git-bug
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issue tracker
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How HN took it
15 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Idea: 10 for, 2 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Bugs stored in the repo so history stays with the source code
From 2 comments
I have always wanted something like this without having to move away from Git (to Fossil). A bug tracker like this allows the bug history to be tracked and remain with the source…
foo101 on HNThis looks great! I'll very much consider using it for my next project, if only for the warm feeling in the stomach that my bugs are close to the project itself. Huge kudos to…
nathell on HN
Elegant design that avoids a separate service
From 1 comment
I love this because I started building a small utility to help me consistently track issues inside my project files like tickets/{folders}/{file }.md inside my projects, because…
acidtrucks on HN
Objections
Permission model unclear for non-developer bug reporters
From 1 comment
The permission model will be a problem. The population you desire to be able to update tickets is... shall we say, "larger" ? ;) than the population you desire to be able to…
rout39574 on HN
Large attachments bloat the repository
From 1 comment
The permission model will be a problem. The population you desire to be able to update tickets is... shall we say, "larger" ? ;) than the population you desire to be able to…
rout39574 on HN
Separate push/pull commands are awkward
From 1 comment
This looks great! I'll very much consider using it for my next project, if only for the warm feeling in the stomach that my bugs are close to the project itself. Huge kudos to…
nathell on HN
Requests
Track which branches a bug is fixed in
From 1 comment
Bugs are "retroactive" - you discover a bug, and then go on to determine the earliest point it was present. Given that, I am looking for an extremely niche but vital feature: the…
pjc50 on HN
Status command showing new bugs and comments
From 1 comment
I really like this. However, I'd like to know if there is something like git-bug status to see what new bugs/comments were added and git-bug reset (or checkout) to revert recent…
yoz-y on HN
Integration with GitLab or GitHub
From 1 comment
This is really nice. I think this would work really well as a GitLab integration i.e. Use GitLab's UI when online, but store the issues in your repository so it's available…
Benjamin_Dobell on HN
Questions
How does it interact with git garbage collection
From 1 comment
> git-bug store the data in separate references that are not in `refs/head`, so they are not recognized as branches How does that work with garbage collection?
jimktrains2 on HN
How does it compare to Bugs Everywhere
From 1 comment
Honest question: how does it compare to bugs everywhere? http://bugseverywhere.org/ has been around for a long time but services like GitHub and GitLab refuse to support its…
eeZah7Ux on HN
Alternatives named
Bugs Everywhere
From 1 comment
Honest question: how does it compare to bugs everywhere? http://bugseverywhere.org/ has been around for a long time but services like GitHub and GitLab refuse to support its…
eeZah7Ux on HN
git-appraise
From 1 comment
There is also Distributed code review system for Git repos: https://github.com/google/git-appraise
Boulth on HN
SIT
From 1 comment
You might be interested in SIT[1] then. SIT has an issue-tracking[2] module which is comparable to git-bug in its scope. [1]https://sit.fyi/…
dm3 on HN
Artemis
From 1 comment
Personally I've had great success with http://mrzv.org/software/artemis for the past few years. Issues are stored in a `.issues` directory as maildirs, so it does "leak out" into…
chriswarbo on HN
git-issue
From 1 comment
There's also https://github.com/dspinellis/git-issue, but I don't have any experience with it yet. Maybe it can give you some inspiration
archseer on HN