On Thu 01 Jun 2017 at 13:47:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/01/2017 12:28 PM, Brian wrote: > >On Thu 01 Jun 2017 at 11:01:05 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >>On 06/01/2017 09:30 AM, Don Armstrong wrote: > >>>On Thu, 01 Jun 2017, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>>>I can't find a way to retrieve project bugs in order of date originally > >>>>filed. > >>>> reportbug-ng can sort by "last activity" but not "date opened". > >> > >>*INCORRECT* I was mislead by combination of visual problems and available > >>monitor. > >>It will sort on bug number. I had only spotted that I could sort on last > >>activity. > >> > >>>> https://www.debian.org/Bugs/ can report by "classification" > >>>> but not "date opened". > >>> > >>>The bug numbers increase monotonically, so larger numbers are > >>>guaranteed to have been filed after smaller numbers. By default > >>>the BTS sorts them numerically which is also the order filed. > >> > >>BUT > >><https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?dist=unstable;package=tomboy> > >>insists on categorizing the bugs. > >> > >>I want a simple list, one line per bug, of open bugs for a project: > >>[bug #] [date submitted] [bug title] > > > >I think you are going about this in an inefficient way. Your stated aim > >is > > > > > It has been suggested that I could be useful by testing older bugs to see > > > if > > > they could be closed -- i.e. a fix for another problem or a general > > > upgrade > > > has fixed the problem. > > > >I'd suggest you choose a package or two which you use and have some > >reasonable familiarity with. To tackle all open bugs is a gigantic > >task. Testing open bugs in a package you triage is enough for anyone. > >A list, one line per bug, of open bugs for a package is on the package > >page. You know what they say about molehills. > > > > Before replying to a post, please read *ENTIRE* post. Even, or especially, > what you snip.
OK, boss. Your detailed and explanative response to my post have pointed me to the true path of -user nirvana. (He says - scratching his head and wondering why he bothers. Especially when nothing which benefits the Debian BTS is likely to materialise from the interaction). -- Brian.
