Re: BUGS file

[Martin Grabmueller]

> From: Thien-Thi Nguyen <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 12:17:50 -0700
> 
> i presume the gnu.org machine where guile cvs repo is hosted has some
> web-based bug-tracking system -- is anyone actually using it?

Not that I'm aware of.  And I'd rather not, because I seldom have real
net access.

> does anyone mind if i create a BUGS file?  i would find this infinitely
> more useful than anything web-based since often i am not directly on the
> net.

Pour dialup soul, just like me.

> the proposed BUGS file would have a super simple format (we can add
> traditional fields (severity, platform, etc) at a later date):
> 
> bug NUMBER -- ONE-LINE-DESCRIPTION
> reported-by: SOMEONE, DATE
> fixed: DATE (for guile VERSION)
> OTHER-NOTES
> 
> bug 0, of course, would be that there is no bugs file.  ;->

I think this is a nice idea -- at least for bugs which are not
immediately dealt with.

Best regards,
  'martin