proper bug report procedure?

In response to bug=A0#7249, mysqld_safe was changed (in 4.1.9) to fix =
the=20
problem. Unfortunately, the real problem was misunderstood, so the=20
"fix" causes a separate but related problem that breaks mysqld_safe in=20=

some cases. My thinking, then, was that this is still the same bug,=20
modified by an incorrect fix. With that in mind (and wanting to avoid=20=

the semi-rude response to duplicate bugs), I added a comment (4 days=20
ago) to the bug explaining the problem and offering a fix. My comment=20=

doesn't seem to have been noticed, as there's been no response. Am I=20
simply being too impatient, or should I have submitted this as a=20
separate bug?

Possibly the problem lies in the bug status -- No Feedback. The=20
message from the bugs system invites me to comment and "change the=20
status of the bug back to 'Open', but as I am neither a developer nor=20
the original poster, I have no power to change the status. I can=20
imagine the developers are watching for bugs with an open status. What=20=

is the correct thing to do in this case? That is, in general, how does=20=

one add a comment that will be noticed to a bug without changing the=20
status?

Michael=


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Re: proper bug report procedure?

At 15:06 8/4/2005, Michael Stassen wrote:

I re-opened the bug. Thank you for the feedback.


Regards,

Miguel Angel Sol=F3rzano
S=E3o Paulo - Brazil



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Re: proper bug report procedure?

Miguel Angel Solorzano wrote:
> At 15:06 8/4/2005, Michael Stassen wrote:
>
> I re-opened the bug. Thank you for the feedback.
>
> Regards,
>
> Miguel Angel Solórzano
> São Paulo - Brazil
>

Thank you for re-opening the bug. As the problem prevents mysqld from
starting, I believe the severity should be changed to S2, as well.

No one has answered my question, however. What is the correct
procedure? Should I have opened a new bug? If not, is writing to this
list the way to call attention to an addition to an old bug? Should I
have been more patient? I'd like to do this in whatever way is most
helpful to the developers, but I don't know what that is.

Michael

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