Proposing a new link type in JBS:

[Volker Simonis]

Sounds reasonable. Thanks!


Jesper Wilhelmsson <jesper.wilhelmsson at oracle.com> schrieb am Mo., 20. Jan.
2025, 18:37:

> 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%20issueLinkType%20%3D%20%22caused%20by%22
>
> Best regards,
> /Jesper
>
> [1] https://github.com/openjdk/guide/pull/139
>
>
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