[Cython] Trac usage and bug handling for 0.11.x

[Stefan Behnel]

Carl Witty wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml at behnel.de> wrote:
>> 2) Every trac ticket must have a bug test case associated with it. This
>> means that there must be a failing test case in tests/bugs/ named
>> "nicely_descriptive_name_here_Txyz.pyx" (where 'xyz' is the ticket number),
>> or a patch in trac that adds this test case. See
>>
>> http://wiki.cython.org/HackerGuide
>>
>> Please try to do this even for the tricky cases that feel like there isn't
>> a good test case. Reproducing a bug is critical for fixing it, and having a
>> test case is critical for not breaking it in the future.
> 
> Does that mean I can't report bugs to trac anymore, without
> constructing a test case in the form of a Cython patch?  If so, then
> -0.  (I probably just wouldn't bother reporting bugs any more under
> such a rule.)

No, reporting bugs is open to everyone. The above doesn't mean the reporter
of a bug *must* be the one to provide the test case. I just wanted to
stress the fact that we need a test case that must go in before the fix,
and that a test case makes it easier for us to reproduce and fix the bug.
So there is a reason to prioritise tickets that contain a test case, as
tickets without a test case are more work.

I'll clarify that on a Wiki page later today.

Stefan