Re: [as-devel] Bug tracking database

Albert Dorofeev (albert@tigr.net)
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:37:41 +0200 

On Tue, Oct 12, 1999 at 01:43:18PM -0500, Sasha_Vasko@osca.state.mo.us wrote:

> >>> I have an idea. It is as old as the world. I am using
> >>> wreq bug tracking database + web interface and I like
> >>> it a lot. It includes bug submission, assignment,
> >>> resolution, tech notes, FAQ. Basically, all you need.
> >>> What if I set up a site for AS to use this thing?
> >>
> >>Please say yes! Presently, it's not even clear where to send bug
> >>reports. A web based bug tracking system sounds really cool.
> 
> Right On !

Ok, I will do it. I actually wanted to register a domain name
for the AS development website but I could not come up with
anything nice. If you have any ideas as to what it can be 
called - let me know. Otherwise I can wait until Dave sets up
his system to allow me to take a subdomain like bugs.as.org
I still would prefer a separate domain though... It is just
so much easier to manage...

> Also don't forget to setup another system to send me reminders so I don't forget
> to submit/read submitted bugs :)
> j/k

This may seem as a joke but, in fact, you are absolutely
right. The database will send notifications to you as well
as to other developers when a new bug is submitted. So you
will have one excuse less to not look at the bugs :)

The system works in about this way:
- someone submits a bug
- you receive a description of the bug
- you can decide that you want to work on it, than
  you go to the website and change the status to
  "taken"
- you change the code and see that it works - you
  go to the website and change the bug to "resolved"
- the person submitted the bug receives a notification
  that the bug was resolved with your comments attached

There is also a possibility to transform bug reports and
questions into FAQs and tech notes - this should help too,
I think. You can than attach one of those FAQs or tech
notes when you comment on any other bug.

The database also supports "SOS" requests which are requests
from one developer to all others - kind of this list thing.
Except that the requests follow the same pattern as bug
reports - submit, in progress, resolved.

Waiting for the domain names to start rolling in,
Tigr

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