[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [FreeCiv-Cvs] Re: thue: Make Leonardo's Workshop choose a random unit ...

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Feb 10, 2001 at 11:58:48AM -0500, Jeff Mallatt wrote:
> At 2001/02/07 10:15 , you wrote:
> >This reminds me of a problem with the Known Bugs section on
> >www.freeciv.org: it really is the HTML-reformatted BUGS file,
> >and therefore, does not list Known Bugs in the latest release.
> >In the case of 1.11.4, the broken packets / reconnection bug,
> >which appears to be fixed in CVS, really should be listed somewhere.
> 
> I don't understand this statement.  Both NEWS and BUGS *do* reflect the
> latest *release*.  (They don't, however, reflect the latest CVS.)

The intent (never mind the wording) of the statement was: in CVS,
I wish they reflected CVS.

> >and BUGS up to date in the current CVS release; that way most questions
> >about existing bugs or reasons to upgrade to CVS can be answered from
> >those files.
> 
> I'm not sure about the BUGS file -- it references the bug tracking system,
> which is the real source of bug information.

OK, I didn't realise and I will check that some other time.

> The NEWS file should be simple enough -- it's just a policy change, which,
> of course, requires some education.

Yes.  I think it would actually make the file easier to maintain.

> jjm

Thank you for your response,

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Reinier