On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Dan Nessett dnessett@yahoo.com wrote:
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:30:10 +0200, Platonides wrote:
Dan Nessett wrote:
After testing, it appears moving to 1.16.5 solves the problem. Should I file a bug against 1.16.2 and mention it is fixed in 1.16.5? This might help those who run 1.16.x, x < 5 if, if they run into the same problem
Such bug wouldn't get any action. Bugs in 1.16.x are fixed in a new release 1.16.y (y > x). This is already fixed, Nothing we can do to solve people in old versions.
I think you have missed the point. The bug is already fixed in 1.16.5 (and I presume in later releases). However, many wikis don't upgrade regularly. If their situation is like ours, there is a very small tech staff and it is unrealistic to upgrade often (we ran 1.13.2 for 3 years before upgrading to 1.16.2). In addition, in our case we modify the standard distribution with a patchkit, so deploying a new release of MW requires applying that kit and testing before going live with it. This is not a trivial amount of work.
Consequently, I would guess there are many wikis running 1.16.x, x < 5. If they run up against the bug described in this thread and search Bugzilla for a fix, they won't find it. If I file a bug describing the problem and indicate it is fixed in 1.16.5, it provides those sites with knowledge about the problem without posting a question here or elsewhere.
-- -- Dan Nessett
This thread has been educational on both the topic and patching conventions.
A well worded bug report, as you suggest, with a link back to this thread, would be a benefit without risk.
Please also provide this thread with a link to that bug report.
Thanks! --Fred