From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#24842: [External] : Re: bug#24842: 24.5; `help-make-xrefs': False link-type determinations Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:33:35 +0200 Message-ID: <83pmnn3oxc.fsf@gnu.org> References: <919e40a4-f6c4-492d-b50f-b0671e13cb60@default> <87pmtk9sgb.fsf@gnus.org> <87wnnsgogn.fsf@rub.de> <87bl5488k7.fsf@gnus.org> <871r04pg09.fsf_-_@gnus.org> <83sfsk2bci.fsf@gnu.org> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="37351"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 9445@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org, stephen.berman@gmx.net, 24842@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 15 20:36:55 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3d8-0009VR-MD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:36:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52514 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3d7-0007v4-NY for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:36:53 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:40656) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3aM-00062z-HO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:52604) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3aM-0007Bp-8Y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3aM-0004Yw-75 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:34:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:34:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 24842 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 24842-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B24842.164495362917508 (code B ref 24842); Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:34:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 24842) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Feb 2022 19:33:49 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46499 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3a8-0004YJ-S9 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:33:49 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:33932) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3a4-0004Xz-Qu; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:33:48 -0500 Original-Received: from [2001:470:142:3::e] (port=36148 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3Zu-000798-7R; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:33:38 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=uyTl/ctczVC0momimdKB4ab2o2DAnNKBoF+kZGGkt1Q=; b=R8+8fI3AiaDL ayVdrwelFhY1rQfm0dTRfLbyhL0W5yS2jZZ8AEBRkZ02bpK5NEzpEY6FB5Y5Mzf0lh1g8u9oP3lYg eET4irhspP5cQJSXeBbJUymXrnho4x7Ijnjmy9fJZ7Q6i8haWOECVAyMxa2gfitAPbgfFU38gS8vC X2Ywe/yGopR/bQFskBo4ml2WQS9lgwVQDDd3lcfRZPRp7QY0JjjNLeNqtrNW/UkVi2gJyl+ReFFgC l+hhpH5iOF4W6/AqUUUaLHulV+v9qyO9Rl/kQfBJByMPK/MMjNFw0CGb+0CIDf4k4yZViiV29Rnkt 0n7tt3bSPHiRvwdj30X64Q==; Original-Received: from [87.69.77.57] (port=1108 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nK3Zt-0006Eq-7p; Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:33:34 -0500 In-Reply-To: (message from Drew Adams on Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:22:00 +0000) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:227005 Archived-At: > From: Drew Adams > CC: "larsi@gnus.org" , > "stephen.berman@gmx.net" > , > "9445@debbugs.gnu.org" <9445@debbugs.gnu.org>, > "24842@debbugs.gnu.org" <24842@debbugs.gnu.org> > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:22:00 +0000 > Accept-Language: en-US > > > > The priority shouldn't be to close bugs. It > > > should be to report bugs, so they can perhaps > > > be fixed by someone who has the interest and > > > energy. > > > > It makes no sense to keep bugs open for years without anyone picking > > up the gauntlet. After so many years it is quite reasonable to assume > > that no one is interested enough to work on this. > > And the reason is? No reason given. I just gave it, above. > Just what is the cost of leaving confirmed bugs > open? It's a cost to the project maintenance to have open bugs that no one works on. > Just what is the benefit of closing them > (apart perhaps from showing fewer in a report)? The benefit is to have a manageable number of bugs that we really want to fix. > "It makes no sense" and "it is quite reasonable", > themselves make little sense Perhaps for you. But this is not your call and not your responsibility.