On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:44:13 -0400
Thomas Cort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:50:55 +0200
> Jeroen Roovers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > I propose the `emerge --info` included in arch testers' comments on
> > stabilisation bugs should rather be posted as attachments. The AT
> > comments clog up the bugs and are usually not interesting at all to
> > devs other than those who are arch devs for the relevant arches.

The problem with attachments is that processing the report takes longer
- you have to go to the web to read the attachment to find out what
config worked (or failed, if that was the case).  It's best to have it
in-line, I think.

If you're not interested in the AT emerge --info data, why are you
watching the stabilisation bug?

> > It would certainly improve my RSI not to have to scroll past them.
> 
> Why do arch testers need to post `emerge --info` if everything works?

So that you know what configuration worked.  This is useful information.

> Shouldn't we be able to trust that they have sane CFLAGS, proper
> FEATURES, and an up to date system?

It's not about trust, it's about knowing what the CFLAGS/FEATURES
were.  That way if someone else reports a failure, you can compare the
reports and see what differences might be triggering the fault.

-- 
Kevin F. Quinn

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