Bruce Momjian wrote: > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In Debian's bug tracking system, when the bug is created (which is > > > > > > done > > > > > > by sending an email to a certain address) it gets a number, and the > > > > > > email is distributed to certain lists. People can then reply to > > > > > > that > > > > > > mail, and send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it gets tracked in > > > > > > the bug, and you can see all those messages in the bug report. I > > > > > > ass-ume that BZ 3.0 does something similar. > > > > > > > > > > But often a TODO item has multiple threads containing details (often > > > > > months apart), and it isn't obvious at the time the thread is started > > > > > that this will happen. Note the number of TODO items that now have > > > > > multiple URLs. How is that handled? > > > > > > > > Just add the bug address to CC and reply to it, just like when you reply > > > > to say "added to TODO", only that you don't need to manually go and > > > > modify the TODO file by hand. The bug tracking system puts that mail > > > > into the bug report. Subsequent followups keep the bug address in CC > > > > and thus the whole discussion is saved in the bug report. > > > > > > Right, but you are adding the bug addresss at the end of the email > > > thread. How do you point to the email you want to reference? > > > > I am not sure. We will have to investigate more the capabilities of the > > bug tracking system we intend to use. In the worst case one could add > > the URL for the archived message copy; second worst would be bouncing > > (hopefully not forward) the interesting messages to the bug address. > > Sounds like what I do with the TODO list now.
Except that this is the *worst case* with the bug tracker, whereas for the TODO list it is not only the worst case, it is also the best case and the only case at all. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings