Re: Bug tracker?

Hans> So we are back to GNATS. :-) I'm translating this to: must have a Hans> well-defined API for custom clients so that an XEmacs lisp client Hans> can be written. ;-) I don't understand the need for an XEmacs lisp client (*). As far as I know, I can submit items to Roundup trackers via email. There is also web submission for all reasonable candidate systems. Last time I looked XEmacs supported sending email and browsing the web. That should be sufficient, should it not? I see no reason that the current XEmacs bug reporter interface can't simply be modified to provide a little more structure to its submissions and direct the mail it sends to bugs(a)xemacs.org (or similar). Hans> Writing something new always sounds good until you realize the Hans> amount of work involved. I'm not up for this given that I already Hans> have a day job hacking code and writing a bug tracker doesn't fit Hans> our business plan.:-) Amen, brother. It sounds like some people here have tried this before and failed. I can't believe how long it took the Python folks (all bright people) to get the current Roundup-based system in place. That's why I suggested reusing their work (+). Hell, get the ball rolling and start using the SF tracker if nothing else (or Savannah or one of the other trackers provided by various open source hosting sites). That would be better than the status quo. If it proves deficient in some significant way, then consider migrating to something more tailored to XEmacs's needs Skip (*) By "XEmacs lisp client" I assume you mean an API where XEmacs connects directly to the tracker via some remote procedure call interface (XML-RPC or SOAP). (+) I send mail to tracker-discuss(a)python.org yesterday. The thread is here: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tracker-discuss/2007-August/thread.html#... S _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta