Re: Where to report RC bugs

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On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 at 14:55, Peter Sampson <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 12:06 PM Steve Fiddle <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Where should bugs in RCs be reported?
>>
>> Reporting here for now:
>>
>> Testing on Xubuntu 20.04 with audacity-linux-3.0.3-RC2-x86_64.AppImage
>> When
>> UpdateScheduledTime=
>> is set to an invalid value (such as nothing, as shown above), the
>> Audacity splash screen opens, then nothing - the main Audacity window does
>> not open, though Audacity is running. There's no error message, and no
>> message in the terminal.
>> The Audacity process has to be killed.
>>
>
> Is this really a bug?
>

I think it is, because care has been taken with other settings to ensure
that Audacity still launches if settings are invalid.


>
> The civilian user is not supposed to go around editing audacity.cfg.
>

True, but what if the audacity.cfg file gets corrupted somehow, or if a
user does mess with it, or if a bug elsewhere writes an invalid value, ....
Better if Audacity is more robust and can survive an invalid setting by
(automatically) dropping back to the default, (as it does with other
settings).


> If you do feel it is a bug I would log it as an RC bug on GitHub and fag
> it as "Re;ease 3.0.3" in the Projects
> and as "Audacity 3.0.3 in the Milestone field.
>

You mean add it as an "Issue"? (https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues)

Steve



>
> Peter.
>
>
>
>> I've tested a few other setting in audacity.cfg, and they appear to
>> correctly revert to default settings when invalid.
>>
>> Steve
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 at 14:55, Peter Sampson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
om</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 12:06 PM St=
eve Fiddle &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank=
">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small">W=
here should bugs in RCs be reported?</div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><b=
r></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">Reporting here for now:</div><div st=
yle=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">Testing on=
 Xubuntu 20.04 with audacity-linux-3.0.3-RC2-x86_64.AppImage</div><div styl=
e=3D"font-size:small">When</div><div style=3D"font-size:small">UpdateSchedu=
ledTime=3D</div><div style=3D"font-size:small">is set to an invalid value (=
such as nothing, as shown above), the Audacity splash screen opens, then no=
thing - the main Audacity window does not open, though Audacity is running.=
 There&#39;s no error message, and no message in the terminal.<br></div><di=
v style=3D"font-size:small">The Audacity process has to be killed.</div></d=
iv></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Is this really a bug?=C2=A0 <br></div><=
/div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:small" =
class=3D"gmail_default">I think it is, because care has been taken with oth=
er settings to ensure that Audacity still launches if settings are invalid.=
</div></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div></div><div><br></div><=
div>The civilian user is not supposed to go around editing audacity.cfg.</d=
iv></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:sma=
ll" class=3D"gmail_default">True, but what if the audacity.cfg file gets co=
rrupted somehow, or if a user does mess with it, or if a bug elsewhere writ=
es an invalid value, .... <br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small" class=3D=
"gmail_default">Better if Audacity is more robust and can survive an invali=
d setting by (automatically) dropping back to the default, (as it does with=
 other settings).<br></div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div=
>If you do feel it is a bug I would log it as an RC bug on GitHub and fag i=
t as &quot;Re;ease 3.0.3&quot; in the Projects</div><div>and as &quot;Audac=
ity 3.0.3 in the Milestone field.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></=
div><div><div style=3D"font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">You mean ad=
d it as an &quot;Issue&quot;? (<a href=3D"https://github.com/audacity/audac=
ity/issues">https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues</a>)</div><div styl=
e=3D"font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-=
size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">Steve</div><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l=
eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>Peter.</div><div><br></div><div><br><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">I&#39;=
ve tested a few other setting in audacity.cfg, and they appear to correctly=
 revert to default settings when invalid.<br></div><div style=3D"font-size:=
small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">Steve<br></div></div>
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