Proposing a new link type in JBS:

[Jesper Wilhelmsson]

The new link type is now available in JBS.

/Jesper

> On 20 Jan 2025, at 18:37, Jesper Wilhelmsson <jesper.wilhelmsson at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>