[gentoo-dev] What is "bump request"?

[gentoo-dev] What is "bump request"?

[Shaochun Wang]

I see the phrase "bump request" in bugzilla of Gentoo. What does it
mean?


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[gentoo-dev] Re: What is "bump request"?

[Ryan Hill]

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Shaochun Wang wrote:
> I see the phrase "bump request" in bugzilla of Gentoo. What does it
> mean?

A request to update the version of a package in portage to a later one, usually 
the latest released.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: What is "bump request"?

[Chris Gianelloni]

On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 20:47 -0600, Ryan Hill wrote:
> Shaochun Wang wrote:
> > I see the phrase "bump request" in bugzilla of Gentoo. What does it
> > mean?
> 
> A request to update the version of a package in portage to a later one, usually 
> the latest released.

It is also done by many people as an attempt to get the developer to
look at an issue.  This is usually done by people used to web forums,
where things are sorted by the most recent and things disappear off the
"front page" over time.  Most of these people either do not realize that
bugs do not act the same as a web forum, or they're simply rude and
trying to tell the developer that they think that their issue is more
important than others.  ;]

Generally, "bump request" means to bump the version of a package,
whereas just "bump" is for "bumping the thread"...

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