[Axiom-developer] Re: Axiom: fixed and fixed proposed bit vectors

[Martin Rubey]

Yes, I like this proposal equally well.  Comments?

"William Sit" <address@hidden> writes:

> Dear Martin:
> 
> May I suggest using a bit vector to notate the fixes? I propose that the bits
> of the bit vector be assigned according to chronological order of axiom
> branches, so that bit 0 is for Tim's Axiom, bit 1 for FriCAS and bit 2 for
> OpenAxiom, etc. So we need only two status: fixed xxx and fixed proposed xxx
> for now. The bit vector is extensible if more flavors come along.
> 
> Example: "fixed 101" means patches exist and implemented for OpenAxiom and for
> Tim's Axiom, each patch according to the requirements of the flavor.
> 
> "fixed proposed 010" means a patch exist (proposed) but not implemented (for
> whatever reasons) on FriCAS.
> 
> "fixed 000" means no patch implemented
> 
> "fixed proposed 000" means no patch proposed (implies of course "fixed 000").
> 
> You may forward this to the groups or disregard as you please.
> 
> William
> 
> 
> On 25 Jan 2008 22:11:55 +0100
>   Martin Rubey <address@hidden> wrote:
> >I have just added a new bug status "fixed somewhere".
> >
> > Please use "fix proposed" and "fixed somewhere" according to the following
> >rules:
> >
> >> 1) fix proposed
> >>    would be used if a patch is attached, but it hasn't been fixed in one of
> >> the
> >>    systems
> >> 2) fixed somewhere     would be used if the issue is fixed somewhere,
> >> regardless whether a patch is
> >>    included or not.
> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I will upload patches to those issues I marked "fix proposed" with comment
> > "fixed in FriCAS" upon request.  I hope that's OK for everybody.  Otherwise,
> >please complain and I'll try to find a solution.
> >
> > I'd be also very grateful for a better name, replacing "fixed somewhere", it
> >shouldn't be longer though.
> >
> >Martin
> >
> >
> >
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