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

ID: 18807 Updated by: kalowsky@php.net Reported By: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: n/a PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: I believe 4.2.2 was an exception to the usual. It was an emergency security fix. Typically any fixes that are applied to CVS HEAD (which is the fixed in CVS message) are also applied to the latest branch. In some cases this cannot happen due to some chagnes (i.e. the new build system). Because of this I'm going to mark this as Bogus, because honest, we do usually back port these fixes! Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-09 07:23:15] m.ford@lmu.ac.uk I, in turn, see your point ;) !! However, your proposed wording is not necessarily any better, as "next released version" isn't always true (again, witness all the stuff that's fixed for 4.3.0, but didn't make it into 4.2.2 -- and even wouldn't have into 4.2.3 if it hadn't been killed!). How about noting that the fix will appear in a future release, and advice to keep an eye on the change log (complete with link), so maybe something like: A fix for this bug is already included in a development version ("CVS") of PHP, and should appear in a future release -- the ChangeLog at http://uk.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php will let you know when a version is released including this fix. Alternatively, you can obtain a snapshot ... Oh... ummm... another subissue... Better quoting of bug numbers fixed in the ChangeLog? Cheers! Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-08 11:58:34] tal@php.net 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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