1 Here are outlined some of the future directions for the debbugs
2 codebase and things that should be done.
6 * Stop doing the .in -> foo translation
8 * Use ExtUtils::Makemaker instead of a custom makefile
9 - We use Makemaker for the easy perl bits
10 * More testing of modules so it's not so easy to break things
13 GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL CLEANUP
16 * use of strict and warnings everywhere
17 * Split out errorlib and common.pl; stop requiring stuff
18 * Use CGI::Simple, URI, and Params::Validate instead of our own
21 * Configuration Module
22 * Allow for multiple debbugs configurations; easy overriding of values
23 * Possibly implemented using Config::General (maybe Config::Simple?)
24 with hack to allow for backwards compatibility
25 - The backwards compatibility hack is now fully implemented, a
26 decision on a configuration system just needs to be made.
28 * Separation of Output forms from the code
29 * Use Text::Template to do this; it's simple, we don't lose
30 flexibility if we need it
32 * Bring back all of the helper scripts into the bzr repository and
33 document the setup of Debian's bts
37 * Full text searching -- using Hyper Estraier (in progress on merkel)
38 * See Debbugs::Estraier
40 * CGI Options enable/disable forms
42 * Better display of bugs in bug lists
43 - Display subsidiary bugs: merged bugs, block bugs, etc.
45 * Archiving [display of applicable bugs even if they are archived]