Re: [Caml-list] Doing compiler patch review with a dedicated mailing-list

["Török Edwin" <edwin+ml-ocaml@etorok.net>]

On 01/13/2014 03:57 PM, Simon Cruanes wrote:
> Le Mon, 13 Jan 2014, Thomas Refis a écrit :
>>
>>> I'm already doing a few reviews on mantis, and occasionally uses the
>>> github in-patch-commenting interface when people send a link to a
>>> github-hosted patch (eg. http://caml.inria.fr/mantis/view.php?id=6274
>>> ).
>>
>> Since we're talking about it: I was a bit confused with that review.
>> Although *I* find the github interface nicer than mantis and the "in
>> patch comments" really useful, I didn't know whether I should answer
>> your comments on github or on mantis, and people on mantis might not
>> see the comments you did.
>> So I'm not sure that's really a good approach. (But of course that
>> particular patch was about ocamldoc, which no one really cares about,
>> so I guess that's ok)
> 
> I like the github interface, but it's clear that it also comes with
> vendor lock-in.

It is probably a matter of what you're used with, for me - coming from Bugzilla - reporting an issue on Github is more complicated,
and less obvious than on Bugzilla.
For example I don't know how to mark an issue as a 'feature request', or 'enhancement' as there are no severities; and I always
have to be careful of special characters that mess up formatting in the body of the issue, and need to put those in <pre> blocks.

I didn't have any considerable problems reporting bugs on Mantis, in fact its probably easier for me than Github, although
I have to admit that I didn't really try searching for bugs on Mantis or Github, and Github might have an advantage there.

Best regards,
--Edwin