Re: SCM in XCode 3.0 Leopard
Re: SCM in XCode 3.0 Leopard
- Subject: Re: SCM in XCode 3.0 Leopard
- From: Marshall Clow <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:45:29 -0700
At 4:54 PM -0700 10/29/07, Shawn Erickson wrote:
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.
<http://developer.apple.com/faq/bugreporting.html#trackdup>How can
I track the status of an original bug report when my bug has been
closed as a duplicate?
That page says:
To request a status on your issue send an email to ADC Bug Reporting.
The kindest response I can come up to that is "that doesn't scale well".
I'm sure Apple won't mind if I send such an email every
(day/week/month) checking on the status of each my "duplicate" bugs.
--
-- Marshall
Marshall Clow Idio Software <mailto:email@hidden>
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed,
the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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