Re: SCM in XCode 3.0 Leopard
Re: SCM in XCode 3.0 Leopard
- Subject: Re: SCM in XCode 3.0 Leopard
- From: Shawn Erickson <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:54:52 -0700
On Oct 29, 2007, at 4:15 PM, Marshall Clow wrote: At 3:06 PM -0700 10/29/07, Chris Hanson wrote:
One thing I'll point out again -- I know I do this a lot -- is that "duplicate" does not mean "not to be fixed" and that the bug reporter is in no way, shape or form a black hole. "Duplicate" means there is already a case in Apple's tracking system that covers the issue. I know I say this a lot, too, but: Don't let a resolution of "duplicate" keep you from filing bugs. Information from duplicates can be *critical* to actually resolving a bug; one duplicate with a reproducible case, or that occurs in a slightly different but easier-to-investigate case can make all the difference.
I have to disagree here.
As far as a developer is concerned, "Duplicate" IS a black hole.
If I file a bug #8675309 (say) and it gets closed as a "duplicate of bug #3141592", then how can I find out what the resolution of the bug is? Remember the bug? The _reason_ for filing the bug report?
* Was it fixed in 10.4.8 (say)? in Leopard?
* Was it marked as "works as designed"?
* Was it marked as "will not fix"?
There's no official way to find out.
-Shawn |
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