On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:03:34 +0200 Magnus wrote:
MF> > Please note for the future, that you really should submit patches to the
MF> > sourceforge tracker, so it doesn't get lost. Actually, in this case, I
MF> > probably would have submitted a bug report and attached the patch to
MF> > that.
MF> > 
MF> > Patches on the lists are often overlooked, with the assumption that
MF> > 'someone else will look at it'. After a while, newer mail scrolls the
MF> > message of the screen, never to be seen again. However, we all check the
MF> > trackers once in a while, usually before a release.
MF> 
MF> Yes - I should start putting patches in the tracker but the problem is that
MF> the once in a while is so infrequent that it feels hopeless to put them
MF> there.

Then the thing to do is to start with the bug report, then send an email with
bug/patch number. You could even include the details again in the email.


MF> First nothing happens for a mounth and then the patch is rejected.

Where a patch is posted will have little bearing on whether or not it is
accepted.


MF> Oh yes, attached is the following patches:

See, this is a perfect example of what *not* to do. There is no way I have time
to look at all these right now, and nobody else is likely following the
original thread, which was about C++.

Given that 5.2 is coming, and we start to look for problems to fix in the bug
database, I'd suggest you submit these soon.

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