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

[Richard Guenther <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>]

On 6/15/05, Scott Robert Ladd <scott.ladd@coyotegulch.com> wrote:
> Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> > Scott Robert Ladd <scott.ladd@coyotegulch.com> writes:
> > | 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.
> 
> More precisely, then:
> 
> An objection from one of the bugmasters *is* enough to keep some people
> who are new to GCC from presenting a patch.
> 
> Ugh. An inelegant sentence, but perhaps more accurate.

May I turn this into a suggestion:  don't be scared away by negative
comments of one of the bugmasters, instead continue working on a
patch; you are definitely encouraged to do so!  And if not the
bugmasters, other people affected by the bug will be grateful!

Thanks,
Richard.