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From: Donnie Berkholz <spyderous@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla handling for maintainer-wanted things
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:19:51
Message-Id: 4307AB97.1060704@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla handling for maintainer-wanted things by Ciaran McCreesh
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4 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
5 | On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:06:34 -0600 R Hill <dirtyepic.sk@×××××.com>
6 | wrote:
7 | | Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
8 | | > I've been going through the EBUILD list at random and providing
9 | | > lists of things that need to be fixed before the ebuild can be
10 | | > considered for inclusion. The WONTFIX resolution along with a
11 | | > comment asking for the submitter to reopen with a fixed ebuild is
12 | | > used when problems are found.
13 | |
14 | | Is it possible to leave these bugs in an open state?
15 |
16 | I'd rather not... There're 600+ items on the list, it's too hard to
17 | maintain.
18 |
19 | | WONTFIX doesn't seem the right tool for the job:
20 | |
21 | | WONTFIX
22 | | The problem described is a bug which will never be fixed.
23 |
24 | And the ebuild attached will never be 'fixed' in the state it is in.
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26 I might use NEEDINFO instead, but it all depends on the people looking
27 at the bug.
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29 Donnie
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Bugzilla handling for maintainer-wanted things "Nathan L. Adams" <nadams@××××.org>