Re: [boost] Running the gauntlet to report bugs

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-28 11:18:19

Agreed. Maybe we should start using the bug tracker at SourceForge. It works
pretty well (speaking as a bug reporter, not a developer), IMO.

-Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin S. Van Horn" <kevin_vanhorn_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:54 PM
Subject: [boost] Running the gauntlet to report bugs

> I suspect that many bugs in the Boost libraries are not getting reported
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