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From:
Dave Mitchell
Date:
March 22, 2013 22:52
Subject:
Re: [perl #117245] This is a bug report for perl fromartagnon@gmail.com,
Message ID:
20130322225158.GF2413@iabyn.com
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 01:33:48PM -0700, Thomas Sibley wrote:
> On 03/22/2013 01:08 PM, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> > Perlbug can tell people where to report CPAN bugs: it just requires
> > %Module::CoreList::bug_tracker to be updated to know the details for more
> > modules; at the moment, 'CPAN' itself is still listed as undef, unlike for
> > example:
> > 
> >     'App::Prove'            => 'http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Test-Harness',
> 
> Huh, I didn't know about %Module::CoreList::bug_tracker.  Since perlbug
> wants to send mail anyway, perhaps it could offer to directly mail the
> appropriate @rt.cpan.org address?  This offers folks a way forward to
> report bugs in dual-life modules via perlbug, instead of saying "Sorry,
> over there!"
> 
>     'App::Prove' => 'bug-Test-Harness@rt.cpan.org',

Although given that its a common complaint that perlbug is arachaic in
wanting to send an email rather than letting someone fill in a web form,
wouldn't this be a retrograde step?

-- 
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you
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