On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 11:59:32AM +0100, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Gerhard Tonn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20011229 11:23]: > > I have changed my mind and will write semi-automatically a bug > > report for each of the packages with severity grave. > > Don't do this. There are too many packages involved to file > semi-automatic bugs already and the bugs should not be grave either. > Are you convinced this makes _all_ these packages "unuseable or mostly > so, or causes data loss"? The issue could appear in code which is > actually not relevant for 90% of users (i.e. severity important). > > I suggest you first post a mail desribing this issue to d-d-announce. > Describe exactly why char signedness is a problem and what to do about > it. Show examples how to fix the code (it's not hard but still..). > Then give the developers some time to actually do something about it. > And _then_ _consider_ filing bugs (by discussing it here again). > > -- > Martin Michlmayr > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
I agree. As for yardradius, the bug could be in fact secondary - programs works anyway. Severity level should be evaluated in every single case. -- Francesco P. Lovergine