[Bug 29400] New: Bug submission requirements: guidelines not clear that you should be using the latest beta.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29400 Bug #: 29400 Summary: Bug submission requirements: guidelines not clear that you should be using the latest beta. Product: WineHQ Bugzilla Version: unspecified Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: bugzilla-unknown AssignedTo: wine-bugs(a)winehq.org ReportedBy: hgtoo(a)yahoo.com Classification: Unclassified When clicking to lodge a new bug you're directed to read http://wiki.winehq.org/Bugs which says you should be "using the latest version of Wine" & in turn directs you to http://www.winehq.org/site/download There, two latest releases, stable & development, are listed. Next, http://www.winehq.org/download/ubuntu hints that you should go for stable rather than development release, so I did, especially as I've never known a bug submission process that requires you to be running a beta. But, that's what I was told to do, in the comments, when I actually submitted bug 29398 & bug 29399 I've since had http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-0bae04b4126dffb8a08bf020982badacb6f367ff pointed out to me, which more strongly hints the opposite - that you should run the development release. More clarity about this in the instructions presented to users when lodging bug reports would be a good idea. The barriers are high enough already - yet another account to register for (openoffice, google code, sourceforge,...), system to get the hang of, & process to learn. I'd already put this off for months. Not a complaint, just a suggestion. Cheers. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29400 Dmitry Timoshkov <dmitry(a)baikal.ru> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|normal |enhancement --- Comment #1 from Dmitry Timoshkov <dmitry(a)baikal.ru> 2011-12-21 03:31:21 CST --- It's a wiki, just add your comment/clarification there. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29400 --- Comment #2 from Rosanne DiMesio <dimesio(a)earthlink.net> 2011-12-21 11:12:26 CST --- IMO, the instructions are precisely correct as written: what is wanted is the latest version, period. Most of the time this will be the latest development version, but for the two weeks after a new major stable release it will be that stable release. As for the Ubuntu downloads page, what it suggests is that users might want to stick with the stable version if it is working for them. If they're trying to file bugs against it, obviously it's not. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29400 Austin English <austinenglish(a)gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED Severity|enhancement |normal --- Comment #3 from Austin English <austinenglish(a)gmail.com> 2011-12-27 05:49:12 CST --- Page now says: You are using the latest DEVELOPMENT version of Wine (not stable) (See downloads for information on how to get the latest). -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29400 Jerome Leclanche <adys.wh(a)gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |adys.wh(a)gmail.com --- Comment #4 from Jerome Leclanche <adys.wh(a)gmail.com> 2012-02-29 19:21:46 CST --- (In reply to comment #3) Austin, would it be possible to create a javascript alert if, when submitting, the reported version is older than the current one by 1-2 versions? Something along the lines of: You reported you are using wine-1.3.25. The most recent version is wine-1.4-rc5. This bug may be invalid, you should try with the latest version. [OK] [Cancel] -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29400 Austin English <austinenglish(a)gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |CLOSED --- Comment #5 from Austin English <austinenglish(a)gmail.com> 2012-02-29 21:02:51 CST --- (In reply to comment #4)
(In reply to comment #3) Austin, would it be possible to create a javascript alert if, when submitting, the reported version is older than the current one by 1-2 versions?
Something along the lines of:
You reported you are using wine-1.3.25. The most recent version is wine-1.4-rc5. This bug may be invalid, you should try with the latest version. [OK] [Cancel]
Presumably, sure. I don't know though, I know Newman doesn't want to edit the code base substantially from source though. Ask in #winehackers / wine-devel, I suppose. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
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