patch tracking

egcs@thewrittenword.com egcs@thewrittenword.com
Fri Sep 14 12:24:00 GMT 2001


On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 12:02:07PM -0700, Joe Buck wrote:
> The biggest problem facing GCC seems to be that patches aren't getting
> reviewed.  I think it's a process problem; we don't have a system for
> keeping track of patches, and the load on the people qualified to
> approve patches is too high.  As a result, it's very difficult for
> people without blanket write privs to effectively contribute to the
> project; the turnaround for patch review can be months.  This means
> we're not getting the problems fixed and the frustration level is high.

savannah.gnu.org is running sourceforge which contains a patch
manager. Maybe this could be an option.

-- 
albert chin (china@thewrittenword.com)



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