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0009023Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Haulingpublic2015-07-15 11:372018-12-05 12:15
Loci 
Loci 
normalminoralways
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0.40.24 
 
0009023: Hauling priority too high, blocks all but priority 1 mining jobs
From this forum post:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=151968.0 [^]

The miners in question are ignoring designated mining jobs, preferring to stand around repeatedly taking and cancelling "inaccessible" wood hauling jobs instead. Bug report 0000600 describes the problem with out-of-burrow jobs being constantly cancelled. Since mining is a "skilled" labor that requires equipment, while hauling is not, hauling should be lower in priority than "standard" priority 4 mining. Setting the mining designations to priority 1 does allow the miners to break free from wood hauling, but that effectively reduces the 7-value priority system back to a single value, unprioritized system.
embark in a jungle
cut down multiple trees
define a large wood stockpile
designate some tiles for mining
watch as your miner hauls wood
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Issue History
2015-07-15 11:37LociNew Issue
2016-02-26 19:03djthekillerNote Added: 0034759
2018-12-05 12:15LociNote Added: 0039010
2018-12-05 12:15LociAssigned To => Loci
2018-12-05 12:15LociStatusnew => acknowledged

Notes
(0034759)
djthekiller   
2016-02-26 19:03   
Ok so to fix this problem that i have figured out, is to just hit v-p-l, navigate to Hauling then Shift+enter
(0039010)
Loci   
2018-12-05 12:15   
v0.44.12: djthekiller posted a save exhibiting this behavior in 0010962:

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=14137 [^]