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

ID: 36023 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: ozone at cname dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Website problem Operating System: various PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: Whoever makes a bug duplicate should add the text "See bug #<id>" in it. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-17 18:50:18] ozone at cname dot com it's not the underlying status -- it's making sure that the bug database has useful cross-references. making it easier to find the tidbits of knowledge means a more useful php and less overhead for the developers, yes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-17 16:41:59] smlerman at gmail dot com According to the Advanced Search page, there's a status setting "Duplicate". Maybe duplicate bug reports should be marked as duplicates instead of bogus? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-15 22:03:11] ozone at cname dot com 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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