FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Additional bug report info

["Ryan Leavengood" <leavengood@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/2/07, Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> When filing bug reports in Trac, it's easily forgotten to include the number 
> of the build
> that's been tested. So, why not make it an obligatory text field? I'll file 
> an enhancement
> for that along with what may come of this thread.

I agree this is a good idea.

> I also considered re-using the data of the system setup profile to build a 
> database by
> having the user judge the compatibility of each component. However, I figured 
> that the
> information would quickly become outdated and unreliable, so...

Most bugs aren't dependent on hardware so I don't think the hardware
database would be that useful in the bug tracker. I do think we
eventually need an automated way to track hardware and driver
compatibility, which has been discussed before on this list. We will
get there eventually.

Ryan