[Freeciv-Dev] Re: bugs and todo

[Raimar Falke <rf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jun 02, 2002 at 07:59:42PM +0200, Per I Mathisen wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Jun 2002, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > TODO                      new, replaces TODO file, linked by "Suggestions"
> > > known-bugs                new, replaces BUGS file, linked by "Known Bugs"
> > > open                      less known/common issues/bugs
> 
> > So you propose the remove the TODO and BUGS files from CVS or replace
> > them with a link to these folders?!
> 
> I propose to replace those files with a link to the jitterbug folders.
> Just like AUTHOR is a link to PEOPLE (except that it will be an URL).
> 
> > These files act as a kind of
> > preprocessing. So that the problem is expressed in a language that the
> > a freeciv developer understands.
> 
> Yes, and I believe Jitterbug is a lot better "preprocessor" than cvs files
> or a static web page, because it is dynamic and holds the discussion
> ensuing after a wishlist item/bug is posted.

> > Just look at the note of PR#1435. It
> > summarizes the problem quite good and such an entry in a CVS file is
> > IMHO better that to let a reader catch all this by himself.
> 
> Exactly.

If the maintainers provide a good summary for every entry we can merge
these into a file with a script.

        Raimar

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