Re: bug report format change

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> 
> Creating a makefile is a very good idea. I'm actually losing overview myself, 
> as well.
> 
> Hm - while you are at it: Notice the format of the two first lines of each 
> file. The first line is a list of flags, the second line is a CC: field; 
> changes in the bug status should be cc:ed to these addresses. This is 
> intentionally an ugly format, and Werner has started to complain :)
> 
> If you feel that these flags are relevant to display in your html output, 
> feel 
> free to change these lines to variables within the \header block. I would 
> propose the variable names flags and cc. (short names => fewer typos)

:)

The format does not really matter as long as we don't automate
analysis and prcoessing of this information.

> About reportedin: Does it mean the version where it _first_ was found, or the 
> _last_ version where it has been confirmed? (to me, it feels like only the 
> latter is interesting information, the first one is just history)

I think we should have the latter, and possibly the version that
introduced the bug; but that could also be a comment.


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