Re: Further bug system stuff...

[Carl V Streeter <streeter@cae.wisc.edu>]

Michael Alan Dorman writes:
> 
> 
> 1) Send a message to the originator of the bug report asking him/her
> to check and see if the bug still exists, and close the bug report if
> its been done, or
> 
> 2) Mark the bug done, and in the message to the originator, ask them
> to reopen it if it still exists.
> 
> #1 is obviously the more cautious approach, but, frankly, I don't know
> if that is preferable or not.

I would think that it would be preferable to have someone verify that 
it really is gone, rather than that it should be gone by now.

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