Re: All those useless bugs in the TeX Live packages
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:26:23AM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am very much tempted to close *ALL* bugs that are not related
> to packaging, but to upupstream bugs (like package foorbar does
> not support xyz, that command does not work in this context, etc).
>
> I consider it a waste of attention and time, and it will be
> *nothing* we in Debian or we in upstream TeX Live will fix or
> care for.
>
> Upstream TeX Live's stance to these bugs are: Please report it to
> the author of the package.
>
> This is something I am planning to do, too.
>
> Any remarks on that?
Sounds sensible. A nice standard message giving suggestions on how to
report the bug or seek more advice, eg asking on comp.text.tex, would
be good to soften the blow.
Julian
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