please update the rules

[jotd]

https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=15429 is completely outdated if you ask me

If you would like a game supported, would like to contribute, or have any other question about development, it is probably best talking to the developers of WHDLoad and the slaves in the official WHDLoad mailing list on Yahoo, which is here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WHDLoad

This EAB forum is about discussion about WHDLoad, problems, ideas, and other discussion which is related to WHDLoad.

There's a request thread a mile long and there's no problem with it: https://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?f=22, except that maybe after a while requests are buried.

On the other hand, I think bugs in slaves should not be reported in this forum. If devs don't see it soon enough, it will be lost. Otherwise, it's putting pressure & urgency on the devs so they must fix it before the thread is buried.

There's a very good bugtracking page for that: https://mantis.whdload.de (or just report the bugs on whdload page, it redirects to mantis automatically)

Then the bug can be discussed in the issue discussion thread.

[BarryB]

I've reported a few things via the WHDLoad page for an install but for whatever reason 'SPAM Keyword' messages stop me submitting them as it doesn't tell me what word is the 'SPAM keyword' so I can't submit that report!

[jotd]

don't use whdload page use https://mantis.whdload.de/

[zipper]

Heh, I reported a bug in Coala years ago - and was surprised when after 5 - 10 years I got an answer that it was solved

[dreadnought]

Originally Posted by jotd

don't use whdload page use https://mantis.whdload.de/

But...

Originally Posted by StingRay

If you use the "Author/Contact (use it to report problems with that install)" link that can be seen in my screenshot, a Mantis ticket will always be created. It also has the advantage that the ticket will be assigned to the responsible patch developer as the bug reports are processed by Bert (Wepl) in this case.

See this thread for context.

[jotd]

okay, I plead guilty I never used that method, and I rarely create tickets. I use to close them instead

[Wepl]

Originally Posted by BarryB

I've reported a few things via the WHDLoad page for an install but for whatever reason 'SPAM Keyword' messages stop me submitting them as it doesn't tell me what word is the 'SPAM keyword' so I can't submit that report!

Sorry, If the spam keywords are written in the response this spammers may avoid them. Please use the bugtracker in these cases.
Beyond this both ways are fine to report problems.

[daxb]

I don't know if that have changed but in the past if you add a bug report via mantis bugtracker there was no assign to author and (if I'm not wrong) game/demo title. So wepl or others(?) have to do it manually. It was recommended to use the WHDLoad page to open a report. If a bug report exists already mantis can be used to add/change things. Usually the link from email notifications is an easy access.

[Wepl]

Yes, that is correct. There is no auto assignment if issues are entered in the bugtracker. And if the project (install) does not yet exists in mantis it's to report via the website. On import into the bugtracker the project will be created then.

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by Wepl

Sorry, If the spam keywords are written in the response this spammers may avoid them. Please use the bugtracker in these cases.
Beyond this both ways are fine to report problems.

Re-submitted the Space Ace report via the WHDLoad page using fewer words and this time it's been submitted.


It's just awkward not knowing which words were causing the SPAM message!