On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:50:55 +0200 Jeroen Roovers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I propose the `emerge --info` included in arch testers' comments on > stabilisation bugs should rather be posted as attachments. The AT > comments clog up the bugs and are usually not interesting at all to devs > other than those who are arch devs for the relevant arches. It would > certainly improve my RSI not to have to scroll past them. Why do arch testers need to post `emerge --info` if everything works? Shouldn't we be able to trust that they have sane CFLAGS, proper FEATURES, and an up to date system? > On a minor note, I'd also like to see bug reporters use canonical > package names in bug descriptions, including the category (and > preferably the specific version, not some >=foo-3*!!!one, not to > mention specifying no version at all). Including the category means > arch devs won't need to guess/discover which of a few hundred categories > a package is meant to reside in. I totally agree. An AT or arch team member should know which category, package, and version to test from the bug summary alone. -Thomas
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