> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew > Stevens > Sent: 26. mars 2003 23:03 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Xdoclet-user] patch instructions > > > On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 15:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > JIRA uses a weird terminology. Here is how I translate it: > > > > JIRA terminology | Common terminology > > ------------------+-------------------- > > Bug | Bug > > New Feature | Feature Request / RFE > > Task | Todo > > Improvement | Patch / Bugfix > > > > Any other interpretations? We should really decide on this and hammer > > it up on our JIRA's frontpage. > > My take on it: > Bugs are bugs. Task is administrative tasks and other todos. > Improvement is as it sounds, an improvement (or request for improvement) > to existing functionality, while New Feature is a request for completely > new functionality. There's some overlap between those last two, but if > it were all black & white it'd be no fun :-) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Hani Suleiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:37 pm > > Subject: Re: [Xdoclet-user] patch instructions > > > > > Should patches for existing bugs also be marked improvements? > > > > > > > Yes. If you submit a patch (aka Improvement), please link your > > Improvement issue to the related Bug issue with a "depends on" link. > > Not IMO. They should be attached to the issue itself. Less links to > click around when you want to see what the status of your issue is. > In fact, even if someone's got a patch for an unreported bug, that's > probably better handled by creating a new Bug report rather than an > Improvement. >
Good point. > And besides, which issue no. would we put in the CVS log message? The > original bug which we're fixing, or the one the patch was uploaded > with? You'd have to do both, else anyone monitoring only the other > issue won't see the new comment and know it's been fixed/applied... > > Aslak, you keep moaning about the number of open issues. Do you *want* > to double the figure by counting all the unapplied patches separately > from the issues they relate to? ;-) > LOL. You call me a moaner? Anyway, I think Andrew is right. Forget my last comment about creating a new Improvement issue if there is already a Bug. Attach the fix to that bug. > > > > Developers, applying a patch is really easy too. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Aslak > > QA of the submitted patches takes a bit longer, though... There's > already issues in there where a fix for one thing has broken something > else instead. > > > Andrew. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! > NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en > _______________________________________________ > xdoclet-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xdoclet-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ xdoclet-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xdoclet-user
