But the more important question probably is if there are any volunteers providing an alternative tracker for us? [...] > >> The trackers are IMHO a problem because they require a lot of work. > > > > That could be, yes. > > Yeah, but that might just be the SF trackers. We don't have to use > them as-is. Quality assurance simply is a lot of work. > >> The current state shows that it is not maintained well, e.g. there > >> are open bugs which are long closed in CVS, see #451535. Sure we > >> could do better in theory, but is it worth it? Why not use > >> regression tests to track bugs? AFAICS people pay a lot of > >> attention to the regression tests and the whole systems work pretty > >> well. > >> > >> Also, I hope that it could make the release manager's work easier to > >> have fewer sources to track :) > > > > In my opinion it should be easier for the release manager to look > > into the tracker than to follow *all* mailing list traffic. > > Yeah. Also, you can't always get people who find bugs to make > reproducible test cases in a form that integrates with the regression > suite. OK, I'd be willing to spend some time working with the SF trackers in the near future (assumed we don't change the tracking system). > >> OK, what do others think? Am I the only one who feels uncomfortable with > >> the SF-trackers? > > Nope; I dislike them also. That doesn't mean trackers in general are > a bad idea. I'd still be interested to hear some more opinions, especially user's. Thanks, Joerg _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
