Proposing a new link type in JBS:

[Lindenmaier, Goetz]

That's a great idea!!!

Thanks for introducing this.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdk-dev <jdk-dev-retn at openjdk.org> On Behalf Of Jesper Wilhelmsson
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2025 6:37 PM
> To: jdk-dev at openjdk.org
> Subject: Proposing a new link type in JBS:
> 
> Hi jdk-dev,
> 
> This is a proposal to add a new link type to JBS, causes/caused by. The link
> type should be used to identify the cause of a regression, an ability that is
> currently missing in JBS.
> 
> An update to the OpenJDK Developers' Guide [1] that explain the usage of the
> link type has been posted as well:
> 
> causes / caused by - the causes link implies a stronger relationship than
> relates. If an issue B is filed which can be traced back to the fix for issue A
> then 'A causes B' (or 'B was caused by A').
> 
> 
> Unless there are major concerns I propose to make this addition early next
> week. Once the link type is in place you will be able to find examples using it
> with this query:
> 
> https://bugs.openjdk.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20JDK%20AND%20issu
> eLinkType%20%3D%20%22caused%20by%22
> 
> Best regards,
> /Jesper
> 
> [1] https://github.com/openjdk/guide/pull/139