Propigation of bug fixes
Bill Davidsen
davidsen at tmr.com
Mon Feb 15 20:53:30 UTC 2010
Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:47:13 -0500
> Bill Davidsen wrote:
>
>> The question is one of policy, should a bug be marked CLOSED before the average
>> user is FIXED? Meaning the fix is actually RELEASED.
>
> Depends on who bugzilla is for :-).
>
> If it is for developers, then they want to mark it closed
> as soon as they actually get it fixed so they don't forget
> to close it later, and so they don't get bugged by "open"
> bugs that are already fixed.
Yes, if it was for users there would be a state indicating that a fix was being
tested. Of course now anyone else who still has the problem can report the bug,
which will be marked as a duplicate of the CLOSED bug.
If bugzilla was for actually fixing bugs there would be a script which reminds
someone that a fix has not been pushed, and it would be eventually. :-(
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Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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