[MPlayer-dev-eng] bug database, What's going on?

Ivan Kalvachev ivan at cacad.com
Fri May 7 19:44:12 CEST 2004


There have passed some time after this thread have started.
What have been done? Is somebody working on bug track data base?

Best Regards
   Ivan Kalvachev
  iive


Vladimir Mosgalin said:
> Since I started to find mplayer bugs, I always missed a good buglist.
> Bug reports aren't welcome in -dev list, but when someone post them
> here, developers react more quickly. Also some bug reports are just
> forgotten. And TODO list (very outdated, btw) isn't the thing that
> everyone needs.
>
> Of course, the right way is to start bugzilla service on mplayerhq...
> But it looks like everyone here is trying to reject almost every modern
> technology and reinvent everything again ;), besides it would be hard
> just to start using it, so let's stick to regular text file with
> description for now. I'm willing to maintain it.
>
> If my idea will be welcomed, I'll start writing this file. It would be
> something like that:
>
> (bug description)
> (link to bugreport in mplayer list archives, if available)
> (status - unconfirmed, confirmed, confirmed but delayed, fixed but
> untested, fixed)
> every status change will be accompanied by the date
>
> I'll start with the bugs I know. If developers would like it, then let's
> talk about commiting it into cvs or whatever.
>
> The format will be parseable and could be converted into xml or bugzilla
> upon requests.
>
>
> But. I need help from other developers to change status of the bugs,
> since only them can decide whether to confirm it or delay. It would be
> pretty useless it it would be the big list of "unconfirmed" bugs. Well,
> better than nothing, but anyway...
>
> --
>
> Vladimir





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