LibreOffice, like any application, is in a continuing process of gradual change. Sometimes, these changes make bugs disappear - intentionally, or incidentally due to other changes. It is important for developers to know whether this has happened for a reported bug, because if it has:
* Developers would not try to look for the cause on the most current version of the LibreOffice code. * The priority for fixing the bug would likely be lower - as it will most likely be "fixed" in the next release anyway by having gone away. * Developers will have a better idea of where to look for the cause of the bug - as they will know that recent changes have "touched" the code somewhere which affects it. Eyal On 09/06/2023 0:24, Dominic Ricci wrote:
I am trying to help out with the duplication of bugs as per: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/GetInvolved <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/GetInvolved> I am running on MacOS and loaded the latest version of LibreOffice - 7.5.4.2 I also created a Bugzilla account but am confused about hy needed to download and install a recent master build - step 2 below - I figured I would try and duplicate the bug(s) on the latest stable version - if I am successful with that duplication, would I then make the latest /master build/ active then try to duplicate the issue there as well? /*Just not certain why I needed to download and install the master build - please advise.*/ Thanks, Dominic From: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/GetInvolved <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/GetInvolved> Quick start guide for beginners If you are a beginner, chances are you are not looking forward to wading through an insane amount of technical documentation. You would rather want to get started immediately. Let's go. 1. Download <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/> and install the latest stable LibreOffice (from the "Fresh" line) 2. Download <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Testing_Daily_Builds> and install a recent master build of LibreOffice 3. Create an account <https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/createaccount.cgi> in The Document Foundation Bugzilla, the bug tracker
