A user sent this to the appdb mailing list. I thought the talkback idea was an interesting one that we might want to consider now that we are nearing 1.0.
Chris
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Subject: suggest Appdb Date: Thursday 27 October 2005 10:02 pm From: "Elektro Schock" elektroschock@linuxmail.org To: appdb@winehq.org
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Well,
1. what I would like to see are Wine talkback versions
a) terminal output + related app + wine version + other config b) delete dublicates c) automatical submission to a server d) add to app specific database if not dublicate
Benefits: * Wine developers are able to determine what console output is generated when using the software * It is traceable what real applications will get improved when a certain FIXME is fixed and what applications depend on a bug. * app related bug reporting via automation * it is possible to limit reporting to certain apps e.g. gold and silver apps only or certain types of bugs and to set a time limit for the talkback feature, so you get no old version reports. * you can determine what applications were tried by users and whether problems still exist * bug reporting becomes easier.
2. Where do I find documentation about the different kinds of wine bugs reported at the console?
err fixme Unexpected calls bugs invoking wine-dbg etc.
When you run an application with you run into "bugs". But certainly there often is no strict severity. What are severe errors that need to get reported? What are just unimplemented features?
I further assume that bugzilla FIXMEs are not the same as console output FIXMEs
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