[Scummvm-devel] SF.net tracker vs. trac

Vladimir Menshakov whoozle at yandex.ru
Sun Nov 15 09:54:35 CET 2009



14.11.09, 23:09, "Thierry Crozat" <criezy at scummvm.org>:

> Le 27 oct. 09 à 16:23, Max Horn a écrit :
> > If you want to play a little bit with Trac and Mantis, here are test
> > installs of the SF.net hosted apps for us. Feel free to create test
> > issues etc. (WE can wipe it and start over from scratch at a later
> > point).
> >
> > Trac: 
> > Mantis: 
> >
> I finally found some time to try trac and Mantis. They indeed both  
> seemed to react a bit slowly, which I have put down to sourceforge  
> website being slow in general. They were still usable though, and it  
> is not worse than the current sf.net tracker.
> To be honest, I am not sure I prefer trac over the current sf.net  
> tracker. The terminology it uses is strange and the bug and feature  
> trackers, while present, seems to be a small part, and the last one,  
> of a multi-featured system (e.g. roadmap). It took me a few minutes  
> to find where I needed to go to report a bug.
> On the other hand, while Mantis seems to have the same multitude of  
> features as trac, the tracker is first and foremost, which means I  
> found it immediately. I also found the terminology and GUI used by  
> Mantis less confusing.
> You can find my detailed thoughts in the issue reports I opened on  
> these two systems:
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/scummvm/ticket/2
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/scummvm/view.php?id=4
> In summary, if personally I had to choose between these three systems  
> hosted by sourceforge, I would go with Mantis.
> Thierry

I've been using Mantis for years and I think it's the best of opensource bug tracking tools. 
Also, trac seems slow for me :( I'd prefer Mantis over Trac. 

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