Re: [boost] shutdown ticket-system on svn.boost.org

Subject: Re: [boost] shutdown ticket-system on svn.boost.org
From: Stefan Seefeld (stefan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-01-13 11:59:26

On 13.01.2017 07:12, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Stefan Seefeld
>> Sent: 12 January 2017 22:09
>> To: boost_at_[hidden]
>> Subject: Re: [boost] shutdown ticket-system on svn.boost.org
>>
>> On 12.01.2017 17:01, Mathias Gaunard wrote:
>>> On 12 January 2017 at 20:39, Oliver Kowalke <oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> why not close boost trac for new bug entries while keeping the history and
>>>> give the users the hint to enter the bug report in github instead
> I'd go with that (with notice) - provided the GitHub bug tracker system can provide an equivalent way of linking reports to a
> changes-in-this-version history that *should* come with every library.

Good integration with github (including PRs) is one of the most
important and compelling reasons to use the github issue trackers, IMO.

>>> Some Boost libraries have Github issues disabled. That suggests the author
>>> prefers to get issues through Trac.
>> The question of migrating issue tracking never came up formally.
> I think I recall that it was discussed but put in the 'too-difficult drawer' for the time being ;-)

Well, perhaps it was framed wrongly ? For avoidance of doubt: I'm fully
with Robert here: the question shouldn't be whether all boost projects
should switch to github issue tracking, but rather whether they *may*
move away from the trac tracker to whatever they else they prefer.

> And the issue keeps bubbling up from time to time...

Because the current situation is quite unsatisfactory.

        Stefan

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