On 1/6/07, Ross Bamford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Okay, here's a little more on the upcoming bug day. This is all just my
> thoughts, it'd be great to get any input on this at all.
>
> When
> ====
> I think we should hold the bug day in February, maybe around the 10-15th.
> Pat recommends we announce at four weeks before, two weeks before, and a
> week before, so that's what we should do.

I'm giving advice, not commandments.  Please make sure that whatever
you do is right for the project.

>
> Activities
> ==========
> There've been a few bugs over the past week, a couple that are probably a
> bit in-depth for a bug day, but at least one concerns poor test coverage.
> We should make a start on getting as many (valid ;)) bugs into the
> trackers as possible. I'm planning to comb through the tests and find weak
> spots in coverage, which I'll then file bugs against.

Which tools are you using?  If you can find a way to do it, valgrind might
be a good thing to add to your toolkit.

>
> As well as test coverage, we could also file bugs against documentation
> (much of what's there is cursory, to say the least), and bad code that's
> knocking around in there.
>

If the rubinius guys can get RNI done in time, getting libxml working on
rubinius would be a fun project for a bug day too.

> How
> ===
> I think that, on the day, developers should be available on the list and
> in an IRC channel somewhere, to help get people started and discuss
> possible patches, etc. I'm happy to do this, of course - if anyone else
> might be able to pitch in with that it'd be great.
>

I'd be happy to do what I can (mostly advertising and cheerleading).


> Basically, people who want to get involved on the day will pick an issue,
> maybe discuss a possible fix with us, and then send up a patch when
> they're ready. We'd then check the patches, and commit them to CVS as
> appropriate, or discuss them further with the submitter. Does anyone feel
> like taking care of that side of things?
>
> That's it. As I say, any thoughts much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Ross Bamford - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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thanks,
-pate
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