Outstanding OS3.2.2 bugs/issues

[DanBy]

Is there any resource that has a list of outstanding bugs and issues in the latest Hyperion AmigaOS?

[Thomas Richter]

You find at least a couple of them listed here:

https://github.com/thorfdbg/rkrm-dos

These are not new bugs, but fairly old ones.

[Steady]

Sorry DanBy, there is no public resource for this, though if you see anything, you can post here to let us know.

[Olaf Barthel]

Originally Posted by DanBy

Is there any resource that has a list of outstanding bugs and issues in the latest Hyperion AmigaOS?

Sadly, there is no public bug tracker (or tracker for enhancement requests) for the AmigaOS 3.1.4/3.2 versions. While this kind of thing is still common practice (it was in Commodore's days), it is not helpful, to say the least.

Commodore's own bug and enhancement request database from way back in 1994/1995 has survived, but is of questionable value today.

A single one-stop-shop to collect and categorize what are known defects could make a big difference.

[kamelito]

Well it depends are all bugs in the CBM databases fixed or not in 3.2?

[gulliver]

Originally Posted by kamelito

Well it depends are all bugs in the CBM databases fixed or not in 3.2?

I remember that about two years ago some of us did a deep scan through it.

Bugs that could be reproduced/confirmed were all addressed. Many of them could not be reproduced and this is most likely due to the amount of changes that AmigaOS has suffered throughout the years (yes, they are that old!). Of them we found that the majority were addressed indirectly by some of the different OS updates since then.

However, feature requests were not addressed. These were the most abundant by far, and even then, many have already been addressed indirectly during the post-bankruptcy CBM developments).

[kamelito]

Nice to hear, so new features of that database have been addressed by using externals tools/apps?

[gulliver]

Originally Posted by kamelito

Nice to hear, so new features of that database have been addressed by using externals tools/apps?

No, it is that a lot of time had passed since the original feature requests were made which was approximately 30 years ago, so many features eventually got implemented (by coincidence most likely) or just became obsolete as AmigaOS evolved.

You should also take into consideration that after 3 decades, users expectations regarding feature requirements are totally different, and so are what they perceive as priorities.

That said, there is probably a couple of feature requests that still remain reasonable and worth persuing. But, it always comes down to time, will, and a developer capable of implementing them, and what they do prioritize in their own agenda.

I personally found that the database was more interesting from an historical point of view than from a development one. It can give you a detailed context of what was going on back then.

[DanBy]

Originally Posted by gulliver

Bugs that could be reproduced/confirmed were all addressed.

This is good to know. Though I was mostly curious about what new bugs has 3.2 introduced or is present in the new functionality