On 17 December 2017 at 23:14, Daniel Kasak <d.j.kasak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just one example, gtk3 (yes 3, not even 4) is currently completely >> unusable on >> Mac, so I sent a patch to fix this: >> >> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791174 >> >> I know my patch is suboptimal, but to make this clear: it does not address >> a >> minor bug, this bug is a real show stopper on Mac, and this change is >> purely >> gtk internal. Of course it is not a clean solution, but there is no reason >> to >> simply apply this patch (at a bare minimum at least to the gtk3/stable >> branch) >> with a FIXME comment for now so that people on Mac can finally start using >> gtk3 >> at all. > > > I really have to agree. One of my bugs I raised in 2004 - which involves > data loss - is still open. I submitted a patch ( which was difficult at the > time - I only dabble in C when I absolutely have to ) which received very > little feedback, and the bug has rotted since. Yes, everyone has their own pet bug where they submitted a patch and waited for feedback, as if GTK doesn't have ~3000 issues open at any given time, and a constant stream of bugmail. It would be *great* if we could review all incoming patches; sadly, we either do that, or we spend time actually developing the toolkit. Plus, if you have a patch lying in bugzilla for *13* years and you never bothered to actually poke people about it, then I don't think it'll ever get bumped up in terms of priority on the list of things to do. > "Send a patch" only goes so far. If patches don't get reviewed, or don't get > sufficient feedback, and never get accepted, what's the point in sending > patches? Your role doesn't terminate at sending a patch. It's your bug, your patch, and your responsibility for bringing it up to the people *volunteering* to work on GTK. If you have a patch that is languishing in Bugzilla, join the #gtk+ IRC channel on irc.gnome.org, or send an email to gtk-devel-list. Otherwise, you get exactly what you paid for. Ciao, Emmanuele. -- https://www.bassi.io [@] ebassi [@gmail.com] _______________________________________________ gtk-devel-list mailing list gtk-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list
