On Aug 25, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > The plugin can be thought of has having two conceptual components (the > code is fairly distinct internally too): One is a system to take two > fields (called blocking and blockedby, but the labels can be set to > anything for all I care) and setup bi-directional links so that the > correctly update on the other side after a change, including copying > over the comment, formatting the UI nicely, etc etc. The second is a > system that uses those relations to prevent you from closing a ticket > with open blockers. You can use the first part without the second. > Perhaps this wasn't clear initially.
No, that wasn't clear. It sounds like what I want is the first and not the second. I'll have another look at the plugin; maybe it's more suited to my needs than I thought. >> Sure, and that's where I come back to the point about communication. >> To me, projects seem to go smoother when the responsibility lies with >> the so-called "blocked-by" dev rather than the "blocking" dev (for >> real "blocking items" anyway). > > I prefer neither, I would rather the system handle it. Much less > likely > forget to mention things, or get confused, or say "ticket 121" when > you > mean "ticket 212", etc etc. This is a purely mechanical thing, so I > prefer to let the machine handle it. I respectfully disagree here; this situation is not a purely mechanical thing, though the communication that needs to happen does contain some mechanical steps. > I understand what you are suggesting, and I am countering that you are > actually making life much harder for your fellow developers than it > has > to be. > > --Noah Okay. :) Cheers, -- -Meitar Moscovitz Personal: http://maymay.net Professional: http://MeitarMoscovitz.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
