On Oct 5, 2011, at 5:37 PM, Darin Adler wrote:

> Hi folks.
> 
> It really helps frequent reviewers like me if you use platform prefixes on 
> bugs. A platform prefix indicates that the bug only affects code on a 
> particular platform. For example:
> 
>    [Mac] Use four more named cursors if present
> 
> The above title tells you the patch is Mac-specific. Or:
> 
>    [Chromium] Switch threaded compositor from a compile time option to a run 
> time one
> 
> The above title tells you the patch is Chromium-specific. There are various 
> other common prefixes, such as [Skia] or [Qt].
> 
> Including a prefix on a bug title shows courtesy for others not working on 
> your platform and is good for sharing the WebKit project. You should leave 
> off a prefix if the patch includes cross-platform changes as well as 
> platform-specific changes.

Why don't we just fix bugzilla to have a useful lists of ports in one of the 
"Platform" popups?

Simon

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