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Subject: Re: [Rd] 'unique' error message
From: Wacek Kusnierczyk <Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk () idi ! ntnu ! no>
Date: 2009-02-23 7:46:03
Message-ID: 49A2543B.4030409 () idi ! ntnu ! no
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Duncan Murdoch wrote:
<snip>
> On 22/02/2009 6:22 PM, Wacek Kusnierczyk wrote:
>> well, ok, but it sounds odd to me that in a large multideveloper project
>> where not only people are allowed to use their idiosyncratic habits (and
>> leave bug-inducing footprints behind), but even the idea of having a
>> consistent way of printing debug messages seems not to have been
>> discussed (how much am i off here?).
>
> I think you are just trolling now. How could we stop people from
> using whatever method they wanted when debugging? And we don't
> "allow" people to leave bugs behind, but sometimes (being fallible)
> they do anyways.
i wasn't trolling, it was a genuine question. you're probably too
sensitive. i don't see anything wrong in at least trying to achieve
consensus on policies for how code is altered by various developers.
<snip>
>
>>
>> yes, though irrespectively of the consequences, it still was a bug,
>> no? (have you thanked stavros for reporting it?)
>
> I hope he realizes that we do appreciate the report. That's why it
> got such quick attention. (I don't expect him to thank me for fixing
> it, either.)
and why not? is it usual (an polite) to make (and express) the
assumption that no one will thank you for removing a bug?
vQ
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