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Re: (ITS#7448) "assertion failed" in MDB
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On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:16 AM, Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com> wrote:
> Quanah, from past experience I know that making a test case is a research
>> endeavor that can be quite costly. IMO, refusing to investigate a bug
>> without a test case is not a sane support politics.
>>
>
> Chasing "bugs" in 3rd party code that you haven't shared with us is not a
> sane policy. If we can't see the code, we certainly can't identify the root
> cause of the issue. Given that our library is working in our primary
> application (slapd) as well as multiple other projects, the burden of proof
> is on you to demonstrate that the bug is not caused by your C++ application.
If you think it is acceptable for your library to die with "assert" because
of a 3rd party code then I have no further questions about the
"reliability" of your software.
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On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:16 AM, Howard Chu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:hyc@symas.com"; target=3D"_blank">hyc@symas.com</a>></span> wr=
ote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
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<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">Quanah, from past experien=
ce I know that making a test case is a research<br>
endeavor that can be quite costly. IMO, refusing to investigate a bug<br>
without a test case is not a sane support politics.<br>
</div></blockquote>
<br>
Chasing "bugs" in 3rd party code that you haven't shared with=
us is not a sane policy. If we can't see the code, we certainly can=
9;t identify the root cause of the issue. Given that our library is working=
in our primary application (slapd) as well as multiple other projects, the=
burden of proof is on you to demonstrate that the bug is not caused by you=
r C++ application.</blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>If you think it is acceptable for your library to die w=
ith "assert" because of a 3rd party code then I have no further q=
uestions about the "reliability" of your software.</div></div>
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