I'd like to add "notabug" as a ticket resolution choice. The use would be for tickets that complain about something that is in fact true, but is by design rather than being a bug. In the past, I've marked these as "invalid". But I dislike doing so because it sounds as if I'm saying there is something wrong with the ticket itself. Comments? --Beman
----- Original Message ----- From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes@acm.org> To: "Boost Developers list" <boost@lists.boost.org> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:44 PM Subject: [boost] Ticket Resolutions
I'd like to add "notabug" as a ticket resolution choice. The use would be for tickets that complain about something that is in fact true, but is by design rather than being a bug.
In the past, I've marked these as "invalid". But I dislike doing so because it sounds as if I'm saying there is something wrong with the ticket itself.
Comments?
Is not worksforme equivalent to notabug? Could you give an example of a ticket so we can see a concrete case? Best, Vicente
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 7:55 AM, vicente.botet<vicente.botet@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes@acm.org> To: "Boost Developers list" <boost@lists.boost.org> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:44 PM Subject: [boost] Ticket Resolutions
I'd like to add "notabug" as a ticket resolution choice. The use would be for tickets that complain about something that is in fact true, but is by design rather than being a bug.
In the past, I've marked these as "invalid". But I dislike doing so because it sounds as if I'm saying there is something wrong with the ticket itself.
Comments?
Is not worksforme equivalent to notabug? Could you give an example of a ticket so we can see a concrete case?
Ticket #1962 complained that on Linux, <boost/timer.hpp> didn't measure wall clock time. That's because it uses std::clock(), which is allowed to measure something other than wall clock time. So it doesn't work for me, either. I ended up calling it "wontfix" because it is by design, and will be replaced by a much better timer library in the near future. --Beman
Beman Dawes wrote On Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:44 AM
I'd like to add "notabug" as a ticket resolution choice. The use would be for tickets that complain about something that is in fact true, but is by design rather than being a bug.
Others have been using "wontfix" for that, haven't they? If you think that's insufficient, I think "bydesign," the phrase you used to describe the state above, is a better choice. _____ Rob Stewart robert.stewart@sig.com Software Engineer, Core Software using std::disclaimer; Susquehanna International Group, LLP http://www.sig.com IMPORTANT: The information contained in this email and/or its attachments is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Any review, use, reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of this message or any attachment by an unintended recipient is strictly prohibited. Neither this message nor any attachment is intended as or should be construed as an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument. Neither the sender, his or her employer nor any of their respective affiliates makes any warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any of the information contained herein or that this message or any of its attachments is free of viruses.
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Stewart, Robert Sent: 06 June 2009 12:56 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Ticket Resolutions
Beman Dawes wrote On Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:44 AM
I think "bydesign," the phrase you used to describe the state above, is a better choice.
+1 OTOH 'notabug' might be used to imply that this isn't a bug - but that it wasn't by conscious design - and could be improved later? Paul --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal, UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830, mobile +44 7714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
on Sat Jun 06 2009, "Paul A. Bristow" <pbristow-AT-hetp.u-net.com> wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Stewart, Robert Sent: 06 June 2009 12:56 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Ticket Resolutions
Beman Dawes wrote On Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:44 AM
I think "bydesign," the phrase you used to describe the state above, is a better choice.
+1
+1 -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com
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