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| On 10/24/07, Ash Searle <ash@hexmen.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to submit a bug report for Image_Barcode (even though the
> package seems to be abandoned.)
>
> The bug now seems to be stuck in some limbo status:
> http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=12331
>
> I filled in the bug-report, complete with patch. On submission, I was
> told the patch was in the wrong format - it took a few more attempts
> before realising the real problem was I didn't type ".txt" on the end of
> the patch name (i.e. nothing to do with the file format.)
>
> Attempting to access the bug gives:
> ERROR: The user who submitted this bug has not yet confirmed their email
> address.
>
> Following the confirmation link in my email gives:
> ERROR: Unknown salt
>
> Trying to resend a confirmation email gives:
> Error: handle is either already verified or does not exist
>
> (which is true... I've validate my email address in the past, so don't
> know why I'm having to do it again.)
>
> Basically, I think I've jumped through all the right hoops, and yet my bug
> report seems to be inaccessible...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ash
>
> Note: This isn't the first time I've tried to contribute to PEAR; last
> time I tried contributing there wasn't any facility for attaching patches
> at all, so things are obviously progressing. But, I still find the PEAR
> site and contribution process really hard to work with.
>
> - I'd like to contribute bug-reports without having to code fixes too;
>
> - If I code a fix, I'd like it acted on quickly (a w , maybe even a
> month. But 2 months is too long (bug 9242), and 6 months without action
> is taking the mick: http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=10594.)
>
> - If a package seems abandoned (like Image_Barcode) I'd like to be able to
> check stuff into CVS without having to read a 10,000 word treatise on the
> responsibility of being a maintainer.
I see all the reporting issues as they have come up multiple times on
the list/irc. Maybe a bug report for the reporting system? No idea.
Anyway, in your case I think pear-qa should be addressed. :) I cc'ed the list.
Till
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