From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Don Armstrong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Bugs cannot be updated if they are archived? 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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:106893 Archived-At: On Sat, 13 Dec 2008, Drew Adams wrote: > > > It was (and is) not clear to me what that means. Is it archived > > > or unarchived? > > > > It's archived. > > So you click the link "archived and unarchived reports" to see > reports that are archived? Not too clear. You click on it to see "archived and unarchived reports"... > Actually, it seems that clicking that link shows all bugs, but that > initially only the outstanding (or the unarchived?) bugs are shown. > If so, that's confusing. Searching initially will not show an > archived bug, but searching the same page after clicking the link > shows it. The default is to only show unarchived bugs. If you want to see both, or only archived bugs, you can select that at the bottom of the page. > Your "separate location" seems to be on the same page, but hidden > initially (?). The separate location is a separate place on the filesystem. > Is `closed' then a superset of `archived'? Yes. > Or does `archived' include some stuff that is not `closed'? No. > > > The heading that it appears under on that "archived and > > > unarchived reports" page is "Resolved bugs - Normal bugs". What > > > does "resolved" mean? > > > > Resolved means that it has been fixed. > > Not in English, it doesn't. ;-) 4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event. [1913 Webster] > I see. I thought that any followup email, especially from the bug > filer, would be sufficient to keep a bug open (or reopen it). It'll reset the archiving time, but it won't reopen it. Manual intervention is required for that. > > So instead of filing more bugs, reopen the original bug with more > > information. See http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/server-control > > for more information. > > I would have, if I knew how. See the link above. > However, I've also been explicitly told to open a new bug for bugs > that have been closed but that might still present a problem - > including for this bug, a couple of hours ago! Well, whoever is telling you that is making more work for themselves and/or others. > Whatever. I'm all for reopening an existing bug instead of just > creating a new pointer bug. Just tell me how. See the link above. > Oh - I see - that the URL works in Google Chrome. So your site appears to be > limited to particular browsers (and excludes the most commonly used browser). If the spawn of redmond is unable to properly handle a simple HTTP GET request, it's not my problem. Presumably they can provide support. Don Armstrong -- He was wrong. Nature abhors dimensional abnormalities, and seals them neatly away so that they don't upset people. Nature, in fact, abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the Marie Celeste, and the chuck keys for electric drills. -- Terry Pratchet _Pyramids_ p166 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu