Re: Reporting bugs: there is nothing to gain in frustrating reporters

[Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>]

Scott Robert Ladd <scott.ladd@coyotegulch.com> writes:

| Giovanni Bajo wrote:
| > Agreed. But keep in mind that it is not necessary to reply: once the bug is
| > open and confirmed, the last comment "wins", in a way. If the bugmaster
| > wanted to close it, he would just do it, so an objection in a comment does
| > not make the bug invalid per se.
| 
| But an objection from one of the bugmasters *is* enough to keep people
| from presenting a patch.

Well, I'm not sure.  If the report is closed, then you're right.
However, if the report is not closed, then I think it often happens
that people who will prepare a patch will look into the report, even
with the comments from a bugmaster.  I know I do it that way, and I
know other people more knowledgeable of GCC tham me do it that way too.
When I find a bugmaster's comment incorrect, I say it for the record.

I think you'd need to be more careful in your generalization.

-- Gaby