Comment 7 for bug 489796

2009/12/2 OldAl <email address hidden>:
> On Wednesday 02 December 2009 12:03:40 Bob The Builder wrote:
>> Thanks Patrick thats appropriate here. I'd like to note though, that if
>> the web page were still faulty, it would be better to mark this
>> 'confirmed'; the bug tracker isn't strictly confined to just the code.
>
> Guys,
>
> I fixed the link on the wiki some time ago.  So there is no problem and the bug
> has been eliminated.  So AFAIC recall, I marked the bug as "Fix Released" or
> something similar, as it seemed to me most appropriate for a bug that is no
> longer a bug.

Good with me too. Thanks for fixing it.

> As I understand it, as the invalid link was in a wiki, there was no need to
> raise the bug in the first place - I should have fixed up the bug in the wiki,
> which I did.
>
> It appears that what I failed to do is to get rid of the bug reminder.  So on
> reflection it would seem to me that Patrick's "fix" was not appropriate.  Is
> that not so, Patrick?
>
> "Confirmed" sounds to me as saying the the bug is really there - "I confirm the
> bug, it is real, not immaginary bug".  "Fix released" sounds to me to say "I
> have released a solution that fixes the problem, eliminates the bug".  I could
> be wrong. If I am, please let me know and I will try to improve in future.

That's correct.

>
> Where are the different options described? Surely there is a page of
> explanation, which I apparently failed to follow.

It's here <http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/developers/bug-handling.html>.
It is a bit hard to find - the documentation indexes could be better.
I have added a link to it from Bazaar's Launchpad home page.

> Bob, you sound to me like an
> Aussie(?) guy who would, or maybe, should know, judging by your email address.
> I really, really do not care which option will get rid of the notice.  I do
> care about bugs and just want to get rid of them by fixing the program if I
> can, or at least make the bug known, so that others can fix it.
>
> Patrick is a nice guy, state side, who helped me on another occasion, so when
> I saw his message, I assumed that he is right.  All is well that ends well. I
> do whatever I can, whenever I can.
>
> I am kind of a peaceful person and to argue about a bug once it has been fixed
> is not much point.  I just now checked the wiki page again, and the link has
> been fixed, so the bug, the broken link, is not there any more. That is the
> important part.

I don't think Bob has any quarrel with you or with Patrick or anyone else.

Regards,
--
Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/>