From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28660 invoked from network); 20 Sep 2004 16:23:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.gnu.org) (199.232.76.165) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 20 Sep 2004 16:23:01 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C9R2I-0007GE-H4 for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:29:06 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C9R2D-0007G9-By for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:29:01 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C9R2C-0007Fg-EL for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:29:00 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C9R2C-0007FW-C5 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:29:00 -0400 Received: from [199.199.210.160] (helo=chef.nerp.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C9Qw8-00033e-O0 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:22:44 -0400 Received: from localhost (c-66-41-156-164.mn.client2.attbi.com [66.41.156.164]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by chef.nerp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A82F41FED3 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:22:43 -0500 (CDT) Received: from chewie by localhost with local (Exim 4.34) id 1C9Qv8-0000lf-Th for help-gnats@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:21:42 -0500 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:34:00 -0000 From: Chad Walstrom To: help-gnats@gnu.org Message-ID: <20040920162142.GH30447@wookimus.net> Mail-Followup-To: help-gnats@gnu.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: Linux skuld 2.6.7-k7 X-GnuPG-Fingerprint: B4AB D627 9CBD 687E 7A31 1950 0CC7 0B18 206C 5AFD User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040722i Subject: Re: GNATS Changes X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0555973269==" Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2004-q3/txt/msg00083.txt.bz2 --===============0555973269== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="9/eUdp+dLtKXvemk" Content-Disposition: inline --9/eUdp+dLtKXvemk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-length: 2543 Stuart Stevens wrote: > I am considering some of the following changes to gnats. How do I > find out what is being worked on and whether any of these changes have > already been incorporated into GNATS? The ChangeLog in each directory contains changes that have taken place to the source code or documentation. The ChangeLog files are maintained manually with the format found in the GNU Coding Standards[1]_. Recently, I updated the TODO files using the devtodo tool. Use of this tool is not mandatory as you can edit the .todo file manually (it is pretty straight forward XML) and ask someone to generate the TODO file for you. > 1. Change Audit-Trail field to support a header so that the changed > by and when fields do not have to repeat for each change. >=20 > 2. Support for append-only field. There would be a format for how > the text is appended. There would be support for the append to be at > the top or bottom of the previous text. Currently listed as 5.8 in the TODO list, reportedly dependant upon updating access control mechanisms (5.6). The 5 sublist is currently the "Unassigned" list, where these enhancements are not yet targeted for a particular release. > 3. Command to list subfield names. I did not see this anywhere. Nice idea. > 4. Flag to identify fields that have subfields. Can flags be added > without breaking any existing interfaces? I'd have to look more closely. I'm not as familiar with the code or protocol as those more experience with the code base. Perhaps when I get my two weeks of "vacation", I'll have time to study this better. > 5. Notify support for sub field when the sub field is a multi-enum. I would probably lump 3, 4, and 5 as a sub-list of TODO's for a single goal: Enhance Subfield Processing. > 6. Hooks in the create and edit to validate fields 5.3 is listed as "Add script hooks, probably for edit formats and such. Need to think about how to integrate in changes to the PR done by the script" There was also mention of hooks with some of the enhancements that Mel was planning on rolling into GNATS in the sometime near future. Take a look at the list archives for the discussion. In June '04 [2]_, there was = lots of discussion about enhancing GNATS. References =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D .. [1] http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards_toc.html .. [2] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnats/2004-06/threads.html --=20 Chad Walstrom http://www.wookimus.net/ assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */ --9/eUdp+dLtKXvemk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline Content-length: 189 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBTwOWDMcLGCBsWv0RAgO0AJ91pv9NiAShT/ZUZ2Hnc65k0FEqnACcCTgQ TWRV023kRevuhaBLkoDVXjA= =4MN+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9/eUdp+dLtKXvemk-- --===============0555973269== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-length: 140 _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats --===============0555973269==--