RE: Bug in automerge -- probably not

This is what I am looking for, to find out if it is a problem people have
come across before or if it is isolated to just me.  If just me, then
probably some configuration or status of document within Visual Studios in
which this is happening.  Like I said, most time don't have problem, but
rare few times have lost recent changes.  I will focus on exactly what we
are doing to try and isolate this to user, system configuration, or software
isolation.

Thanks
- Clayton


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Sink [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:46 PM
To: 'Vault-List (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: [vault-list] Bug in automerge -- probably not


 
If there really is a bug here, I'd like to 
see it isolated.  But to be honest, I am 
skeptical.  You are obviously experiencing 
some sort of a problem.  I just find it
difficult to believe the automerge code
is at fault.

I have personally used the automerge feature 
of Vault thousands of times.  It has never, 
ever produced incorrect results.

There has never been a confirmed incident where 
any user lost code due to the automerge 
implementation.  Never.

The automerge code is extensively tested.  There 
is a test suite of several hundred test cases, 
everything from the common to the pathological.  
The code is also tested using a randomized test 
suite.  It passes every test, and has done so 
since well before 1.0 shipped.

The automerge code has been virtually unchanged
for well over a year, because there have been
no bugs found in it.

I mean no offense by offering this pushback.
I merely want to keep a sense of balance.
Given the track record behind this particular
piece of code, I think it deserves to be
defended until a reproducible bug is confirmed.

--
Eric Sink
Software Craftsman
http://software.ericsink.com/

 
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clayton Dool
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:01 PM
To: Vault-List (E-mail)
Subject: [vault-list] Bug in automerge

Several times now we have lost code by saying "attempt automerge" when
getting latest.  Have been unable to identify exact steps done to reproduce.
Code will be open in VS 2003 and a get latest is performed through vault
client.  While the idea of the changes made in VS were not saved when
performing get latest, on several occasions when this has happened, I know
they were saved.  Does not happen every time, nor consistent enought to
identify exact steps to reproduce it.  Anyone else have similar problems?

---------------------------
Clayton Dool
Application Developer, Axium
503.350.2156
[email protected] 


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