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Re: Bug tracking
From: |
Juanma Barranquero |
Subject: |
Re: Bug tracking |
Date: |
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:40:15 +0200 |
On 11 Jun 2004 13:39:25 +0200
address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) wrote:
> I really don't understand that we manage to get by without using a bug
> tracking system. We seem to manage, but I'm sure there are many
> issues which are never fully addressed and resolved.
I have the same feeling: we *seem* to manage.
> I use my personal mail archives and TODO list to keep an eye on issue
> that I MIGHT want to look into; actually, I have several mails more
> than a year old that I really don't know (without using time I don't
> have to find out) if the issue is still unresolved.
Same here. I had for almost a year and half a personal note to try to
find out what caused the incompatibilities between GnuWin32 image
libraries and MSVC optimized builds.
> A major advantage of bug tracking is also to know WHO (if any) is
> responsible for fixing a given bug.
Yes. That also helps when preparing for a release, because people can
take a look at outstanding bug reports and appoint themselves
responsibles for issues in their area of expertise.
Another thing that I find surprising is not having any kind of
regression testing in place. User interface issues are hard to test
automatically, but there are many things that *could* be tested (the
elisp interpretor, lots of modules, perhaps even the garbage collector).
> I have very positive experience with bugzilla from other projects, but
> there may be other choices...
If we were to use an bug/issue tracker, would it be being on Savannah a
prerequisite? (Not that I have any other system to propose, just to keep
choices open...)
Juanma