Which forum to handle issues/questions regarding libraries
I've been studying the boost multiprecision library and I have a few questions relating to various aspects of said library. These questions are quite specific to that library and I'm not sure that they are of wider interest other than to a couple people. So I'm wondering if it would be better to post these as library issues on github or on this list or both. It used to be simple but now we have at least three places to discuss these things: slack, here and github issues for the library in question. Also sometimes some PRs can highlight differences which can get ironed out in the PR comments. Do we have a consensus as to the preferred way to select the correct forum? Robert Ramey
On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 16:48, Robert Ramey via Boost <boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
... at least three places to discuss these things: slack, here and github issues for the library in question.
Slack appears to cost money [to Boost.org] (I've been told), per (invited) user, so seems to be a bad choice. Why not start the ML, you might find more people interested than you would think. degski -- *Microsoft, please kill Paint3D*
On 2019-03-25 11:07 a.m., degski via Boost wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 16:48, Robert Ramey via Boost <boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
... at least three places to discuss these things: slack, here and github issues for the library in question.
Slack appears to cost money [to Boost.org] (I've been told), per (invited) user, so seems to be a bad choice. Why not start the ML, you might find more people interested than you would think.
...and if it's for "live" discussions, setting up a gitter channel for the project might also be an option. Some projects already have one (e.g., https://gitter.im/boostorg/gil) Stefan -- ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 10:18 AM stefan via Boost <boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
On 2019-03-25 11:07 a.m., degski via Boost wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 16:48, Robert Ramey via Boost < boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
... at least three places to discuss these things: slack, here and github issues for the library in question.
Slack appears to cost money [to Boost.org] (I've been told), per (invited) user, so seems to be a bad choice. Why not start the ML, you might find more people interested than you would think.
...and if it's for "live" discussions, setting up a gitter channel for the project might also be an option. Some projects already have one (e.g., https://gitter.im/boostorg/gil)
1. You can use the cpplang.slack.com server for free. As someone else already pays for it for these kinds of uses. 2. You should choose a venue where the people you want to target are active. -- -- Rene Rivera -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Robot Dreams - http://robot-dreams.net
On 25/03/2019 14:47, Robert Ramey via Boost wrote:
I've been studying the boost multiprecision library and I have a few questions relating to various aspects of said library. These questions are quite specific to that library and I'm not sure that they are of wider interest other than to a couple people. So I'm wondering if it would be better to post these as library issues on github or on this list or both.
It used to be simple but now we have at least three places to discuss these things: slack, here and github issues for the library in question. Also sometimes some PRs can highlight differences which can get ironed out in the PR comments. Do we have a consensus as to the preferred way to select the correct forum?
If it's a bug then I'd say that github is pretty much always the best place, if there are wider design issues or inter-library issues, then here would be good. John. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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