[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#492224: Bug#492224: octave3.0: contourf is not documented

[Francesco Potorti`]

>| Package: octave3.0
>| Version: 1:3.0.1-4
>| Severity: minor
>| 
>| The manual does not mention contourf.
>
>Why do you send these bug reports to the Debian package maintainers
>insted of to the bug at octave.org list?  

Becausethe bug tracking system provides an organised way to post a bug
and follow its development, so it is easy to see if it is still open,
closed and so on.

Additionally, I use M-x debian bug, which is fast for me and provides
all the necessary details automatically.

In summary, there is a bug reporting framework that is working and easy
to use.

>These are bugs in Octave, not the Debian package , so I think you just
>make more work for the package maintainers by sending the bug reports
>here, as they will probably not fix them, but instead forward the
>reports to the bug at octave.org list.

As far as I know, it is not much work for them, and the advantages
outweigh the drawbacks.  Am I wrong?  If that is the case, I'll try to
change my habits.