#36023 [Opn]: bogus/duplicate bugs need original id

ID: 36023 User updated by: ozone at cname dot com Reported By: ozone at cname dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Website problem Operating System: various PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: suggest "master" bug for "bogus" duplicates, or perhaps a way to xref bugs directly into an editable faq entry, so that non-bug knowledge can be collected. perfect example: newer php releases won't link against mysql binary distributions on solaris -- probably not a bug in either mysql or php (still investigating) but the problem is frustrating and documentation is very sparse. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-15 18:47:45] ozone at cname dot com Description: ------------ flagging a bug as "bogus" should prompt the maintainer for a duplicate bug id, to make sure it gets into the ticket (thereby enhancing the search results). i added a comment to manual/en/install.unix.solaris.php; the list of required software at the top of that page should probably mention the fully-GNU-toolchain requirement, as it's not currently explicitly mentioned anywhere (and was never necessary for php before 5.1). Reproduce code: --------------- i opened 36020 (bogus) because 35492 (also bogus) did not usefully refer to 35496 (not returned by search results). 36020 resulted in 35492 being updated to mention 35496, so at least some good came out of it... if i had found 35496 when searching (or had it suggested as a possible duplicate), i would have gotten an answer sooner and not bothered the maintainers. (i owe someone a beer :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36023&edit=1