Re: Bug Database?

[joakim@verona.se]

Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> writes:

>  >     Yes, but I'm also suggesting use of a bug database to ensure that
>  >     reported bugs don't get lost.  That has also come up before and was
>  >     considered unnecessary, but at that time reported bugs were only
>  >     recorded in the archives.
>  > 
>  > It would be useful to run a bug tracker, but I have never done so, and
>  > I don't know what work for us is required.  
>
> It could be as easy as turning on the bug tracker for Emacs in Savannah.  I
> don't know how good/bad it is but it must be an improvement on FOR-RELEASE.

We use the Savannah bugtracker for MLDonkey. Its quite acceptable,
IMHO. Sure, there are better trackers(like "Trac") but why overdo it?

(One problem is that I cant seem to login to Savannah with emacs-w3m
anymore. I reported this somewhere, but dont quite remember the status
of it.)

Punching in a dozen of bugs from a file is doable and I could do it.

> At the other end of the spectrum someone could presumably set up Bugzilla for
> the whole of the GNU Project/All Savannah projects.  Although that might
> conflict with projects that have already turned their tracker on, I would
> guess you would end up with a superior system.  I suggest asking your
> sysadmin people.
>
>  >                                             Do we transfer the bugs
>  > into the tracker by hand?  If so, who wants to do that?
>
> There are only half a dozen or so that need to be done by us.  I guess we
> would direct people to enter future ones into the database themselves.
>
> -- 
> Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob

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Joakim Verona