#18807 [Opn]: Please quote likely version number in "fixed in CVS" message

ID: 18807 Updated by: tal@php.net Reported By: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: n/a PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: I can see your point, but there is a problem. We always fight about the next version number :-) So, maybe just add a note that the fix will only appear in the next released version? -Tal Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-08 11:28:29] m.ford@lmu.ac.uk A lot of work has been done in improving the standard response message in the bug system, and they're now much better -- thanks. But there's still an obvious problem with the "fixed in CVS" one, as evidenced by the number of people beating you up about "fixed in CVS" bugs that aren't fixed in 4.2.2! It would be very helpful if you could always quote the anticipated version number when saying "fixed". (This would also help when searching the database, as it would be clear whether a "fixed" bug is actually fixed in the version in use.) A second issue here is use of the term CVS, as it often seems to be unclear to a newish user what this actually means. (It took me some time to figure it out, and I've got 20 years programming experience!) I would therefore humbly suggest that the "fixed in CVS" message should read something like this: There is already a fix for this bug in the latest development version ("CVS") of PHP -- this should appear in version 4.2.9, or you can obtain a snapshot of the CVS version at http://snaps.php.net/. If this was a documentation problem, the fix should show up soon at http://www.php.net/manual/. If this was a PHP.net website problem ... etc. (Of course, this brings up a subproblem of version numbering if an emergency release is made in the interim, as happened with 4.2.2 -- I guess this would just be a greater incentive to make such releases as a pl rather than a full subpoint...!!) Cheers, and thanks for all your efforts! Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18807&edit=1