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Re: Feature request: support for multiple tracking systems simultaneously

From: <schellin_at_xs4all.nl>
Date: 2007-11-14 20:05:11 CET

Stefan wrote:
>
> It would be better if you:
> * only use one URL for your different parts of the dev process. After
> all, a bug is a bug, an issue is an issue and a feature request is a
> feature request, no matter in what part of your dev cycle you are

This is not an option, because these processes overlap: in a development
cycle both PRs may be solved and new requirements may be generated.
This can (and will) be done on the same branch, and hence linking to one
tracking system is insufficient.

> * if you can't use one URL, set up one URL and redirect from there to
> your separate URLs if needed.

That is an option. But I don't like adding infrastructure to work around
this limitation (maintenance, reduced traceability, etc.)

>
>> Also, tortoise could show multiple "Bug-ID" windows in the commit
>> dialogue,
>> allowing the user to enter a number/ID in one or more of them, thus
>> composing
>> a correct log message.
>
> :)
>
> Seriously: try to imagine how the commit dialog would look - I guess we
> would get into the "interface hall of shame"(1) really fast.

Yes, if we were to link in 27 or more systems, I agree :)

>
>> Typical use cases that I encounter deal with 3 systems, where the
>> committer
>> would typically be required to enter IDs for at least one or two. (To
>> control tortoise's warning behavior for this use case new properties
>> could
>> be introduced, but that be advanced behavior, and not the most
>> critical.)
>
> I've never even heard of this. The typical cases are with only one
> system, where the system itself can separate different dev cycles. But
> three individual systems for those?

Well, it does happen (suites usually do not provide best-in-class tools,
so if you want best-in-class, you have to mix and match).

An additional reason for this is that we have a development process that
requires code review before commits, and these reviews are done using a
tracking system. Therefore, we encounter 2 different IDs in every commit.

Nico

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