From: Eric Hodel Date: 2007-06-19T06:22:06+09:00 Subject: Re: rdoc -x essentially useless On Jun 18, 2007, at 12:41, Trans wrote: > On Jun 18, 3:23 pm, Eric Hodel wrote: >> On Jun 18, 2007, at 11:50, Trans wrote: >>> I just don't see the value in rdoc including a file that's been >>> explicitly flagged for exclusion via -x/--exclude. Do you? Can we >>> get >>> sort of fix/feature for this in a future release of RDocs? >> >> Did you file a bug? >> >> I don't see how you can expect developers to keep track of bugs >> "filed" on a mailing list, especially one that isn't for the >> development of the software in question. If you find bugs and want >> them fixed, file them in the appropriate bug tracker. > > Thanks Eric. I will do so... > > It's just that I'm not sure it's a bug. I think it was meant to be > that way for some reason. If you're not sure, file a bug. At worst, the maintainer sees it and rejects it. After all, they're the best person to determine if what you've found is really a bug. > But I think maybe the reason turned out not to be so good after > all, but it's never been addressed b/c other tools (like the Rake > task) took care of the issue. I bring it up here first to see if my > reasoning is sound and that others concur. If they/you > do, I will submit a feature request. What if nobody agrees with you, but it really is a bug? The maintainer will never see it then. Its always better to file a bug. -- Poor workers blame their tools. Good workers build better tools. The best workers get their tools to do the work for them. -- Syndicate Wars