On 01/24/2012 03:36 AM, Jason Gerfen wrote:
I just have a general question regarding patch inclusions. When a patch is submitted is there a formal review and testing of the patch prior to inclusion? From what I have been following from this list is that the process is patches get applied to new/existing bug/feature requests, bug fixes are priority numero uno, test cases should accompany new functions then testing? How likely are patches which may receive low usage from developers still applied?
What you see on this list and on IRC (#php.pecl on EFNet) is what happens. It can take some persistence for people without commit karma to get low interest patches applied because it can be hard to find a reviewer/committer. Having a clean patch with clear testcases helps.
Also, besides the usual retrieving latest testing branch, compiling running tests etc. how else can one help?
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