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diff --git a/docs/html/Bugzilla-Guide.html b/docs/html/Bugzilla-Guide.html index fe393753a..66bb333ec 100644 --- a/docs/html/Bugzilla-Guide.html +++ b/docs/html/Bugzilla-Guide.html @@ -43,166 +43,34 @@ NAME="AEN2">The Bugzilla Guide</H1 ><H3 CLASS="author" ><A -NAME="AEN27">Matthew P. Barnson</H3 -><DIV -CLASS="affiliation" -><DIV -CLASS="address" -><P -CLASS="address" ->barnboy@trilobyte.net</P -></DIV -></DIV -><SPAN -CLASS="collab" -><SPAN -CLASS="collabname" ->Zach Lipton</SPAN -><DIV -CLASS="affiliation" -><DIV -CLASS="address" -><P -CLASS="address" ->zach AT zachlipton DOT com</P -></DIV -></DIV -><BR></SPAN -><P -CLASS="pubdate" ->2001-04-25<BR></P -><DIV -CLASS="revhistory" -><TABLE -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TH -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -COLSPAN="3" -><B ->Revision History</B -></TH -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revision v2.11</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->20 December 2000</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revised by: MPB</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -COLSPAN="3" ->Converted the README, FAQ, and DATABASE information into - SGML docbook format.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revision 2.11.1</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->06 March 2001</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revised by: MPB</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -COLSPAN="3" ->Took way too long to revise this for 2.12 release. Updated - FAQ to use qandaset tags instead of literallayout, cleaned - up administration section, added User Guide section, - miscellaneous FAQ updates and third-party integration - information. From this point on all new tags are lowercase - in preparation for the 2.13 release of the Guide in XML - format instead of SGML.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revision 2.12.0</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->24 April 2001</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revised by: MPB</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -COLSPAN="3" ->Things fixed this release: Elaborated on queryhelp - interface, added FAQ regarding moving bugs from one keyword - to another, clarified possible problems with the Landfill - tutorial, fixed a boatload of typos and unclear sentence - structures. Incorporated the README into the UNIX - installation section, and changed the README to indicate the - deprecated status. Things I know need work: Used - "simplelist" a lot, where I should have used "procedure" to - tag things. Need to lowercase all tags to be XML compliant.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revision 2.14.0</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->07 August 2001</TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" ->Revised by: MPB</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -COLSPAN="3" ->Attempted to integrate relevant portions of the UNIX and - Windows installation instructions, moved some data from FAQ - to Install, removed references to README from text, added - Mac OS X install instructions, fixed a bunch - of tpyos (Mark Harig), linked text that referenced other - parts of the Guide, and nuked the old MySQL permissions - section.</TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +NAME="AEN5">Matthew P. Barnson</H3 +><H3 +CLASS="author" +><A +NAME="AEN9">The Bugzilla Team</H3 ><DIV ><DIV CLASS="abstract" ><A -NAME="AEN39"><P +NAME="AEN13"><P ></P ><P -> This is the documentation for Bugzilla, the Mozilla - bug-tracking system. +> This is the documentation for Bugzilla, the mozilla.org + bug-tracking system. + Bugzilla is an enterprise-class piece of software + that powers issue-tracking for hundreds of + organizations around the world, tracking millions of bugs. </P ><P -> Bugzilla is an enterprise-class set of software utilities - that, when used together, power issue-tracking for hundreds of - organizations around the world, tracking millions of bugs. - While it is easy to use and quite flexible, it is - difficult for a novice to install and maintain. Although we - have provided step-by-step directions, Bugzilla is not always - easy to get working. Please be sure the person responsible - for installing and maintaining this software is a qualified - professional for the operating system upon which you install - Bugzilla. - </P -><P -> THIS DOCUMENTATION IS MAINTAINED IN DOCBOOK 4.1.2 XML FORMAT. - IF YOU WISH TO MAKE CORRECTIONS, PLEASE MAKE THEM IN PLAIN - TEXT OR SGML DIFFS AGAINST THE SOURCE. I CANNOT ACCEPT - ADDITIONS TO THE GUIDE WRITTEN IN HTML! +> + This documentation is maintained in DocBook 4.1.2 XML format. + Changes are best submitted as plain text or SGML diffs, attached + to a bug filed in + <A +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&component=Documentation" +TARGET="_top" +>mozilla.org's Bugzilla</A +>. </P ><P ></P @@ -225,46 +93,26 @@ HREF="#about" ><DL ><DT >1.1. <A -HREF="#aboutthisguide" ->Purpose and Scope of this Guide</A -></DT -><DT ->1.2. <A HREF="#copyright" >Copyright Information</A ></DT ><DT ->1.3. <A +>1.2. <A HREF="#disclaimer" >Disclaimer</A ></DT ><DT ->1.4. <A +>1.3. <A HREF="#newversions" >New Versions</A ></DT ><DT ->1.5. <A +>1.4. <A HREF="#credits" >Credits</A ></DT ><DT ->1.6. <A -HREF="#contributors" ->Contributors</A -></DT -><DT ->1.7. <A -HREF="#feedback" ->Feedback</A -></DT -><DT ->1.8. <A -HREF="#translations" ->Translations</A -></DT -><DT ->1.9. <A +>1.5. <A HREF="#conventions" >Document Conventions</A ></DT @@ -272,8 +120,8 @@ HREF="#conventions" ></DD ><DT >2. <A -HREF="#using" ->Using Bugzilla</A +HREF="#introduction" +>Introduction</A ></DT ><DD ><DL @@ -287,162 +135,117 @@ HREF="#whatis" HREF="#why" >Why Should We Use Bugzilla?</A ></DT -><DT ->2.3. <A -HREF="#how" ->How do I use Bugzilla?</A -></DT -><DT ->2.4. <A -HREF="#init4me" ->Where can I find my user preferences?</A -></DT -><DT ->2.5. <A -HREF="#usingbz-conc" ->Using Bugzilla-Conclusion</A -></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >3. <A -HREF="#installation" ->Installation</A +HREF="#using" +>Using Bugzilla</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >3.1. <A -HREF="#errata" ->ERRATA</A +HREF="#how" +>How do I use Bugzilla?</A ></DT ><DT >3.2. <A -HREF="#stepbystep" ->Step-by-step Install</A +HREF="#hintsandtips" +>Hints and Tips</A ></DT ><DT >3.3. <A -HREF="#osx" ->Mac OS X Installation Notes</A -></DT -><DT ->3.4. <A -HREF="#bsdinstall" ->BSD Installation Notes</A -></DT -><DT ->3.5. <A -HREF="#geninstall" ->Installation General Notes</A -></DT -><DT ->3.6. <A -HREF="#win32" ->Win32 Installation Notes</A +HREF="#userpreferences" +>User Preferences</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >4. <A -HREF="#administration" ->Administering Bugzilla</A +HREF="#installation" +>Installation</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >4.1. <A -HREF="#postinstall-check" ->Post-Installation Checklist</A +HREF="#stepbystep" +>Step-by-step Install</A ></DT ><DT >4.2. <A -HREF="#useradmin" ->User Administration</A +HREF="#extraconfig" +>Optional Additional Configuration</A ></DT ><DT >4.3. <A -HREF="#programadmin" ->Product, Component, Milestone, and Version - Administration</A +HREF="#win32" +>Win32 Installation Notes</A ></DT ><DT >4.4. <A -HREF="#security" ->Bugzilla Security</A +HREF="#osx" +>Mac OS X Installation Notes</A +></DT +><DT +>4.5. <A +HREF="#troubleshooting" +>Troubleshooting</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >5. <A -HREF="#integration" ->Integrating Bugzilla with Third-Party Tools</A +HREF="#administration" +>Administering Bugzilla</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >5.1. <A -HREF="#bonsai" ->Bonsai</A +HREF="#parameters" +>Bugzilla Configuration</A ></DT ><DT >5.2. <A -HREF="#cvs" ->CVS</A +HREF="#useradmin" +>User Administration</A ></DT ><DT >5.3. <A -HREF="#scm" ->Perforce SCM</A +HREF="#programadmin" +>Product, Component, Milestone, and Version Administration</A ></DT ><DT >5.4. <A -HREF="#tinderbox" ->Tinderbox/Tinderbox2</A +HREF="#voting" +>Voting</A ></DT -></DL -></DD ><DT ->6. <A -HREF="#future" ->The Future of Bugzilla</A +>5.5. <A +HREF="#groups" +>Groups and Group Security</A ></DT ><DT ->7. <A -HREF="#variants" ->Bugzilla Variants and Competitors</A -></DT -><DD -><DL -><DT ->7.1. <A -HREF="#rhbugzilla" ->Red Hat Bugzilla</A -></DT -><DT ->7.2. <A -HREF="#variant-fenris" ->Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)</A -></DT -><DT ->7.3. <A -HREF="#variant-issuezilla" ->Issuezilla</A +>5.6. <A +HREF="#security" +>Bugzilla Security</A ></DT ><DT ->7.4. <A -HREF="#variant-scarab" ->Scarab</A +>5.7. <A +HREF="#cust-templates" +>Template Customisation</A ></DT ><DT ->7.5. <A -HREF="#variant-perforce" ->Perforce SCM</A +>5.8. <A +HREF="#upgrading" +>Upgrading to New Releases</A ></DT ><DT ->7.6. <A -HREF="#variant-sourceforge" ->SourceForge</A +>5.9. <A +HREF="#integration" +>Integrating Bugzilla with Third-Party Tools</A ></DT ></DL ></DD @@ -453,136 +256,84 @@ HREF="#faq" ></DT ><DT >B. <A -HREF="#downloadlinks" ->Software Download Links</A -></DT -><DT ->C. <A HREF="#database" >The Bugzilla Database</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->C.1. <A +>B.1. <A HREF="#dbschema" >Database Schema Chart</A ></DT ><DT ->C.2. <A +>B.2. <A HREF="#dbdoc" >MySQL Bugzilla Database Introduction</A ></DT -><DT ->C.3. <A -HREF="#granttables" ->MySQL Permissions & Grant Tables</A -></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT ->D. <A +>C. <A HREF="#patches" >Useful Patches and Utilities for Bugzilla</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->D.1. <A +>C.1. <A HREF="#rewrite" ->Apache <TT +>Apache + <TT CLASS="filename" >mod_rewrite</TT -> magic</A -></DT -><DT ->D.2. <A -HREF="#setperl" ->The setperl.csh Utility</A +> + + magic</A ></DT ><DT ->D.3. <A +>C.2. <A HREF="#cmdline" >Command-line Bugzilla Queries</A ></DT -><DT ->D.4. <A -HREF="#quicksearch" ->The Quicksearch Utility</A -></DT -><DT ->D.5. <A -HREF="#bzhacking" ->Hacking Bugzilla</A -></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT ->E. <A -HREF="#gfdl" ->GNU Free Documentation License</A +>D. <A +HREF="#variants" +>Bugzilla Variants and Competitors</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->0. <A -HREF="#gfdl-0" ->PREAMBLE</A -></DT -><DT ->1. <A -HREF="#gfdl-1" ->APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS</A -></DT -><DT ->2. <A -HREF="#gfdl-2" ->VERBATIM COPYING</A -></DT -><DT ->3. <A -HREF="#gfdl-3" ->COPYING IN QUANTITY</A -></DT -><DT ->4. <A -HREF="#gfdl-4" ->MODIFICATIONS</A -></DT -><DT ->5. <A -HREF="#gfdl-5" ->COMBINING DOCUMENTS</A -></DT -><DT ->6. <A -HREF="#gfdl-6" ->COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS</A +>D.1. <A +HREF="#rhbugzilla" +>Red Hat Bugzilla</A ></DT ><DT ->7. <A -HREF="#gfdl-7" ->AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS</A +>D.2. <A +HREF="#variant-fenris" +>Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)</A ></DT ><DT ->8. <A -HREF="#gfdl-8" ->TRANSLATION</A +>D.3. <A +HREF="#variant-issuezilla" +>Issuezilla</A ></DT ><DT ->9. <A -HREF="#gfdl-9" ->TERMINATION</A +>D.4. <A +HREF="#variant-scarab" +>Scarab</A ></DT ><DT ->10. <A -HREF="#gfdl-10" ->FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE</A +>D.5. <A +HREF="#variant-perforce" +>Perforce SCM</A ></DT ><DT -><A -HREF="#gfdl-howto" ->How to use this License for your documents</A +>D.6. <A +HREF="#variant-sourceforge" +>SourceForge</A ></DT ></DL ></DD @@ -602,86 +353,22 @@ CLASS="LOT" >List of Examples</B ></DT ><DT ->2-1. <A -HREF="#AEN307" ->Some Famous Software Versions</A -></DT -><DT ->2-2. <A -HREF="#AEN317" ->Mozilla's Bugzilla Components</A -></DT -><DT ->3-1. <A -HREF="#AEN709" ->Setting up bonsaitools symlink</A -></DT -><DT ->3-2. <A -HREF="#AEN800" ->Running checksetup.pl as the web user</A -></DT -><DT ->3-3. <A -HREF="#AEN1051" ->Installing ActivePerl ppd Modules on Microsoft Windows</A -></DT -><DT ->3-4. <A -HREF="#AEN1064" ->Installing OpenInteract ppd Modules manually on Microsoft - Windows</A -></DT -><DT ->3-5. <A -HREF="#AEN1246" ->Removing encrypt() for Windows NT Bugzilla version - 2.12 or earlier</A -></DT -><DT >4-1. <A -HREF="#AEN1483" ->Creating some Components</A +HREF="#AEN989" +>Installing ActivePerl ppd Modules on Microsoft + Windows</A ></DT ><DT >4-2. <A -HREF="#AEN1512" ->Common Use of Versions</A +HREF="#AEN1002" +>Installing OpenInteract ppd Modules manually on Microsoft + Windows</A ></DT ><DT >4-3. <A -HREF="#AEN1516" ->A Different Use of Versions</A -></DT -><DT ->4-4. <A -HREF="#AEN1544" ->Using SortKey with Target Milestone</A -></DT -><DT ->4-5. <A -HREF="#AEN1580" ->When to Use Group Security</A -></DT -><DT ->4-6. <A -HREF="#AEN1597" ->Creating a New Group</A -></DT -><DT ->4-7. <A -HREF="#AEN1614" ->Bugzilla Groups</A -></DT -><DT ->D-1. <A -HREF="#AEN2461" ->Using Setperl to set your perl path</A -></DT -><DT ->1. <A -HREF="#AEN2782" ->A Sample Product</A +HREF="#AEN1184" +>Removing encrypt() for Windows NT Bugzilla version 2.12 or + earlier</A ></DT ></DL ></DIV @@ -695,79 +382,9 @@ CLASS="section" ><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="aboutthisguide">1.1. Purpose and Scope of this Guide</H1 -><P -> This document was started on September 17, 2000 by Matthew P. - Barnson after a great deal of procrastination updating the - Bugzilla FAQ, which I left untouched for nearly half a year. - After numerous complete rewrites and reformatting, it is the - document you see today. - </P -><P -> Bugzilla is simply the best piece of bug-tracking software the - world has ever seen. This document is intended to be the - comprehensive guide to the installation, administration, - maintenance, and use of the Bugzilla bug-tracking system. - </P -><P -> This release of the Bugzilla Guide is the - <EM ->2.14</EM -> release. It is so named that it - may match the current version of Bugzilla. The numbering - tradition stems from that used for many free software projects, - in which <EM ->even-numbered</EM -> point releases (1.2, - 1.14, etc.) are considered "stable releases", intended for - public consumption; on the other hand, - <EM ->odd-numbered</EM -> point releases (1.3, 2.09, - etc.) are considered unstable <EM ->development</EM -> - releases intended for advanced users, systems administrators, - developers, and those who enjoy a lot of pain. - </P -><P -> Newer revisions of the Bugzilla Guide follow the numbering - conventions of the main-tree Bugzilla releases, available at - <A -HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.bugzilla.org/</A ->. Intermediate releases will have - a minor revision number following a period. The current version - of Bugzilla, as of this writing (August 10, 2001) is 2.14; if - something were seriously wrong with that edition of the Guide, - subsequent releases would receive an additional dotted-decimal - digit to indicate the update (2.14.1, 2.14.2, etc.). - Got it? Good. - </P -><P -> I wrote this in response to the enormous demand for decent - Bugzilla documentation. I have incorporated instructions from - the Bugzilla README, Frequently Asked Questions, Database Schema - Document, and various mailing lists to create it. Chances are, - there are glaring errors in this documentation; please contact - <TT -CLASS="email" -><<A -HREF="mailto:barnboy@trilobyte.net" ->barnboy@trilobyte.net</A ->></TT -> to correct them. - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="copyright">1.2. Copyright Information</H1 +NAME="copyright">1.1. Copyright Information</H1 ><A -NAME="AEN70"><TABLE +NAME="AEN31"><TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%" CELLSPACING="0" @@ -787,8 +404,7 @@ VALIGN="TOP" License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of - the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free - Documentation LIcense". + the license is included below. </P ></TD ><TD @@ -803,7 +419,7 @@ ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="TOP" >--<SPAN CLASS="attribution" ->Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Matthew P. Barnson</SPAN +>Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Matthew P. Barnson and The Bugzilla Team</SPAN ></TD ><TD WIDTH="10%" @@ -813,24 +429,494 @@ WIDTH="10%" ><P > If you have any questions regarding this document, its copyright, or publishing this document in non-electronic form, - please contact Matthew P. Barnson. + please contact The Bugzilla Team. </P +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="gfdl">1.1.1. GNU Free Documentation License</H2 +><P +>Version 1.1, March 2000</P +><A +NAME="AEN38"><BLOCKQUOTE +CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" +><P +>Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, + Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and + distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is + not allowed.</P +></BLOCKQUOTE +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H3 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="gfdl-0">0. PREAMBLE</H3 +><P +>The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other + written document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone the + effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifying + it, either commercially or noncommercially. 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A copy of the license is included in the + section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".</P +></BLOCKQUOTE +><P +>If you have no Invariant Sections, write "with no Invariant + Sections" instead of saying which ones are invariant. If you have no + Front-Cover Texts, write "no Front-Cover Texts" instead of "Front-Cover + Texts being LIST"; likewise for Back-Cover Texts.</P +><P +>If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we + recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of free + software license, such as the GNU General Public License, to permit their + use in free software.</P +></DIV +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="disclaimer">1.3. Disclaimer</H1 +NAME="disclaimer">1.2. Disclaimer</H1 ><P > No liability for the contents of this document can be accepted. Use the concepts, examples, and other content at your own risk. - As this is a new edition of this document, there may be errors - and inaccuracies that may damage your system. Use of this - document may cause your girlfriend to leave you, your cats to - pee on your furniture and clothing, your computer to cease - functioning, your boss to fire you, and global thermonuclear - war. Proceed with caution. + This document may contain errors + and inaccuracies that may damage your system, cause your partner + to leave you, your boss to fire you, your cats to + pee on your furniture and clothing, and global thermonuclear + war. Proceed with caution. </P ><P > All copyrights are held by their respective owners, unless @@ -840,7 +926,7 @@ NAME="disclaimer">1.3. Disclaimer</H1 </P ><P > Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as - endorsements, with the exception of the term "GNU/Linux". I + endorsements, with the exception of the term "GNU/Linux". We wholeheartedly endorse the use of GNU/Linux in every situation where it is appropriate. It is an extremely versatile, stable, and robust operating system that offers an ideal operating @@ -849,8 +935,7 @@ NAME="disclaimer">1.3. Disclaimer</H1 ><P > You are strongly recommended to make a backup of your system before installing Bugzilla and at regular intervals thereafter. - Heaven knows it's saved my bacon time after time; if you - implement any suggestion in this Guide, implement this one! + If you implement any suggestion in this Guide, implement this one! </P ><P > Although the Bugzilla development team has taken great care to @@ -862,7 +947,7 @@ NAME="disclaimer">1.3. Disclaimer</H1 team members, Netscape Communications, America Online Inc., and any affiliated developers or sponsors assume no liability for your use of this product. You have the source code to this - product, and are responsible for auditing it yourself to insure + product, and are responsible for auditing it yourself to ensure your security needs are met. </P ></DIV @@ -871,9 +956,10 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="newversions">1.4. New Versions</H1 +NAME="newversions">1.3. New Versions</H1 ><P -> This is the 2.14 version of The Bugzilla Guide. If you are +> This is the 2.16 version of The Bugzilla Guide. It is so named + to match the current version of Bugzilla. If you are reading this from any source other than those below, please check one of these mirrors to make sure you are reading an up-to-date version of the Guide. @@ -888,18 +974,9 @@ NAME="newversions">1.4. New Versions</H1 ><LI ><P > <A -HREF="http://www.trilobyte.net/barnsons/" -TARGET="_top" ->TriloBYTE</A -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/" +HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org/" TARGET="_top" ->Mozilla.org</A +>bugzilla.org</A > </P ></LI @@ -917,12 +994,27 @@ TARGET="_top" > </P ><P -> The latest version of this document can be checked out via CVS. - Please follow the instructions available at <A +> The latest version of this document can always be checked out via CVS. + Please follow the instructions available at + <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/cvs.html" TARGET="_top" >the Mozilla CVS page</A ->, and check out the mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/ branch. +>, + and check out the <TT +CLASS="filename" +>mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/docs/</TT +> + subtree. + </P +><P +> The Bugzilla Guide is currently only available in English. + If you would like to volunteer to translate it, please contact + <A +HREF="mailto:justdave@syndicomm.com" +TARGET="_top" +>Dave Miller</A +>. </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -930,15 +1022,24 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="credits">1.5. Credits</H1 +NAME="credits">1.4. Credits</H1 ><P > The people listed below have made enormous contributions to the - creation of this Guide, through their dedicated hacking efforts, + creation of this Guide, through their writing, dedicated hacking efforts, numerous e-mail and IRC support sessions, and overall excellent contribution to the Bugzilla community: </P ><P > <A +HREF="mailto://mbarnson@sisna.com" +TARGET="_top" +>Matthew P. Barnson</A +> + for the Herculaean task of pulling together the Bugzilla Guide and + shepherding it to 2.14. + </P +><P +> <A HREF="mailto://terry@mozilla.org" TARGET="_top" >Terry Weissman</A @@ -950,18 +1051,18 @@ TARGET="_top" > <A HREF="mailto://tara@tequilarista.org" TARGET="_top" ->Tara - Hernandez</A -> for keeping Bugzilla development going - strong after Terry left Mozilla.org +>Tara Hernandez</A +> + for keeping Bugzilla development going + strong after Terry left mozilla.org </P ><P > <A HREF="mailto://dkl@redhat.com" TARGET="_top" >Dave Lawrence</A -> for - providing insight into the key differences between Red Hat's +> + for providing insight into the key differences between Red Hat's customized Bugzilla, and being largely responsible for the "Red Hat Bugzilla" appendix </P @@ -975,26 +1076,20 @@ TARGET="_top" questions and arguments on irc.mozilla.org in #mozwebtools </P ><P -> Last but not least, all the members of the <A +> Last but not least, all the members of the + <A HREF="news://news.mozilla.org/netscape/public/mozilla/webtools" TARGET="_top" > netscape.public.mozilla.webtools</A > newsgroup. Without your discussions, insight, suggestions, and patches, this could never have happened. </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="contributors">1.6. Contributors</H1 ><P -> Thanks go to these people for significant contributions to this - documentation (in no particular order): +> Thanks also go to the following people for significant contributions + to this documentation (in no particular order): </P ><P -> Andrew Pearson, Spencer Smith, Eric Hanson, Kevin Brannen, Ron - Teitelbaum, Jacob Steenhagen, Joe Robins +> Zach Liption, Andrew Pearson, Spencer Smith, Eric Hanson, Kevin Brannen, + Ron Teitelbaum, Jacob Steenhagen, Joe Robins, Gervase Markham. </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -1002,61 +1097,13 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="feedback">1.7. Feedback</H1 +NAME="conventions">1.5. Document Conventions</H1 ><P -> I welcome feedback on this document. Without your submissions - and input, this Guide cannot continue to exist. Please mail - additions, comments, criticisms, etc. to - <TT -CLASS="email" -><<A -HREF="mailto:barnboy@trilobyte.net" ->barnboy@trilobyte.net</A ->></TT ->. Please send flames to - <TT -CLASS="email" -><<A -HREF="mailto:devnull@localhost" ->devnull@localhost</A ->></TT -> - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="translations">1.8. Translations</H1 -><P -> The Bugzilla Guide needs translators! Please volunteer your - translation into the language of your choice. If you will - translate this Guide, please notify the members of the - mozilla-webtools mailing list at - <TT -CLASS="email" -><<A -HREF="mailto:mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org" ->mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org</A ->></TT ->, and arrange with - Matt Barnson to check it into CVS. - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="conventions">1.9. Document Conventions</H1 -><P -> This document uses the following conventions - </P +>This document uses the following conventions:</P ><DIV CLASS="informaltable" ><A -NAME="AEN129"><P +NAME="AEN178"><P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" @@ -1082,7 +1129,7 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><DIV +> <DIV CLASS="caution" ><P ></P @@ -1103,12 +1150,13 @@ ALT="Caution"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->Warnings.</P +>Don't run with scissors!</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1118,7 +1166,7 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><DIV +> <DIV CLASS="tip" ><P ></P @@ -1139,12 +1187,13 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->Hint.</P +>Would you like a breath mint?</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1154,7 +1203,7 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><DIV +> <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -1175,12 +1224,13 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->Note.</P +>Dear John...</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1190,7 +1240,7 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><DIV +> <DIV CLASS="warning" ><P ></P @@ -1211,12 +1261,13 @@ ALT="Warning"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->Warning.</P +>Read this or the cat gets it.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1226,10 +1277,11 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><TT +> <TT CLASS="filename" ->file.extension</TT -></TD +>filename</TT +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1239,10 +1291,11 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><TT +> <TT CLASS="filename" >directory</TT -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1252,10 +1305,11 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><B +> <B CLASS="command" >command</B -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1265,19 +1319,22 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="application" >application</SPAN -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><I +> <I CLASS="foreignphrase" >Prompt</I -> of users command under bash shell</TD +> + + of users command under bash shell</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" @@ -1287,10 +1344,12 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><I +> <I CLASS="foreignphrase" >Prompt</I -> of root users command under bash shell</TD +> + + of root users command under bash shell</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" @@ -1300,10 +1359,12 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><I +> <I CLASS="foreignphrase" >Prompt</I -> of user command under tcsh shell</TD +> + + of user command under tcsh shell</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" @@ -1317,10 +1378,11 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><TT +> <TT CLASS="envar" >VARIABLE</TT -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1330,9 +1392,10 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><EM +> <EM >word</EM -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -1342,7 +1405,7 @@ VALIGN="MIDDLE" ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="MIDDLE" -><TABLE +> <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -1355,7 +1418,9 @@ CLASS="programlisting" ><TT CLASS="sgmltag" ><para></TT ->Beginning and end of paragraph<TT +> +Beginning and end of paragraph +<TT CLASS="sgmltag" ></para></TT ></PRE @@ -1363,7 +1428,8 @@ CLASS="sgmltag" ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -></TD +> + </TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE @@ -1376,135 +1442,83 @@ CLASS="sgmltag" CLASS="chapter" ><HR><H1 ><A -NAME="using">Chapter 2. Using Bugzilla</H1 -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->What, Why, How, & Where?</I -></P -></I -></TD -></TR -></TABLE +NAME="introduction">Chapter 2. Introduction</H1 ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><H1 CLASS="section" ><A NAME="whatis">2.1. What is Bugzilla?</H1 ><P -> Bugzilla is one example of a class of programs called "Defect -Tracking Systems", or, more commonly, "Bug-Tracking Systems". Defect -Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep -track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Bugzilla was -originally written by Terry Weissman in a programming language called -"TCL", to replace a crappy bug-tracking database used internally for -Netscape Communications. Terry later ported Bugzilla to Perl from -TCL, and in Perl it remains to this day. Most commercial -defect-tracking software vendors at the time charged enormous -licensing fees, and Bugzilla quickly became a favorite of the -open-source crowd (with its genesis in the open-source browser -project, Mozilla). It is now the de-facto standard defect-tracking -system against which all others are measured. +> Bugzilla is a bug- or issue-tracking system. Bug-tracking + systems allow individual or groups of developers effectively to keep track + of outstanding problems with their product. + Bugzilla was originally + written by Terry Weissman in a programming language called TCL, to + replace a rudimentary bug-tracking database used internally by Netscape + Communications. Terry later ported Bugzilla to Perl from TCL, and in Perl + it remains to this day. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors + at the time charged enormous licensing fees, and Bugzilla quickly became + a favorite of the open-source crowd (with its genesis in the open-source + browser project, Mozilla). It is now the de-facto standard + defect-tracking system against which all others are measured. </P ><P -> Bugzilla has matured immensely, and now boasts many advanced features. These include: - <P +>Bugzilla boasts many advanced features. These include: + <P ></P ><UL ><LI ><P -> integrated, product-based granular security schema - </P +>Powerful searching</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> inter-bug dependencies and dependency graphing - </P +>User-configurable email notifications of bug changes</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> advanced reporting capabilities - </P +>Full change history</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> a robust, stable RDBMS back-end - </P +>Inter-bug dependency tracking and graphing</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> extensive configurability - </P +>Excellent attachment management</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> a very well-understood and well-thought-out natural bug resolution protocol - </P +>Integrated, product-based, granular security schema</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> email, XML, console, and HTTP APIs - </P +>Fully security-audited, and runs under Perl's taint mode</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> available integration with automated software - configuration management systems, including Perforce and - CVS (through the Bugzilla email interface and - checkin/checkout scripts) - </P +>A robust, stable RDBMS back-end</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> too many more features to list - </P +>Web, XML, email and console interfaces</P ></LI -></UL -> - </P +><LI ><P -> Despite its current robustness and popularity, Bugzilla faces - some near-term challenges, such as reliance on a single - database, a lack of abstraction of the user interface and - program logic, verbose email bug notifications, a powerful but - daunting query interface, little reporting configurability, - problems with extremely large queries, some unsupportable bug - resolution options, little internationalization (although non-US - character sets are accepted for comments), and dependence on - some nonstandard libraries. - </P +>Completely customisable and/or localisable web user + interface</P +></LI +><LI ><P -> Some recent headway has been made on the query front, however. - If you are using the latest version of Bugzilla, you should see - a <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"simple search"</SPAN -> form on the default front page of - your Bugzilla install. Type in two or three search terms and - you should pull up some relevant information. This is also - available as "queryhelp.cgi". - </P +>Extensive configurability</P +></LI +><LI ><P -> Despite these small problems, Bugzilla is very hard to beat. It - is under <EM ->very</EM -> active development to address - the current issues, and continually gains new features. +>Smooth upgrade pathway between versions</P +></LI +></UL +> </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -1513,194 +1527,112 @@ CLASS="section" CLASS="section" ><A NAME="why">2.2. Why Should We Use Bugzilla?</H1 -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->No, Who's on first...</I -></P -></I -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -><P -> For many years, defect-tracking software has remained - principally the domain of large software development houses. - Even then, most shops never bothered with bug-tracking software, - and instead simply relied on shared lists and email to monitor - the status of defects. This procedure is error-prone and tends - to cause those bugs judged least significant by developers to be - dropped or ignored. - </P -><P -> These days, many companies are finding that integrated - defect-tracking systems reduce downtime, increase productivity, - and raise customer satisfaction with their systems. Along with - full disclosure, an open bug-tracker allows manufacturers to - keep in touch with their clients and resellers, to communicate - about problems effectively throughout the data management chain. - Many corporations have also discovered that defect-tracking - helps reduce costs by providing IT support accountability, - telephone support knowledge bases, and a common, well-understood - system for accounting for unusual system or software issues. - </P ><P -> But why should <EM +>For many years, defect-tracking software has remained principally + the domain of large software development houses. Even then, most shops + never bothered with bug-tracking software, and instead simply relied on + shared lists and email to monitor the status of defects. This procedure + is error-prone and tends to cause those bugs judged least significant by + developers to be dropped or ignored.</P +><P +>These days, many companies are finding that integrated + defect-tracking systems reduce downtime, increase productivity, and raise + customer satisfaction with their systems. Along with full disclosure, an + open bug-tracker allows manufacturers to keep in touch with their clients + and resellers, to communicate about problems effectively throughout the + data management chain. Many corporations have also discovered that + defect-tracking helps reduce costs by providing IT support + accountability, telephone support knowledge bases, and a common, + well-understood system for accounting for unusual system or software + issues.</P +><P +>But why should + <EM >you</EM -> use Bugzilla? - </P -><P -> Bugzilla is very adaptable to various situations. Known uses - currently include IT support queues, Systems Administration - deployment management, chip design and development problem - tracking (both pre-and-post fabrication), and software and - hardware bug tracking for luminaries such as Redhat, Loki - software, Linux-Mandrake, and VA Systems. Combined with systems - such as CVS, Bonsai, or Perforce SCM, Bugzilla provides a - powerful, easy-to-use solution to configuration management and - replication problems - </P -><P -> Bugzilla can dramatically increase the productivity and - accountability of individual employees by providing a documented - workflow and positive feedback for good performance. How many - times do you wake up in the morning, remembering that you were - supposed to do <EM +> + + use Bugzilla?</P +><P +>Bugzilla is very adaptable to various situations. Known uses + currently include IT support queues, Systems Administration deployment + management, chip design and development problem tracking (both + pre-and-post fabrication), and software and hardware bug tracking for + luminaries such as Redhat, NASA, Linux-Mandrake, and VA Systems. + Combined with systems such as + <A +HREF="http://www.cvshome.org" +TARGET="_top" +>CVS</A +>, + <A +HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/bonsai.html" +TARGET="_top" +>Bonsai</A +>, or + <A +HREF="http://www.perforce.com" +TARGET="_top" +>Perforce SCM</A +>, Bugzilla + provides a powerful, easy-to-use solution to configuration management and + replication problems.</P +><P +>Bugzilla can dramatically increase the productivity and + accountability of individual employees by providing a documented workflow + and positive feedback for good performance. How many times do you wake up + in the morning, remembering that you were supposed to do + <EM >something</EM -> today, but you - just can't quite remember? Put it in Bugzilla, and you have a - record of it from which you can extrapolate milestones, predict - product versions for integration, and by using Bugzilla's e-mail - integration features be able to follow the discussion trail that - led to critical decisions. - </P +> + today, but you just can't quite remember? Put it in Bugzilla, and you + have a record of it from which you can extrapolate milestones, predict + product versions for integration, and follow the discussion trail + that led to critical decisions.</P ><P -> Ultimately, Bugzilla puts the power in your hands to improve - your value to your employer or business while providing a usable - framework for your natural attention to detail and knowledge - store to flourish. - </P +>Ultimately, Bugzilla puts the power in your hands to improve your + value to your employer or business while providing a usable framework for + your natural attention to detail and knowledge store to flourish.</P +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV -CLASS="section" +CLASS="chapter" ><HR><H1 +><A +NAME="using">Chapter 3. Using Bugzilla</H1 +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="how">2.3. How do I use Bugzilla?</H1 -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->Hey! I'm Woody! Howdy, Howdy, Howdy!</I -></P -></I -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -><P -> Bugzilla is a large, complex system. Describing how to use it - requires some time. If you are only interested in installing or - administering a Bugzilla installation, please consult the - Installing and Administering Bugzilla portions of this Guide. - This section is principally aimed towards developing end-user - mastery of Bugzilla, so you may fully enjoy the benefits - afforded by using this reliable open-source bug-tracking - software. - </P +NAME="how">3.1. How do I use Bugzilla?</H1 ><P -> Throughout this portion of the Guide, we will refer to user - account options available at the Bugzilla test installation, - <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/" -TARGET="_top" -> landfill.tequilarista.org</A ->. - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Some people have run into difficulties completing this - tutorial. If you run into problems, please check the - updated online documentation available at <A -HREF="http://www.trilobyte.net/barnsons/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.trilobyte.net/barnsons</A ->. If you're still stumped, please subscribe to the newsgroup and provide details of exactly what's stumping you! If enough people complain, I'll have to fix it in the next version of this Guide. You can subscribe to the newsgroup at <A -HREF="news://news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.webtools" +>This section contains information for end-users of Bugzilla. + There is a Bugzilla test installation, called + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/" TARGET="_top" -> news://news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.webtools</A -> - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> Although Landfill serves as a great introduction to - Bugzilla, it does not offer all the options you would have as a - user on your own installation of Bugzilla, nor can it do more - than serve as a general introduction to Bugzilla. Additionally, - Landfill often runs cutting-edge versions of Bugzilla for - testing, so some things may work slightly differently than - mentioned here. - </P +>Landfill</A +>, + which you are welcome to play with (if it's up.) + However, it does not necessarily + have all Bugzilla features enabled, and often runs cutting-edge versions + of Bugzilla for testing, so some things may work slightly differently + than mentioned here.</P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="myaccount">2.3.1. Create a Bugzilla Account</H2 -><P -> First things first! If you want to use Bugzilla, first you - need to create an account. Consult with the administrator - responsible for your installation of Bugzilla for the URL you - should use to access it. If you're test-driving the end-user - Bugzilla experience, use this URL: <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/" +NAME="myaccount">3.1.1. Create a Bugzilla Account</H2 +><P +>If you want to use Bugzilla, first you need to create an account. + Consult with the administrator responsible for your installation of + Bugzilla for the URL you should use to access it. If you're + test-driving Bugzilla, use this URL: + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/" TARGET="_top" -> http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/</A +> http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/</A > </P ><P @@ -1709,621 +1641,413 @@ TARGET="_top" TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Click the "Open a new Bugzilla account" link. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Enter your "E-mail address" and "Real Name" (or whatever - name you want to call yourself) in the spaces provided, - then select the "Create Account" button. - </P +>Click the + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Open a new Bugzilla account"</SPAN +> + + link, enter your email address and, optionally, your name in the + spaces provided, then click + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Create Account"</SPAN +> + + .</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Within moments, you should receive an email to the address - you provided above, which contains your login name - (generally the same as the email address), and a password - you can use to access your account. This password is - randomly generated, and should be changed at your nearest - opportunity (we'll go into how to do it later). - </P +>Within moments, you should receive an email to the address + you provided above, which contains your login name (generally the + same as the email address), and a password you can use to access + your account. This password is randomly generated, and can be + changed to something more memorable.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Click the <SPAN +>Click the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Log In"</SPAN -> link in the yellow area at - the bottom of the page in your browser, then enter your - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"E-mail address"</SPAN -> and <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Password"</SPAN > - you just received into the spaces provided, and select - <SPAN + link in the yellow area at the bottom of the page in your browser, + enter your email address and password into the spaces provided, and + click + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Login"</SPAN >. - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> If you ever forget your password, you can come back to - this page, enter your <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"E-mail address"</SPAN ->, - then select the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"E-mail me a password"</SPAN -> - button to have your password mailed to you again so - that you can login. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - <DIV -CLASS="caution" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="caution" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/caution.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Caution"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Many modern browsers include an - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Auto-Complete"</SPAN -> or <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Form - Fill"</SPAN -> feature to remember the user names and - passwords you type in at many sites. Unfortunately, - sometimes they attempt to guess what you will put in - as your password, and guess wrong. If you notice a - text box is already filled out, please overwrite the - contents of the text box so you can be sure to input - the correct information. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P + </P ></LI ></OL ><P -> Congratulations! If you followed these directions, you now - are the proud owner of a user account on - landfill.tequilarista.org (Landfill) or your local Bugzilla - install. You should now see in your browser a page called the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Bugzilla Query Page"</SPAN ->. It may look daunting, but with this - Guide to walk you through it, you will master it in no time. - </P +>You are now logged in. Bugzilla uses cookies for authentication + so, unless your IP address changes, you should not have to log in + again.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="query">2.3.2. The Bugzilla Query Page</H2 -><P -> The Bugzilla Query Page is the heart and soul of the Bugzilla - user experience. It is the master interface where you can - find any bug report, comment, or patch currently in the - Bugzilla system. We'll go into how to create your own bug - report later on. - </P +NAME="bug_page">3.1.2. Anatomy of a Bug</H2 ><P -> There are efforts underway to simplify query usage. If you - have a local installation of Bugzilla 2.12 or higher, you - should have <TT -CLASS="filename" ->quicksearch.html</TT -> available to - use and simplify your searches. There is also a helper for - the query interface, called - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->queryhelp.cgi</TT ->. Landfill tends to run the - latest code, so these two utilities should be available there - for your perusal. - </P -><P -> At this point, let's visit the query page. - <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi" +>The core of Bugzilla is the screen which displays a particular + bug. It's a good place to explain some Bugzilla concepts. + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/show_bug.cgi?id=1" TARGET="_top" -> landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi</A -> - </P -><P -> The first thing you need to notice about the Bugzilla Query - Page is that nearly every box you see on your screen has a - hyperlink nearby, explaining what it is or what it does. Near - the upper-left-hand corner of your browser window you should - see the word <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Status"</SPAN -> underlined. Select it. - </P -><P -> Notice the page that popped up? Every underlined word you see - on your screen is a hyperlink that will take you to - context-sensitive help. Click around for a while, and learn - what everything here does. To return to the query interface - after pulling up a help page, use the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Back"</SPAN +> Bug 1 on Landfill</A > - button in your browser. - </P -><P -> I'm sure that after checking out the online help, you are now - an expert on the Bugzilla Query Page. If, however, you feel - you haven't mastered it yet, let me walk you through making a - few successful queries to find out what there are in the - Bugzilla bug-tracking system itself. - </P + + is a good example. Note that the labels for most fields are hyperlinks; + clicking them will take you to context-sensitive help on that + particular field. Fields marked * may not be present on every + installation of Bugzilla.</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Ensure you are back on the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Bugzilla Query - Page"</SPAN ->. Do nothing in the boxes marked "Status", - "Resolution", "Platform", "OpSys", "Priority", or - "Severity". The default query for "Status" is to find all - bugs that are NEW, ASSIGNED, or REOPENED, which is what we - want. If you don't select anything in the other 5 - scrollboxes there, then you are saying that "any of these - are OK"; we're not locking ourselves into only finding - bugs on the "DEC" Platform, or "Windows 95" OpSys - (Operating System). You're smart, I think you have it - figured out. - </P -><P -> Basically, selecting <EM ->anything</EM -> on the - query page narrows your search down. Leaving stuff - unselected, or text boxes unfilled, broadens your search. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> You see the box immediately below the top six boxes that - contains an "Email" text box, with the words "matching - as", a drop-down selection box, then some checkboxes with - "Assigned To" checked by default? This allows you to - filter your search down based upon email address. Let's - put my email address in there, and see what happens. - </P -><P -> Type "barnboy@trilobyte.net" in the top Email text box. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Let's narrow the search some more. Scroll down until you - find the box with the word "Program" over the top of it. - This is where we can narrow our search down to only - specific products (software programs or product lines) in - our Bugzilla database. Please notice the box is a - <EM ->scrollbox</EM ->. Using the down arrow on - the scrollbox, scroll down until you can see an entry - called "Bugzilla". Select this entry. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Did you notice that some of the boxes to the right changed - when you selected "Bugzilla"? Every Program (or Product) - has different Versions, Components, and Target Milestones - associated with it. A "Version" is the number of a - software program. - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN307"><P -><B ->Example 2-1. Some Famous Software Versions</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN309"><P -></P -><P -> Do you remember the hype in 1995 when Microsoft - Windows 95(r) was released? It may have been several - years ago, but Microsoft(tm) spent over $300 Million - advertising this new Version of their software. - Three years later, they released Microsoft Windows - 98(r), another new version, to great fanfare, and - then in 2000 quietly released Microsoft Windows - ME(Millenium Edition)(r). - </P -><P -> Software "Versions" help a manufacturer - differentiate their current product from their - previous products. Most do not identify their - products by the year they were released. Instead, - the "original" version of their software will often - be numbered "1.0", with small bug-fix releases on - subsequent tenths of a digit. In most cases, it's - not a decimal number; for instance, often 1.9 is an - <EM ->older</EM -> version of the software - than 1.11, but is a <EM ->newer</EM -> - version than 1.1.1. - </P -><P -> In general, a "Version" in Bugzilla should refer to - <EM ->released</EM -> products, not products - that have not yet been released to the public. - Forthcoming products are what the Target Milestone - field is for. - </P -><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV -> - </P -><P -> A "Component" is a piece of a Product. - It may be a standalone program, or some other logical - division of a Product or Program. - Normally, a Component has a single Owner, who is responsible - for overseeing efforts to improve that Component. - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN317"><P -><B ->Example 2-2. Mozilla's Bugzilla Components</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN319"><P -></P -><P -> Mozilla's "Bugzilla" Product is composed of several pieces (Components): - <P +> <EM +>Product and Component</EM +>: + Bugs are divided up by Product and Component, with a Product + having one or more Components in it. For example, + bugzilla.mozilla.org's "Bugzilla" Product is composed of several + Components: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Administration</EM ->, - Administration of a bugzilla installation, including - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editcomponents.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editgroups.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editkeywords.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editparams.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editproducts.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editusers.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editversions.cgi,</TT -> and - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->sanitycheck.cgi</TT ->. - </TD +> <EM +>Administration:</EM +> + Administration of a Bugzilla installation.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Bugzilla-General</EM ->, - Anything that doesn't fit in the other components, or spans - multiple components. - </TD +> <EM +>Bugzilla-General:</EM +> + Anything that doesn't fit in the other components, or spans + multiple components.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Creating/Changing Bugs</EM ->, - Creating, changing, and viewing bugs. - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->enter_bug.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->post_bug.cgi</TT ->, - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->show_bug.cgi</TT -> and - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->process_bug.cgi</TT ->. - </TD +> <EM +>Creating/Changing Bugs:</EM +> + Creating, changing, and viewing bugs.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Documentation</EM ->, - The bugzilla documentation, including anything in the - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->docs/</TT -> directory and The Bugzilla Guide - (This document :) - </TD +> <EM +>Documentation:</EM +> + The Bugzilla documentation, including The Bugzilla Guide.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Email</EM ->, - Anything to do with email sent by Bugzilla. - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->processmail</TT +> <EM +>Email:</EM > - </TD + Anything to do with email sent by Bugzilla.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Installation</EM ->, - The installation process of Bugzilla. This includes - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->checksetup.pl</TT -> and whatever else it evolves into. - </TD +> <EM +>Installation:</EM +> + The installation process of Bugzilla.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Query/Buglist</EM ->, - Anything to do with searching for bugs and viewing the buglists. - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->query.cgi</TT -> and - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->buglist.cgi</TT +> <EM +>Query/Buglist:</EM > - </TD + Anything to do with searching for bugs and viewing the + buglists.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Reporting/Charting</EM ->, - Getting reports from Bugzilla. - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->reports.cgi</TT -> and - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->duplicates.cgi</TT +> <EM +>Reporting/Charting:</EM > - </TD + Getting reports from Bugzilla.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->User Accounts</EM ->, - Anything about managing a user account from the user's perspective. - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->userprefs.cgi</TT ->, saved queries, creating accounts, - changing passwords, logging in, etc. - </TD +> <EM +>User Accounts:</EM +> + Anything about managing a user account from the user's perspective. + Saved queries, creating accounts, changing passwords, logging in, + etc.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->User Interface</EM ->, - General issues having to do with the user interface cosmetics (not - functionality) including cosmetic issues, HTML templates, etc. - </TD +> <EM +>User Interface:</EM +> + General issues having to do with the user interface cosmetics (not + functionality) including cosmetic issues, HTML templates, + etc.</TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE ><P ></P > - </P + </P +></LI +><LI ><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV +> <EM +>Status and Resolution:</EM > - </P + + These define exactly what state the bug is in - from not even + being confirmed as a bug, through to being fixed and the fix + confirmed by Quality Assurance. The different possible values for + Status and Resolution on your installation should be documented in the + context-sensitive help for those items.</P +></LI +><LI ><P -> A "Milestone", or "Target Milestone" is a often a planned - future "Version" of a product. In many cases, though, - Milestones simply represent significant dates for a - developer. Having certain features in your Product is - frequently tied to revenue (money) the developer will - receive if the features work by the time she reaches the - Target Milestone. Target Milestones are a great tool to - organize your time. If someone will pay you $100,000 for - incorporating certain features by a certain date, those - features by that Milestone date become a very high - priority. Milestones tend to be highly malleable - creatures, though, that appear to be in reach but are out - of reach by the time the important day arrives. - </P +> <EM +>Assigned To:</EM +> + The person responsible for fixing the bug.</P +></LI +><LI ><P -> The Bugzilla Project has set up Milestones for future - Bugzilla versions 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 3.0, etc. However, a - Target Milestone can just as easily be a specific date, - code name, or weird alphanumeric combination, like "M19". - </P +> <EM +>*URL:</EM +> + A URL associated with the bug, if any.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> OK, now let's select the "Bugzilla" component from its scrollbox. - </P +> <EM +>Summary:</EM +> + A one-sentence summary of the problem.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Skip down the page a bit -- do you see the "submit query" button? - Select it, and let's run - this query! - </P +> <EM +>*Status Whiteboard:</EM +> + (a.k.a. Whiteboard) A free-form text area for adding short notes + and tags to a bug.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Congratulations! You've completed your first Query, and - have before you the Bug List of the author of this Guide, - Matthew P. Barnson (barnboy@trilobyte.net). If I'm doing - well, you'll have a cryptic "Zarro Boogs Found" message on - your screen. It is just a happy hacker's way of saying - "Zero Bugs Found". However, I am fairly certain I will - always have some bugs assigned to me that aren't done yet, - so you won't often see that message! - </P +> <EM +>*Keywords:</EM +> + The administrator can define keywords which you can use to tag and + categorise bugs - e.g. The Mozilla Project has keywords like crash + and regression.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Platform and OS:</EM +> + These indicate the computing environment where the bug was + found.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Version:</EM +> + The "Version" field is usually used for versions of a product which + have been released, and is set to indicate which versions of a + Component have the particular problem the bug report is + about.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Priority:</EM +> + The bug assignee uses this field to prioritise his or her bugs. + It's a good idea not to change this on other people's bugs.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Severity:</EM +> + This indicates how severe the problem is - from blocker + ("application unusable") to trivial ("minor cosmetic issue"). You + can also use this field to indicate whether a bug is an enhancement + request.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>*Target:</EM +> + (a.k.a. Target Milestone) A future version by which the bug is to + be fixed. e.g. The Bugzilla Project's milestones for future + Bugzilla versions are 2.18, 2.20, 3.0, etc. Milestones are not + restricted to numbers, thought - you can use any text strings, such + as dates.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Reporter:</EM +> + The person who filed the bug.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>CC list:</EM +> + A list of people who get mail when the bug changes.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Attachments:</EM +> + You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there + are any attachments, they are listed in this section.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>*Dependencies:</EM +> + If this bug cannot be fixed unless other bugs are fixed (depends + on), or this bug stops other bugs being fixed (blocks), their + numbers are recorded here.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>*Votes:</EM +> + Whether this bug has any votes.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <EM +>Additional Comments:</EM +> + You can add your two cents to the bug discussion here, if you have + something worthwhile to say.</P ></LI ></OL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="query">3.1.3. Searching for Bugs</H2 ><P -> I encourage you to click the bug numbers in the left-hand - column and examine my bugs. Also notice that if you click the - underlined links near the top of this page, they do not take - you to context-sensitive help here, but instead sort the - columns of bugs on the screen! When you need to sort your bugs - by priority, severity, or the people they are assigned to, - this is a tremendous timesaver. - </P +>The Bugzilla Search page is is the interface where you can find + any bug report, comment, or patch currently in the Bugzilla system. You + can play with it here: + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi" +TARGET="_top" +> landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi</A +> + + .</P +><P +>The Search page has controls for selecting different possible + values for all of the fields in a bug, as described above. Once you've + defined a search, you can either run it, or save it as a Remembered + Query, which can optionally appear in the footer of your pages.</P +><P +>Highly advanced querying is done using Boolean Charts, which have + their own + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/booleanchart.html" +TARGET="_top" +> context-sensitive help</A +> + + .</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="list">3.1.4. Bug Lists</H2 +><P +>If you run a search, a list of matching bugs will be returned. + The default search is to return all open bugs on the system - don't try + running this search on a Bugzilla installation with a lot of + bugs!</P ><P -> A couple more interesting things about the Bug List page: - <P +>The format of the list is configurable. For example, it can be + sorted by clicking the column headings. Other useful features can be + accessed using the links at the bottom of the list: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Change Columns</EM ->: by selecting - this link, you can show all kinds of information in the - Bug List</TD +> <EM +>Long Format:</EM +> + + this gives you a large page with a non-editable summary of the fields + of each bug.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Change several bugs at once</EM ->: If - you have sufficient rights to change all the bugs shown in - the Bug List, you can mass-modify them. This is a big - time-saver.</TD +> <EM +>Change Columns:</EM +> + + change the bug attributes which appear in the list.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Send mail to bug owners</EM ->: If you - have many related bugs, you can request an update from - every person who owns the bugs in the Bug List asking them - the status.</TD +> <EM +>Change several bugs at once:</EM +> + + If your account is sufficiently empowered, you can make the same + change to all the bugs in the list - for example, changing their + owner.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><EM ->Edit this query</EM ->: If you didn't - get exactly the results you were looking for, you can - return to the Query page through this link and make small - revisions to the query you just made so you get more - accurate results.</TD +> <EM +>Send mail to bug owners:</EM +> + + Sends mail to the owners of all bugs on the list.</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +> <EM +>Edit this query:</EM +> + + If you didn't get exactly the results you were looking for, you can + return to the Query page through this link and make small revisions + to the query you just made so you get more accurate results.</TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE @@ -2331,485 +2055,290 @@ BORDER="0" ></P > </P -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> There are many more options to the Bugzilla Query Page and - the Bug List than I have shown you. But this should be - enough for you to learn to get around. I encourage you to - check out the <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/bugs/" -TARGET="_top" ->Bugzilla Home Page</A -> to learn about the Anatomy and Life Cycle of a Bug before continuing. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="bugreports">2.3.3. Creating and Managing Bug Reports</H2 -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->And all this time, I thought we were taking bugs <EM ->out</EM ->...</I -></P -></I -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="bug-writing">2.3.3.1. Writing a Great Bug Report</H3 -><P -> Before we plunge into writing your first bug report, I - encourage you to read some bug-writing guidelines. If you - are reading this document as part of a Bugzilla CVS checkout - or un-tarred Bugzilla distribution, you should be able to - read them by clicking <A -HREF="../../bugwritinghelp.html" -TARGET="_top" ->here</A ->. If you are reading this online, check out the Mozilla.org bug-writing guidelines at <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/quality/bug-writing-guidelines.html" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.mozilla.org/quality/bug-writing-guidelines.html</A ->. While some of the advice is Mozilla-specific, the basic principles of reporting Reproducible, Specific bugs, isolating the Product you are using, the Version of the Product, the Component which failed, the Hardware Platform, and Operating System you were using at the time of the failure go a long way toward ensuring accurate, responsible fixes for the bug that bit you. - </P +NAME="bugreports">3.1.5. Filing Bugs</H2 ><P -> While you are at it, why not learn how to find previously - reported bugs? Mozilla.org has published a great tutorial - on finding duplicate bugs, available at <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/quality/help/beginning-duplicate-finding.html" +>Years of bug writing experience has been distilled for your + reading pleasure into the + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/bugwritinghelp.html" TARGET="_top" -> http://www.mozilla.org/quality/help/beginning-duplicate-finding.html</A ->. - </P +> Bug Writing Guidelines</A +>. + While some of the advice is Mozilla-specific, the basic principles of + reporting Reproducible, Specific bugs, isolating the Product you are + using, the Version of the Product, the Component which failed, the + Hardware Platform, and Operating System you were using at the time of + the failure go a long way toward ensuring accurate, responsible fixes + for the bug that bit you.</P ><P -> I realize this was a lot to read. However, understanding - the mentality of writing great bug reports will help us on - the next part! - </P +>The procedure for filing a test bug is as follows:</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Go back to <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/" +>Go to + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/" TARGET="_top" -> http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/</A -> in your browser. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Select the <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/enter_bug.cgi" +> Landfill</A +> + in your browser and click + <A +HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/enter_bug.cgi" TARGET="_top" -> Enter a new bug report</A -> link. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Select a product. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Now you should be at the "Enter Bug" form. The - "reporter" should have been automatically filled out for - you (or else Bugzilla prompted you to Log In again -- - you did keep the email with your username and password, - didn't you?). - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Select a Component in the scrollbox. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Bugzilla should have made reasonable guesses, based upon - your browser, for the "Platform" and "OS" drop-down - boxes. If those are wrong, change them -- if you're on - an SGI box running IRIX, we want to know! - </P +> Enter a new bug report</A +>. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Fill in the "Assigned To" box with the email address you - provided earlier. This way you don't end up sending - copies of your bug to lots of other people, since it's - just a test bug. - </P +>Select a product - any one will do.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Leave the "CC" text box blank. Fill in the "URL" box - with "http://www.mozilla.org". - </P +>Fill in the fields. Bugzilla should have made reasonable + guesses, based upon your browser, for the "Platform" and "OS" + drop-down boxes. If they are wrong, change them.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Enter "The Bugzilla Guide" in the Summary text box, and - place any comments you have on this tutorial, or the - Guide in general, into the Description box. - </P +>Select "Commit" and send in your bug report.</P ></LI ></OL -><P -> Voila! Select "Commit" and send in your bug report! Next - we'll look at resolving bugs. - </P +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H3 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="bug-manage">2.3.3.2. Managing your Bug Reports</H3 -><P -> OK, you should have a link to the bug you just created near - the top of your page. It should say "Bug XXXX posted", with - a link to the right saying "Back to BUG# XXXX". Select this - link. - </P -><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P -> Scroll down a bit on the subsequent page, until you see - the "Resolve bug, changing resolution to (dropdown box). - Normally, you would "Accept bug (change status to - ASSIGNED)", fix it, and then resolve. But in this case, - we're going to short-circuit the process because this - wasn't a real bug. Change the dropdown next to "Resolve - Bug" to "INVALID", make sure the radio button is marked - next to "Resolve Bug", then click "Commit". - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Hey! It said it couldn't take the change in a big red - box! That's right, you must specify a Comment in order - to make this change. Select the "Back" button in your - browser, add a Comment, then try Resolving the bug with - INVALID status again. This time it should work. - </P -></LI -></OL +NAME="hintsandtips">3.2. Hints and Tips</H1 ><P -> You have now learned the basics of Bugzilla navigation, - entering a bug, and bug maintenance. I encourage you to - explore these features, and see what you can do with them! - We'll spend no more time on individual Bugs or Queries from - this point on, so you are on your own there. - </P -><P -> But I'll give a few last hints! - </P -><P -> There is a <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/help.html" -TARGET="_top" ->CLUE</A -> on the Query page that will teach you more how to use the form. - </P -><P -> If you click the hyperlink on the <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/describecomponents.cgi" -TARGET="_top" ->Component</A -> box of the Query page, you will be presented a form that will describe what all the components are. - </P -><P -> Possibly the most powerful feature of the Query page is the - <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/booleanchart.html" -TARGET="_top" ->Boolean Chart</A -> section. It's a bit confusing to use the first time, but can provide unparalleled flexibility in your queries, allowing you to build extremely powerful requests. - </P -><P -> Finally, you can build some nifty <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/reports.cgi" -TARGET="_top" ->Reports</A -> using the "Bug Reports" link near the bottom of the query page, and also available via the "Reports" link at the footer of each page. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -></DIV +>This section distills some Bugzilla tips and best practices + that have been developed.</P ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="init4me">2.4. Where can I find my user preferences?</H1 +NAME="AEN434">3.2.1. Autolinkification</H2 +><P +>Bugzilla comments are plain text - so posting HTML will result + in literal HTML tags rather than being interpreted by a browser. + However, Bugzilla will automatically make hyperlinks out of certain + sorts of text in comments. For example, the text + http://www.bugzilla.org will be turned into + <A +HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org" +TARGET="_top" +>http://www.bugzilla.org</A +>. + Other strings which get linkified in the obvious manner are: + <P +></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" +><TBODY ><TR ><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD +>bug 12345</TD +></TR +><TR ><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->Indiana, it feels like we walking on fortune cookies!</I -></P -><P -><I ->These ain't fortune cookies, kid...</I -></P -></I -></TD +>bug 23456, comment 53</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +>attachment 4321</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +>mailto:george@example.com</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +>george@example.com</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +>ftp://ftp.mozilla.org</TD ></TR +><TR +><TD +>Most other sorts of URL</TD +></TR +></TBODY ></TABLE ><P -> Customized User Preferences offer tremendous versatility to your - individual Bugzilla experience. Let's plunge into what you can - do! The first step is to click the "Edit prefs" link at the - footer of each page once you have logged in to <A -HREF="http://landfill.tequilarista.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi?GoAheadAndLogIn=1" -TARGET="_top" -> Landfill</A ->. - </P +></P +> + </P +><P +>A corollary here is that if you type a bug number in a comment, + you should put the word "bug" before it, so it gets autolinkified + for the convenience of others. + </P +></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="accountsettings">2.4.1. Account Settings</H2 +NAME="quicksearch">3.2.2. Quicksearch</H2 ><P -> On this page, you can change your basic Account Settings, - including your password and full name. For security reasons, - in order to change anything on this page you must type your - <EM ->current</EM -> password into the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Old - Password"</SPAN -> field. If you wish to change your - password, type the new password you want into the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"New - Password"</SPAN -> field and again into the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Re-enter - new password"</SPAN -> field to ensure you typed your new - password correctly. Select the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Submit"</SPAN -> button - and you are done. +>Quicksearch is a single-text-box query tool which uses + metacharacters to indicate what is to be searched. For example, typing + "<TT +CLASS="filename" +>foo|bar</TT +>" + into Quicksearch would search for "foo" or "bar" in the + summary and status whiteboard of a bug; adding + "<TT +CLASS="filename" +>:BazProduct</TT +>" would + search only in that product. </P +><P +>You'll find the Quicksearch box on Bugzilla's + front page, along with a + <A +HREF="../../quicksearch.html" +TARGET="_top" +>Help</A +> + link which details how to use it.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="emailsettings">2.4.2. Email Settings</H2 +NAME="commenting">3.2.3. Comments</H2 +><P +>If you are changing the fields on a bug, only comment if + either you have something pertinent to say, or Bugzilla requires it. + Otherwise, you may spam people unnecessarily with bug mail. + To take an example: a user can set up their account to filter out messages + where someone just adds themselves to the CC field of a bug + (which happens a lot.) If you come along, add yourself to the CC field, + and add a comment saying "Adding self to CC", then that person + gets a pointless piece of mail they would otherwise have avoided. + </P +><P +> Don't use sigs in comments. Signing your name ("Bill") is acceptable, + particularly if you do it out of habit, but full mail/news-style + four line ASCII art creations are not. + </P +></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><H3 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="notification">2.4.2.1. Email Notification</H3 +NAME="attachments">3.2.4. Attachments</H2 ><P -> Here you can reduce or increase the amount of email sent you - from Bugzilla. Although this is referred to as - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Advanced Email Filtering Options"</SPAN ->, they are, - in fact, the standard email filter set. All of them are - self-explanatory, but you can use the filters in interesting - ways. For instance, some people (notably Quality Assurance - personnel) often only care to receive updates regarding a - bug when the bug changes state, so they can track bugs on - their flow charts and know when it is time to pull the bug - onto a quality assurance platform for inspection. Other - people set up email gateways to - <A -HREF="#bonsai" ->Bonsai, the Mozilla automated CVS management system</A -> or <A -HREF="#tinderbox" ->Tinderbox, the Mozilla automated build management system</A ->, and - restrict which types of Bugzilla information are fed to - these systems.. - </P +> Use attachments, rather than comments, for large chunks of ASCII data, + such as trace, debugging output files, or log files. That way, it doesn't + bloat the bug for everyone who wants to read it, and cause people to + receive fat, useless mails. + </P +><P +>Trim screenshots. There's no need to show the whole screen if + you are pointing out a single-pixel problem. + </P +><P +>Don't attach simple test cases (e.g. one HTML file, one + CSS file and an image) as a ZIP file. Instead, upload them in + reverse order and edit the referring file so that they point to the + attached files. This way, the test case works immediately + out of the bug. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H3 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="newemailtech">2.4.2.2. New Email Technology</H3 -><DIV -CLASS="note" +NAME="AEN463">3.2.5. Filing Bugs</H2 ><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> This option may not be available in all Bugzilla - installations, depending upon the preferences of the - systems administrator responsible for the setup of your - Bugzilla. However, if you really want this functionality, - ask her to "enable newemailtech in Params" and "make it - the default for all new users", referring her to the - Administration section of this Guide. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +>Try to make sure that everything said in the summary is also + said in the first comment. Summaries are often updated and this will + ensure your original information is easily accessible. + </P ><P -> Disregard the warnings about "experimental and bleeding - edge"; the code to handle email in a cleaner manner than - that historically used for Bugzilla is quite robust and - well-tested now. - </P +> You do not need to put "any" or similar strings in the URL field. + If there is no specific URL associated with the bug, leave this + field blank. + </P ><P -> I recommend you enable the option, "Click here to sign up - (and risk any bugs)". Your email-box will thank you for it. - The fundamental shift in "newemailtech" is away from - standard UNIX "diff" output, which is quite ugly, to a - prettier, better laid-out email. - </P +>If you feel a bug you filed was incorrectly marked as a + DUPLICATE of another, please question it in your bug, not + the bug it was duped to. Feel free to CC the person who duped it + if they are not already CCed. + </P +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H3 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="watchsettings">2.4.2.3. "Watching" Users</H3 -><DIV -CLASS="note" +NAME="userpreferences">3.3. User Preferences</H1 ><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> This option may not be available in all Bugzilla - installations, depending upon the preferences of the - systems administrator responsible for the setup of your - Bugzilla. However, if you really want this functionality, - ask her to "enable watchers in Params". - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +>Once you have logged in, you can customise various aspects of + Bugzilla via the "Edit prefs" link in the page footer. + The preferences are split into four tabs:</P +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="accountsettings">3.3.1. Account Settings</H2 ><P -> By entering user email names into the "Users to watch" text - entry box, delineated by commas, you can watch bugs of other - users. This powerful functionality enables seamless - transitions as developers change projects, managers wish to - get in touch with the issues faced by their direct reports, - or users go on vacation. If any of these three situations - apply to you, you will undoubtedly find this feature quite - convenient. - </P -></DIV +>On this tab, you can change your basic account information, + including your password, email address and real name. For security + reasons, in order to change anything on this page you must type your + <EM +>current</EM +> + password into the + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Password"</SPAN +> + field at the top of the page. + If you attempt to change your email address, a confirmation + email is sent to both the old and new addresses, with a link to use to + confirm the change. This helps to prevent account hijacking.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="footersettings">2.4.3. Page Footer</H2 +NAME="emailsettings">3.3.2. Email Settings</H2 +><P +>On this tab you can reduce or increase the amount of email sent + you from Bugzilla, opting in our out depending on your relationship to + the bug and the change that was made to it. (Note that you can also do + client-side filtering using the X-Bugzilla-Reason header which Bugzilla + adds to all bugmail.)</P +><P +>By entering user email names, delineated by commas, into the + "Users to watch" text entry box you can receive a copy of all the + bugmail of other users (security settings permitting.) This powerful + functionality enables seamless transitions as developers change + projects or users go on holiday.</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -2831,58 +2360,9 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> By default, this page is quite barren. However, go explore - the Query Page some more; you will find that you can store - numerous queries on the server, so if you regularly run a - particular query it is just a drop-down menu away. On this - page of Preferences, if you have many stored queries you can - elect to have them always one-click away! - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -><P -> If you have many stored queries on the server, here you will - find individual drop-downs for each stored query. Each - drop-down gives you the option of that query appearing on the - footer of every page in Bugzilla! This gives you powerful - one-click access to any complex searches you may set up, and - is an excellent way to impress your boss... - </P -><DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->By default, the "My Bugs" link appears at the bottom of - each page. However, this query gives you both the bugs you - have reported, as well as those you are assigned. One of - the most common uses for this page is to remove the "My - Bugs" link, replacing it with two other queries, commonly - called "My Bug Reports" and "My Bugs" (but only referencing - bugs assigned to you). This allows you to distinguish those - bugs you have reported from those you are assigned. I - commonly set up complex Boolean queries in the Query page - and link them to my footer in this page. When they are - significantly complex, a one-click reference can save hours - of work.</P +>The ability to watch other users may not be available in all + Bugzilla installations. If you can't see it, ask your + administrator.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -2893,232 +2373,62 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="permissionsettings">2.4.4. Permissions</H2 -><P -> This is a purely informative page which outlines your current - permissions on this installation of Bugzilla. If you have - permissions to grant certain permissions to other users, the - "other users" link appears on this page as well as the footer. - For more information regarding user administration, please - consult the Administration section of this Guide. - </P -></DIV +NAME="footersettings">3.3.3. Page Footer</H2 +><P +>On the Search page, you can store queries in Bugzilla, so if you + regularly run a particular query it is just a drop-down menu away. + Once you have a stored query, you can come + here to request that it also be displayed in your page footer.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="usingbz-conc">2.5. Using Bugzilla-Conclusion</H1 +NAME="permissionsettings">3.3.4. Permissions</H2 ><P -> Thank you for reading through this portion of the Bugzilla - Guide. I anticipate it may not yet meet the needs of all - readers. If you have additional comments or corrections to - make, please submit your contributions to the <A -HREF="mailto://mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org" -TARGET="_top" ->mozilla-webtools</A -> mailing list/newsgroup. The mailing list is mirrored to the netscape.public.mozilla.webtools newsgroup, and the newsgroup is mirrored to mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org - </P +>This is a purely informative page which outlines your current + permissions on this installation of Bugzilla - what product groups you + are in, and whether you can edit bugs or perform various administration + functions.</P +></DIV ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="chapter" ><HR><H1 ><A -NAME="installation">Chapter 3. Installation</H1 -><P -> These installation instructions are presented assuming you are - installing on a UNIX or completely POSIX-compliant system. If - you are installing on Microsoft Windows or another oddball - operating system, please consult the appropriate sections in - this installation guide for notes on how to be successful. - </P +NAME="installation">Chapter 4. Installation</H1 ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="errata">3.1. ERRATA</H1 -><P ->Here are some miscellaneous notes about possible issues you - main run into when you begin your Bugzilla installation. - Reference platforms for Bugzilla installation are Redhat Linux - 7.2, Linux-Mandrake 8.0, and Solaris 8.</P -><P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD -> If you are installing Bugzilla on S.u.S.e. Linux, or some - other distributions with <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"paranoid"</SPAN -> security - options, it is possible that the checksetup.pl script may fail - with the error: <SPAN -CLASS="errorname" ->cannot chdir(/var/spool/mqueue): - Permission denied</SPAN -> This is because your - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->/var/spool/mqueue</TT -> directory has a mode of - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"drwx------"</SPAN ->. Type <B -CLASS="command" ->chmod 755 - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->/var/spool/mqueue</TT -></B -> as root to - fix this problem. - </TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> Bugzilla may be installed on Macintosh OS X (10), which is a - unix-based (BSD) operating system. Everything required for - Bugzilla on OS X will install cleanly, but the optional GD - perl module which is used for bug charting requires some - additional setup for installation. Please see the Mac OS X - installation section below for details - </TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> Release Notes for Bugzilla 2.14 are available at - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->docs/rel_notes.txt</TT -> in your Bugzilla - source distribution. - </TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> The preferred documentation for Bugzilla is available in - docs/, with a variety of document types available. Please - refer to these documents when installing, configuring, and - maintaining your Bugzilla installation. - </TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="warning" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="warning" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/warning.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Warning"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Bugzilla is not a package where you can just plop it in a directory, - twiddle a few things, and you're off. Installing Bugzilla assumes you - know your variant of UNIX or Microsoft Windows well, are familiar with the - command line, and are comfortable compiling and installing a plethora - of third-party utilities. To install Bugzilla on Win32 requires - fair Perl proficiency, and if you use a webserver other than Apache you - should be intimately familiar with the security mechanisms and CGI - environment thereof. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="warning" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="warning" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/warning.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Warning"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Bugzilla has not undergone a complete security review. Security holes - may exist in the code. Great care should be taken both in the installation - and usage of this software. Carefully consider the implications of - installing other network services with Bugzilla. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="stepbystep">3.2. Step-by-step Install</H1 +NAME="stepbystep">4.1. Step-by-step Install</H1 ><DIV CLASS="section" ><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN509">3.2.1. Introduction</H2 -><P -> Installation of bugzilla is pretty straightforward, particularly if your - machine already has MySQL and the MySQL-related perl packages installed. - If those aren't installed yet, then that's the first order of business. The - other necessary ingredient is a web server set up to run cgi scripts. - While using Apache for your webserver is not required, it is recommended. - </P +NAME="AEN492">4.1.1. Introduction</H2 ><P -> Bugzilla has been successfully installed under Solaris, Linux, - and Win32. The peculiarities of installing on Win32 (Microsoft - Windows) are not included in this section of the Guide; please - check out the <A +>Bugzilla has been successfully installed under Solaris, Linux, + and Win32. Win32 is not yet officially supported, but many people + have got it working fine. + Please see the + <A HREF="#win32" >Win32 Installation Notes</A -> for further advice - on getting Bugzilla to work on Microsoft Windows. - </P -><P -> The Bugzilla Guide is contained in the "docs/" folder in your - Bugzilla distribution. It is available in plain text - (docs/txt), HTML (docs/html), or SGML source (docs/sgml). - </P +> + for further advice on getting Bugzilla to work on Microsoft + Windows.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN515">3.2.2. Installing the Prerequisites</H2 +NAME="AEN496">4.1.2. Package List</H2 ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -3140,84 +2450,204 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->If you want to skip these manual installation steps for - the CPAN dependencies listed below, and are running the very - most recent version of Perl and MySQL (both the executables - and development libraries) on your system, check out - Bundle::Bugzilla in <A +> If you are running the very most recent + version of Perl and MySQL (both the executables and development + libraries) on your system, you can skip these manual installation + steps for the Perl modules by using Bundle::Bugzilla; see + <A HREF="#bundlebugzilla" >Using Bundle::Bugzilla instead of manually installing Perl modules</A -></P +>. + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><P -> The software packages necessary for the proper running of bugzilla are: - <P +>The software packages necessary for the proper running of + Bugzilla (with download links) are: + <P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> MySQL database server and the mysql client (3.22.5 or greater) - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.mysql.com/" +TARGET="_top" +>MySQL database server</A +> + (3.22.5 or greater) + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <A +HREF="http://www.perl.org" +TARGET="_top" +>Perl</A +> + (5.005 or greater, 5.6.1 is recommended if you wish to + use Bundle::Bugzilla) + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +>Perl Modules (minimum version): + <P +></P +><OL +TYPE="a" +><LI +><P +> <A +HREF="http://www.template-toolkit.org" +TARGET="_top" +>Template</A +> + (v2.07) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Perl (5.004 or greater, 5.6.1 is recommended if you wish - to use Bundle::Bugzilla) - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/AppConfig/" +TARGET="_top" +>AppConfig + </A +> + (v1.52) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> DBI Perl module - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/MUIR/modules/Text-Tabs%2BWrap-2001.0131.tar.gz" +TARGET="_top" +>Text::Wrap</A +> + (v2001.0131) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Data::Dumper Perl module - </P +> <A +HREF="http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=File-Spec" +TARGET="_top" +>File::Spec + </A +> + (v0.8.2) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Bundle::Mysql Perl module collection - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Data/" +TARGET="_top" +>Data::Dumper + </A +> + (any) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> TimeDate Perl module collection - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Mysql/" +TARGET="_top" +>DBD::mysql + </A +> + (v1.2209) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> GD perl module (1.8.3) (optional, for bug charting) - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBI/" +TARGET="_top" +>DBI</A +> + (v1.13) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Chart::Base Perl module (0.99c) (optional, for bug charting) - </P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Date/" +TARGET="_top" +>Date::Parse + </A +> + (any) + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> CGI::Carp + (any) + </P +></LI +></OL +> + and, optionally: + <P +></P +><OL +TYPE="a" +><LI +><P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/GD/" +TARGET="_top" +>GD</A +> + (v1.19) for bug charting + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Chart/" +TARGET="_top" +>Chart::Base + </A +> + (v0.99c) for bug charting + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> DB_File Perl module (optional, for bug charting) - </P +> XML::Parser + (any) for the XML interface + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> The web server of your choice. Apache is recommended. - </P +> MIME::Parser + (any) for the email interface + </P +></LI +></OL +> + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> MIME::Parser Perl module (optional, for contrib/bug_email.pl interface) - </P +> The web server of your choice. + <A +HREF="http://www.apache.org/" +TARGET="_top" +>Apache</A +> + is highly recommended. + </P ></LI ></OL > - <DIV + <DIV CLASS="warning" ><P ></P @@ -3238,24 +2668,20 @@ ALT="Warning"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> It is a good idea, while installing Bugzilla, to ensure it - is not <EM ->accessible</EM -> by other machines - on the Internet. Your machine may be vulnerable to attacks - while you are installing. In other words, ensure there is - some kind of firewall between you and the rest of the - Internet. Many installation steps require an active - Internet connection to complete, but you must take care to - ensure that at no point is your machine vulnerable to an - attack. - </P +>It is a good idea, while installing Bugzilla, to ensure that there + is some kind of firewall between you and the rest of the Internet, + because your machine may be insecure for periods during the install. + Many + installation steps require an active Internet connection to complete, + but you must take care to ensure that at no point is your machine + vulnerable to an attack.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - <DIV + + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -3276,20 +2702,23 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->Linux-Mandrake 8.0, the author's test system, includes - every required and optional library for Bugzilla. The - easiest way to install them is by using the - <TT +>Linux-Mandrake 8.0 includes every + required and optional library for Bugzilla. The easiest way to + install them is by using the + <TT CLASS="filename" >urpmi</TT -> utility. If you follow these - commands, you should have everything you need for - Bugzilla, and <TT +> + + utility. If you follow these commands, you should have everything you + need for Bugzilla, and + <TT CLASS="filename" >checksetup.pl</TT -> should - not complain about any missing libraries. You may already - have some of these installed.</P +> + + should not complain about any missing libraries. You may already have + some of these installed.</P ><P ></P ><TABLE @@ -3297,59 +2726,69 @@ BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" -> urpmi - perl-mysql</B -></TD +>urpmi perl-mysql</B +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" -> urpmi - perl-chart</B -></TD +>urpmi perl-chart</B +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" -> urpmi - perl-gd</B -></TD +>urpmi perl-gd</B +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" -> urpmi - perl-MailTools</B -> (for Bugzilla email - integration)</TD +>urpmi perl-MailTools</B +> + + (for Bugzilla email integration)</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" -> urpmi - apache-modules</B -></TD +>urpmi apache-modules</B +> + </TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE @@ -3360,7 +2799,6 @@ CLASS="command" ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -3368,31 +2806,17 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="install-mysql">3.2.3. Installing MySQL Database</H2 +NAME="install-mysql">4.1.3. MySQL</H2 ><P -> Visit MySQL homepage at <A +>Visit the MySQL homepage at + <A HREF="http://www.mysql.com" TARGET="_top" >www.mysql.com</A -> and grab the latest stable release of the server. Many of the binary versions of MySQL store their data files in <TT -CLASS="filename" ->/var</TT -> which is often part of a smaller root partition. If you decide to build from sources you can easily set the dataDir as an option to <TT -CLASS="filename" ->configure</TT ->. +> + to grab and install the latest stable release of the server. </P -><P -> If you install from source or non-package (RPM, deb, etc.) - binaries you need to add - <I -CLASS="firstterm" ->mysqld</I -> to your - init scripts so the server daemon will come back up whenever - your machine reboots. Further discussion of UNIX init - sequences are beyond the scope of this guide. - <DIV +><DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -3413,138 +2837,91 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->You should have your init script start - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->mysqld</I -> with the ability to accept - large packets. By default, <TT -CLASS="filename" ->mysqld</TT -> - only accepts packets up to 64K long. This limits the size - of attachments you may put on bugs. If you add <TT -CLASS="option" ->-O - max_allowed_packet=1M</TT -> to the command that starts - <TT +> Many of the binary + versions of MySQL store their data files in + <TT CLASS="filename" ->mysqld</TT -> (or - <TT +>/var</TT +>. + On some Unix systems, this is part of a smaller root partition, + and may not have room for your bug database. You can set the data + directory as an option to <TT CLASS="filename" ->safe_mysqld</TT ->), then you will be able - to have attachments up to about 1 megabyte.</P +>configure</TT +> + if you build MySQL from source yourself.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV +><P +>If you install from something other than an RPM or Debian + package, you will need to add <TT +CLASS="filename" +>mysqld</TT > - + to your init scripts so the server daemon will come back up whenever + your machine reboots. Further discussion of UNIX init sequences are + beyond the scope of this guide. </P -><DIV -CLASS="note" ><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" +>Change your init script to start + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>mysqld</TT +> + with the ability to accept large packets. By default, + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>mysqld</TT +> + only accepts packets up to 64K long. This limits the size of + attachments you may put on bugs. If you add + <TT +CLASS="option" +>-O max_allowed_packet=1M</TT +> + to the command that starts + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>mysqld</TT +> + (or <TT +CLASS="filename" +>safe_mysqld</TT +>), + then you will be able to have attachments up to about 1 megabyte. + There is a Bugzilla parameter for maximum attachment size; + you should configure it to match the value you choose here.</P ><P -> If you plan on running Bugzilla and MySQL on the same - machine, consider using the <TT +>If you plan on running Bugzilla and MySQL on the same machine, + consider using the + <TT CLASS="option" >--skip-networking</TT > - option in the init script. This enhances security by - preventing network access to MySQL. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV + option in the init script. This enhances security by preventing + network access to MySQL.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="install-perl">3.2.4. Perl (5.004 or greater)</H2 -><P -> Any machine that doesn't have perl on it is a sad machine - indeed. Perl for *nix systems can be gotten in source form - from http://www.perl.com. Although Bugzilla runs with most - post-5.004 versions of Perl, it's a good idea to be up to the - very latest version if you can when running Bugzilla. As of - this writing, that is perl version 5.6.1. - </P +NAME="install-perl">4.1.4. Perl</H2 ><P -> Perl is now a far cry from the the single compiler/interpreter - binary it once was. It includes a great many required modules - and quite a few other support files. If you're not up to or - not inclined to build perl from source, you'll want to install - it on your machine using some sort of packaging system (be it - RPM, deb, or what have you) to ensure a sane install. In the - subsequent sections you'll be installing quite a few perl - modules; this can be quite ornery if your perl installation - isn't up to snuff. - </P -><DIV -CLASS="warning" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="warning" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/warning.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Warning"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->Many people complain that Perl modules will not install - for them. Most times, the error messages complain that they - are missing a file in <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"@INC"</SPAN ->. Virtually every - time, this is due to permissions being set too restrictively - for you to compile Perl modules or not having the necessary - Perl development libraries installed on your system.. - Consult your local UNIX systems administrator for help - solving these permissions issues; if you - <EM ->are</EM -> the local UNIX sysadmin, please - consult the newsgroup/mailing list for further assistance or - hire someone to help you out. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +>Any machine that doesn't have Perl on it is a sad machine indeed. + Perl can be got in source form from + <A +HREF="http://www.perl.com" +TARGET="_top" +>perl.com</A +> for the rare + *nix systems which don't have it. + Although Bugzilla runs with all post-5.005 + versions of Perl, it's a good idea to be up to the very latest version + if you can when running Bugzilla. As of this writing, that is Perl + version 5.6.1.</P ><DIV CLASS="tip" ><A @@ -3567,43 +2944,42 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> You can skip the following Perl module installation steps by - installing <SPAN +>You can skip the following Perl module installation steps by + installing + <SPAN CLASS="productname" >Bundle::Bugzilla</SPAN -> from - <A +> + + from + <A HREF="#gloss-cpan" ><I CLASS="glossterm" >CPAN</I ></A ->, which - includes them. All Perl module installation steps require - you have an active Internet connection. If you wish to use - Bundle::Bugzilla, however, you must be using the latest - version of Perl (at this writing, version 5.6.1) - </P +>, + which installs all required modules for you.</P ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -> <B +> + + <B CLASS="command" ->perl -MCPAN - -e 'install "Bundle::Bugzilla"'</B +>perl -MCPAN -e 'install "Bundle::Bugzilla"'</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ><P -> Bundle::Bugzilla doesn't include GD, Chart::Base, or - MIME::Parser, which are not essential to a basic Bugzilla - install. If installing this bundle fails, you should - install each module individually to isolate the problem. - </P +>Bundle::Bugzilla doesn't include GD, Chart::Base, or + MIME::Parser, which are not essential to a basic Bugzilla install. If + installing this bundle fails, you should install each module + individually to isolate the problem.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -3614,282 +2990,240 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN602">3.2.5. DBI Perl Module</H2 +NAME="perl-modules">4.1.5. Perl Modules</H2 ><P -> The DBI module is a generic Perl module used by other database related - Perl modules. For our purposes it's required by the MySQL-related - modules. As long as your Perl installation was done correctly the - DBI module should be a breeze. It's a mixed Perl/C module, but Perl's - MakeMaker system simplifies the C compilation greatly. - </P -><P -> Like almost all Perl modules DBI can be found on the Comprehensive Perl - Archive Network (CPAN) at http://www.cpan.org. The CPAN servers have a - real tendency to bog down, so please use mirrors. The current location - at the time of this writing can be found in <A -HREF="#downloadlinks" ->Appendix B</A ->. - </P +> + All Perl modules can be found on the + <A +HREF="http://www.cpan.org" +TARGET="_top" +>Comprehensive Perl + Archive Network</A +> (CPAN). The + CPAN servers have a real tendency to bog down, so please use mirrors. + </P ><P -> Quality, general Perl module installation instructions can be found on - the CPAN website, but the easy thing to do is to just use the CPAN shell - which does all the hard work for you. +>Quality, general Perl module installation instructions can be + found on the CPAN website, but the easy thing to do is to just use the + CPAN shell which does all the hard work for you. + To use the CPAN shell to install a module: </P ><P -> To use the CPAN shell to install DBI: - <DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN609"><P -></P -><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + <B CLASS="command" ->perl -MCPAN -e 'install "DBI"'</B -> - </TT +>perl -MCPAN -e 'install "<modulename>"'</B > - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->Replace "DBI" with the name of whichever module you wish - to install, such as Data::Dumper, TimeDate, GD, etc.</P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV + </TT > - </P + </P ><P -></P -></DIV -> - To do it the hard way: - <DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN616"><P -></P +> To do it the hard way: + </P ><P -> Untar the module tarball -- it should create its own directory - </P +>Untar the module tarball -- it should create its own + directory</P ><P -> CD to the directory just created, and enter the following commands: - <P +>CD to the directory just created, and enter the following + commands: + <P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >perl Makefile.PL</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >make</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >make test</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >make install</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ></OL > - If everything went ok that should be all it takes. For the vast - majority of perl modules this is all that's required. - </P + </P +><DIV +CLASS="warning" ><P ></P -></DIV +><TABLE +CLASS="warning" +WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" +><TR +><TD +WIDTH="25" +ALIGN="CENTER" +VALIGN="TOP" +><IMG +SRC="../images/warning.gif" +HSPACE="5" +ALT="Warning"></TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +><P +>Many people complain that Perl modules will not install for + them. Most times, the error messages complain that they are missing a + file in + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"@INC"</SPAN +>. + Virtually every time, this error is due to permissions being set too + restrictively for you to compile Perl modules or not having the + necessary Perl development libraries installed on your system. + Consult your local UNIX systems administrator for help solving these + permissions issues; if you + <EM +>are</EM > - </P + the local UNIX sysadmin, please consult the newsgroup/mailing list + for further assistance or hire someone to help you out.</P +></TD +></TR +></TABLE ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN640">3.2.6. Data::Dumper Perl Module</H2 +NAME="AEN642">4.1.5.1. DBI</H3 ><P -> The Data::Dumper module provides data structure persistence for Perl - (similar to Java's serialization). It comes with later sub-releases of - Perl 5.004, but a re-installation just to be sure it's available won't - hurt anything. - </P +>The DBI module is a generic Perl module used the + MySQL-related modules. As long as your Perl installation was done + correctly the DBI module should be a breeze. It's a mixed Perl/C + module, but Perl's MakeMaker system simplifies the C compilation + greatly.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H3 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN645">4.1.5.2. Data::Dumper</H3 ><P -> Data::Dumper is used by the MySQL-related Perl modules. It - can be found on CPAN (see <A -HREF="#downloadlinks" ->Appendix B</A ->) and - can be - installed by following the same four step make sequence used - for the DBI module. - </P +>The Data::Dumper module provides data structure persistence for + Perl (similar to Java's serialization). It comes with later + sub-releases of Perl 5.004, but a re-installation just to be sure it's + available won't hurt anything.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN645">3.2.7. MySQL related Perl Module Collection</H2 +NAME="AEN648">4.1.5.3. MySQL-related modules</H3 ><P -> The Perl/MySQL interface requires a few mutually-dependent perl - modules. These modules are grouped together into the the - Msql-Mysql-modules package. This package can be found at CPAN. - After the archive file has been downloaded it should - be untarred. - </P +>The Perl/MySQL interface requires a few mutually-dependent Perl + modules. These modules are grouped together into the the + Msql-Mysql-modules package.</P ><P -> The MySQL modules are all built using one make file which is generated - by running: - <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> - <B -CLASS="command" ->perl Makefile.pl</B -> - </P +>The MakeMaker process will ask you a few questions about the + desired compilation target and your MySQL installation. For most of the + questions the provided default will be adequate, but when asked if your + desired target is the MySQL or mSQL packages, you should + select the MySQL related ones. Later you will be asked if you wish to + provide backwards compatibility with the older MySQL packages; you + should answer YES to this question. The default is NO.</P ><P -> The MakeMaker process will ask you a few questions about the desired - compilation target and your MySQL installation. For many of the questions - the provided default will be adequate. +>A host of 'localhost' should be fine and a testing user of 'test' + with a null password should find itself with sufficient access to run + tests on the 'test' database which MySQL created upon installation. </P -><P -> When asked if your desired target is the MySQL or mSQL packages, - select the MySQL related ones. Later you will be asked if you wish - to provide backwards compatibility with the older MySQL packages; you - should answer YES to this question. The default is NO. - </P -><P -> A host of 'localhost' should be fine and a testing user of 'test' and - a null password should find itself with sufficient access to run tests - on the 'test' database which MySQL created upon installation. If 'make - test' and 'make install' go through without errors you should be ready - to go as far as database connectivity is concerned. - </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN654">3.2.8. TimeDate Perl Module Collection</H2 -><P -> Many of the more common date/time/calendar related Perl - modules have been grouped into a bundle similar to the MySQL - modules bundle. This bundle is stored on the CPAN under the - name TimeDate (see link: <A -HREF="#downloadlinks" ->Appendix B</A ->). The - component module we're most interested in is the Date::Format - module, but installing all of them is probably a good idea - anyway. The standard Perl module installation instructions - should work perfectly for this simple package. - </P +NAME="AEN653">4.1.5.4. TimeDate modules</H3 +><P +>Many of the more common date/time/calendar related Perl modules + have been grouped into a bundle similar to the MySQL modules bundle. + This bundle is stored on the CPAN under the name TimeDate. + The component module we're most interested in is the Date::Format + module, but installing all of them is probably a good idea anyway. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN658">3.2.9. GD Perl Module (1.8.3)</H2 -><P -> The GD library was written by Thomas Boutell a long while - ago to programatically generate images in C. Since then it's - become the defacto standard for programatic image - construction. The Perl bindings to it found in the GD library - are used on millions of web pages to generate graphs on the - fly. That's what bugzilla will be using it for so you must - install it if you want any of the graphing to work. - </P +NAME="AEN656">4.1.5.5. GD (optional)</H3 ><P -> Actually bugzilla uses the Graph module which relies on GD - itself. Isn't that always the way with object-oriented - programming? At any rate, you can find the GD library on CPAN - in <A -HREF="#downloadlinks" ->Appendix B</A ->. - </P +>The GD library was written by Thomas Boutell a long while ago to + programatically generate images in C. Since then it's become the + defacto standard for programatic image construction. The Perl bindings + to it found in the GD library are used on millions of web pages to + generate graphs on the fly. That's what Bugzilla will be using it for + so you must install it if you want any of the graphing to work.</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -3911,20 +3245,20 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> The Perl GD library requires some other libraries that may - or may not be installed on your system, including - <TT +>The Perl GD library requires some other libraries that may or + may not be installed on your system, including + <TT CLASS="classname" >libpng</TT -> and - <TT +> + and + <TT CLASS="classname" >libgd</TT ->. The full requirements are - listed in the Perl GD library README. Just realize that if - compiling GD fails, it's probably because you're missing a - required library. - </P +>. + The full requirements are listed in the Perl GD library README. + If compiling GD fails, it's probably because you're + missing a required library.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -3932,52 +3266,49 @@ CLASS="classname" ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN667">3.2.10. Chart::Base Perl Module (0.99c)</H2 -><P -> The Chart module provides bugzilla with on-the-fly charting - abilities. It can be installed in the usual fashion after it - has been fetched from CPAN where it is found as the - Chart-x.x... tarball, linked in <A -HREF="#downloadlinks" ->Appendix B</A ->. Note that - as with the GD perl module, only the version listed above, or - newer, will work. Earlier versions used GIF's, which are no - longer supported by the latest versions of GD. - </P +NAME="AEN663">4.1.5.6. Chart::Base (optional)</H3 +><P +>The Chart module provides Bugzilla with on-the-fly charting + abilities. It can be installed in the usual fashion after it has been + fetched from CPAN. + Note that earlier versions that 0.99c used GIFs, which are no longer + supported by the latest versions of GD.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN671">3.2.11. DB_File Perl Module</H2 +NAME="AEN666">4.1.5.7. Template Toolkit</H3 ><P -> DB_File is a module which allows Perl programs to make use - of the facilities provided by Berkeley DB version 1.x. This - module is required by collectstats.pl which is used for bug - charting. If you plan to make use of bug charting, you must - install this module. - </P +>When you install Template Toolkit, you'll get asked various + questions about features to enable. The defaults are fine, except + that it is recommended you use the high speed XS Stash of the Template + Toolkit, in order to achieve best performance. However, there are + known problems with XS Stash and Perl 5.005_02 and lower. If you + wish to use these older versions of Perl, please use the regular + stash.</P +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN674">3.2.12. HTTP Server</H2 +NAME="AEN669">4.1.6. HTTP Server</H2 ><P -> You have a freedom of choice here - Apache, Netscape or any - other server on UNIX would do. You can easily run the web - server on a different machine than MySQL, but need to adjust - the MySQL <SPAN +>You have a freedom of choice here - Apache, Netscape or any other + server on UNIX would do. You can run the web server on a + different machine than MySQL, but need to adjust the MySQL + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> user permissions accordingly. - <DIV +> + user permissions accordingly. + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -3998,24 +3329,22 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->I strongly recommend Apache as the web server to use. - The Bugzilla Guide installation instructions, in general, - assume you are using Apache. As more users use different - webservers and send me information on the peculiarities of - installing using their favorite webserver, I will provide - notes for them.</P +>We strongly recommend Apache as the web server to use. The + Bugzilla Guide installation instructions, in general, assume you are + using Apache. If you have got Bugzilla working using another webserver, + please share your experiences with us.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P + </P ><P -> You'll want to make sure that your web server will run any - file with the .cgi extension as a cgi and not just display it. - If you're using apache that means uncommenting the following - line in the srm.conf file: - <TABLE +>You'll want to make sure that your web server will run any file + with the .cgi extension as a CGI and not just display it. If you're + using Apache that means uncommenting the following line in the httpd.conf + file: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -4025,18 +3354,17 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi - </PRE +>AddHandler cgi-script .cgi</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ><P -> With apache you'll also want to make sure that within the - access.conf file the line: - <TABLE +>With Apache you'll also want to make sure that within the + httpd.conf file the line: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -4046,18 +3374,17 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> Options ExecCGI -AllowOverride Limit -</PRE +>Options ExecCGI AllowOverride Limit</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - is in the stanza that covers the directories into which - you intend to put the bugzilla .html and .cgi files. - </P -><DIV + + is in the stanza that covers the directories into which you intend to + put the bugzilla .html and .cgi files. + + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -4078,18 +3405,17 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> AllowOverride Limit allows the use of a Deny statement in the - .htaccess file generated by checksetup.pl - </P +>AllowOverride Limit allows the use of a Deny statement in the + .htaccess file generated by checksetup.pl</P ><P -> Users of newer versions of Apache will generally find both - of the above lines will be in the httpd.conf file, rather - than srm.conf or access.conf. - </P +>Users of older versions of Apache may find the above lines + in the srm.conf and access.conf files, respecitvely.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV +> + </P ><DIV CLASS="warning" ><P @@ -4111,28 +3437,31 @@ ALT="Warning"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> There are important files and directories that should not - be a served by the HTTP server. These are most files in the - <SPAN +>There are important files and directories that should not be a + served by the HTTP server - most files in the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"data"</SPAN -> and <SPAN +> + and + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"shadow"</SPAN -> directories - and the <SPAN +> + directories and the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"localconfig"</SPAN -> file. You should - configure your HTTP server to not serve content from these - files. Failure to do so will expose critical passwords and - other data. Please see <A +> + file. You should configure your HTTP server to not serve + these files. Failure to do so will expose critical passwords and + other data. Please see + <A HREF="#htaccess" >.htaccess files and security</A -> for details - on how to do this for Apache. I appreciate notes on how to - get this same functionality using other webservers. - </P +> + for details on how to do this for Apache; the checksetup.pl + script should create appropriate .htaccess files for you.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -4143,24 +3472,22 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN693">3.2.13. Installing the Bugzilla Files</H2 +NAME="AEN688">4.1.7. Bugzilla</H2 ><P -> You should untar the Bugzilla files into a directory that - you're willing to make writable by the default web server user - (probably <SPAN +>You should untar the Bugzilla files into a directory that you're + willing to make writable by the default web server user (probably + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"nobody"</SPAN ->). You may decide to put the - files off of the main web space for your web server or perhaps - off of <TT +>). + You may decide to put the files in the main web space for your + web server or perhaps in + <TT CLASS="filename" >/usr/local</TT -> with a symbolic link in - the web space that points to the Bugzilla directory. At any - rate, just dump all the files in the same place, and make sure - you can access the files in that directory through your web - server. - </P +> + with a symbolic link in the web space that points to the Bugzilla + directory.</P ><DIV CLASS="tip" ><P @@ -4182,102 +3509,50 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> If you symlink the bugzilla directory into your Apache's - HTML heirarchy, you may receive - <SPAN +>If you symlink the bugzilla directory into your Apache's HTML + heirarchy, you may receive + <SPAN CLASS="errorname" >Forbidden</SPAN -> errors unless you add the - <SPAN +> + errors unless you add the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"FollowSymLinks"</SPAN -> directive to the - <Directory> entry for the HTML root. - </P +> + directive to the <Directory> entry for the HTML root + in httpd.conf.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><P -> Once all the files are in a web accessible directory, make - that directory writable by your webserver's user. This is a - temporary step until you run the post-install - <TT +>Once all the files are in a web accessible directory, make that + directory writable by your webserver's user. This is a temporary step + until you run the post-install + <TT CLASS="filename" >checksetup.pl</TT -> script, which locks down your - installation. - </P +> + script, which locks down your installation.</P ><P -> Lastly, you'll need to set up a symbolic link to - <TT +>Lastly, you'll need to set up a symbolic link to + <TT CLASS="filename" >/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl</TT -> for the correct - location of your perl executable (probably - <TT +> + for the correct location of your Perl executable (probably + <TT CLASS="filename" >/usr/bin/perl</TT ->). Otherwise you must hack - all the .cgi files to change where they look for perl, or use - <A -HREF="#setperl" ->The setperl.csh Utility</A ->, found in - <A -HREF="#patches" ->Useful Patches and Utilities for Bugzilla</A ->. I suggest using the symlink - approach for future release compatability. - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN709"><P -><B ->Example 3-1. Setting up bonsaitools symlink</B -></P -><P -> Here's how you set up the Perl symlink on Linux to make - Bugzilla work. Your mileage may vary. For some UNIX - operating systems, you probably need to subsitute - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"/usr/local/bin/perl"</SPAN -> for - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"/usr/bin/perl"</SPAN -> below; if on certain other - UNIX systems, Perl may live in weird places like - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"/opt/perl"</SPAN ->. As root, run these commands: - <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> bash# mkdir /usr/bonsaitools -bash# mkdir /usr/bonsaitools/bin -bash# ln -s /usr/bin/perl /usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P +>). + Otherwise you must hack all the .cgi files to change where they look + for Perl. This can be done using the following Perl one-liner, but + I suggest using the symlink approach to avoid upgrade hassles. + </P ><P -> Alternately, you can simply run this perl one-liner to - change your path to perl in all the files in your Bugzilla - installation: - <TABLE +> + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -4287,243 +3562,185 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> perl -pi -e 's@#!/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl@#!/usr/bin/perl@' *cgi *pl Bug.pm processmail syncshadowdb - </PRE +>perl -pi -e + 's@#\!/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl@#\!/usr/bin/perl@' *cgi *pl Bug.pm + processmail syncshadowdb</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - Change the second path to perl to match your installation. - </P -></DIV -> - <DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> If you don't have root access to set this symlink up, - check out the - <A -HREF="#setperl" ->The setperl.csh Utility</A ->, listed in <A -HREF="#patches" ->Useful Patches and Utilities for Bugzilla</A ->. It will change the path to perl in all your Bugzilla files for you. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P + + Change <TT +CLASS="filename" +>/usr/bin/perl</TT +> to match the location + of Perl on your machine. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN722">3.2.14. Setting Up the MySQL Database</H2 +NAME="AEN705">4.1.8. Setting Up the MySQL Database</H2 ><P -> After you've gotten all the software installed and working you're ready - to start preparing the database for its life as a the back end to a high - quality bug tracker. - </P +>After you've gotten all the software installed and working you're + ready to start preparing the database for its life as the back end to + a high quality bug tracker.</P ><P -> First, you'll want to fix MySQL permissions to allow access - from Bugzilla. For the purpose of this Installation section, - the Bugzilla username will be <SPAN +>First, you'll want to fix MySQL permissions to allow access from + Bugzilla. For the purpose of this Installation section, the Bugzilla + username will be + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN ->, and will - have minimal permissions. - - <DIV -CLASS="warning" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="warning" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/warning.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Warning"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Bugzilla has not undergone a thorough security audit. It - may be possible for a system cracker to somehow trick - Bugzilla into executing a command such as <B -CLASS="command" ->DROP - DATABASE mysql</B ->. - </P -><P ->That would be bad.</P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> +>, and will have minimal permissions. </P ><P -> Give the MySQL root user a password. MySQL passwords are - limited to 16 characters. - <P +>Begin by giving the MySQL root user a password. MySQL passwords are limited + to 16 characters. + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -> <B +> + + <B CLASS="command" ->mysql - -u root mysql</B -> </TT +>mysql -u root mysql</B > - </TD + </TT +> + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT -> <B +> + + <B CLASS="command" -> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD ('new_password') - WHERE user='root'; </B -> </TT +>UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('<new_password'>) + WHERE user='root';</B +> + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT -> <B +> + + <B CLASS="command" ->FLUSH - PRIVILEGES;</B -> </TT +>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</B +> + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE ><P ></P -> From this point on, if you need to access - MySQL as the MySQL root user, you will need to use - <B +> + + From this point on, if you need to access MySQL as the MySQL root user, + you will need to use + <B CLASS="command" >mysql -u root -p</B -> and enter your - new_password. Remember that MySQL user names have nothing to - do with Unix user names (login names). - </P +> + + and enter <new_password>. Remember that MySQL user names have + nothing to do with Unix user names (login names).</P ><P -> Next, we create the <SPAN +>Next, we use an SQL <B +CLASS="command" +>GRANT</B +> command to create a + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> user, and grant - sufficient permissions for checksetup.pl, which we'll use - later, to work its magic. This also restricts the - <SPAN +> + + user, and grant sufficient permissions for checksetup.pl, which we'll + use later, to work its magic. This also restricts the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> user to operations within a database - called <SPAN +> + user to operations within a database called + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN ->, and only allows the account to - connect from <SPAN +>, and only allows the account to connect from + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"localhost"</SPAN ->. Modify it to reflect - your setup if you will be connecting from another machine or - as a different user. - </P +>. + Modify it to reflect your setup if you will be connecting from + another machine or as a different user.</P ><P -> Remember to set bugs_password to some unique password. - <P +>Remember to set <bugs_password> to some unique password. + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,INDEX, - ALTER,CREATE,DROP,REFERENCES - ON bugs.* TO bugs@localhost - IDENTIFIED BY 'bugs_password';</B + ALTER,CREATE,DROP,REFERENCES ON bugs.* TO bugs@localhost + IDENTIFIED BY '<bugs_password>';</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" -> mysql> - </TT +>mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" -> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; - </B +>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE @@ -4531,219 +3748,129 @@ CLASS="command" ></P > </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN741">4.1.9. <TT +CLASS="filename" +>checksetup.pl</TT +></H2 ><P -> Next, run the magic checksetup.pl script. (Many thanks to - Holger Schurig <holgerschurig@nikocity.de> for writing - this script!) It will make sure Bugzilla files and directories - have reasonable permissions, set up the - <TT +>Next, run the magic checksetup.pl script. (Many thanks to + <A +HREF="mailto:holgerschurig@nikocity.de" +TARGET="_top" +>Holger Schurig </A +> + for writing this script!) + This script is designed to make sure your MySQL database and other + configuration options are consistent with the Bugzilla CGI files. + It will make sure Bugzilla files and directories have reasonable + permissions, set up the + <TT CLASS="filename" >data</TT -> directory, and create all the MySQL - tables. - <P +> + directory, and create all the MySQL tables. + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >./checksetup.pl</B -> </TT > - </TD + </TT +> + </TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE ><P ></P -> The first time you run it, it will create a - file called <TT -CLASS="filename" ->localconfig</TT ->. - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="AEN769">3.2.15. Tweaking <TT +> + + The first time you run it, it will create a file called + <TT CLASS="filename" >localconfig</TT -></H2 +>.</P ><P -> This file contains a variety of settings you may need to tweak including - how Bugzilla should connect to the MySQL database. - </P +>This file contains a variety of settings you may need to tweak + including how Bugzilla should connect to the MySQL database.</P ><P -> The connection settings include: - <P +>The connection settings include: + <P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> server's host: just use <SPAN +>server's host: just use + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"localhost"</SPAN -> if the - MySQL server is local - </P +> + if the MySQL server is local</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> database name: <SPAN +>database name: + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> if you're following - these directions - </P +> + if you're following these directions</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> MySQL username: <SPAN +>MySQL username: + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> if you're following - these directions - </P +> + if you're following these directions</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Password for the <SPAN +>Password for the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> MySQL account above - </P +> + MySQL account; (<bugs_password>) above</P ></LI ></OL > </P ><P -> You should also install .htaccess files that the Apache - webserver will use to restrict access to Bugzilla data files. - See <A -HREF="#htaccess" ->.htaccess files and security</A ->. - </P -><P -> Once you are happy with the settings, re-run - <TT +>Once you are happy with the settings, + <TT CLASS="filename" ->checksetup.pl</TT ->. On this second run, it will - create the database and an administrator account for which - you will be prompted to provide information. - </P -><P -> When logged into an administrator account once Bugzilla is - running, if you go to the query page (off of the Bugzilla main - menu), you'll find an <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"edit parameters"</SPAN -> option - that is filled with editable treats. - </P -><P -> Should everything work, you will have a nearly empty Bugzilla - database and a newly-created <TT +>su</TT +> to the user + your web server runs as, and re-run + <TT CLASS="filename" ->localconfig</TT -> - file in your Bugzilla root directory. - </P -><P -> <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> The second time you run checksetup.pl, you should become - the user your web server runs as, and that you ensure that - you set the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"webservergroup"</SPAN -> parameter in localconfig to - match the web server's group name, if any. I believe, - for the next release of Bugzilla, this will be fixed so - that Bugzilla supports a <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"webserveruser"</SPAN -> parameter in - localconfig as well. - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN800"><P -><B ->Example 3-2. Running checksetup.pl as the web user</B -></P -><P -> Assuming your web server runs as user "apache", and - Bugzilla is installed in "/usr/local/bugzilla", here's - one way to run checksetup.pl as the web server user. - As root, for the <EM ->second run</EM -> of - checksetup.pl, do this: - <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> -bash# chown -R apache:apache /usr/local/bugzilla -bash# su - apache -bash# cd /usr/local/bugzilla -bash# ./checksetup.pl - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -></DIV -> - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P +>checksetup.pl</TT +>. (Note: on some security-conscious + systems, you may need to change the login shell for the webserver + account before you can do this.) + On this second run, it will create the database and an administrator + account for which you will be prompted to provide information.</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -4765,10 +3892,9 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> The checksetup.pl script is designed so that you can run - it at any time without causing harm. You should run it - after any upgrade to Bugzilla. - </P +>The checksetup.pl script is designed so that you can run it at + any time without causing harm. You should run it after any upgrade to + Bugzilla.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -4779,203 +3905,16 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN807">3.2.16. Setting Up Maintainers Manually (Optional)</H2 +NAME="AEN773">4.1.10. Securing MySQL</H2 ><P -> If you want to add someone else to every group by hand, you - can do it by typing the appropriate MySQL commands. Run - <B -CLASS="command" -> mysql -u root -p bugs</B -> You - may need different parameters, depending on your security - settings. Then: - <P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->mysql></TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->update - profiles set groupset=0x7fffffffffffffff where - login_name = 'XXX';</B -> </TT -> (yes, that's <EM ->fifteen</EM -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"f"</SPAN ->'s. - </TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE +>If you followed the installation instructions for setting up your + "bugs" and "root" user in MySQL, much of this should not apply to you. + If you are upgrading an existing installation of Bugzilla, you should + pay close attention to this section.</P ><P -></P -> replacing XXX with the Bugzilla email address. - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="AEN818">3.2.17. The Whining Cron (Optional)</H2 -><P -> By now you have a fully functional bugzilla, but what good - are bugs if they're not annoying? To help make those bugs - more annoying you can set up bugzilla's automatic whining - system. This can be done by adding the following command as a - daily crontab entry (for help on that see that crontab man - page): - <P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <B -CLASS="command" ->cd - <your-bugzilla-directory> ; - ./whineatnews.pl</B -> </TT -> - </TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE -><P -></P -> - </P -><DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Depending on your system, crontab may have several manpages. - The following command should lead you to the most useful - page for this purpose: - <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> man 5 crontab - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="AEN828">3.2.18. Bug Graphs (Optional)</H2 -><P -> As long as you installed the GD and Graph::Base Perl modules - you might as well turn on the nifty bugzilla bug reporting - graphs. - </P -><P -> Add a cron entry like this to run collectstats daily at 5 - after midnight: - <P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->crontab - -e</B -> </TT -> - </TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> 5 0 * * * cd - <your-bugzilla-directory> ; ./collectstats.pl - </TT -> - </TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE -><P -></P -> - </P -><P -> After two days have passed you'll be able to view bug graphs - from the Bug Reports page. - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="AEN840">3.2.19. Securing MySQL</H2 -><P -> If you followed the installation instructions for setting up - your "bugs" and "root" user in MySQL, much of this should not - apply to you. If you are upgrading an existing installation - of Bugzilla, you should pay close attention to this section. - </P -><P -> Most MySQL installs have "interesting" default security parameters: - <P +>Most MySQL installs have "interesting" default security + parameters: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" @@ -5007,96 +3946,100 @@ BORDER="0" > </P ><P -> This means anyone from anywhere on the internet can not only - drop the database with one SQL command, and they can write as - root to the system. - </P +>This means anyone from anywhere on the internet can not only drop + the database with one SQL command, and they can write as root to the + system.</P ><P -> To see your permissions do: - <P +>To see your permissions do: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >mysql -u root -p</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >use mysql;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >show tables;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >select * from user;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >select * from db;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </TD + </TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE @@ -5105,8 +4048,8 @@ CLASS="command" > </P ><P -> To fix the gaping holes: - <P +>To fix the gaping holes: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" @@ -5117,11 +4060,12 @@ BORDER="0" ></TR ><TR ><TD ->UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('new_password') WHERE user='root';</TD +>UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('new_password') WHERE + user='root';</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD -> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</TD +>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</TD ></TR ></TBODY ></TABLE @@ -5130,8 +4074,8 @@ BORDER="0" > </P ><P -> If you're not running "mit-pthreads" you can use: - <P +>If you're not running "mit-pthreads" you can use: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" @@ -5159,10 +4103,10 @@ BORDER="0" > </P ><P -> With "mit-pthreads" you'll need to modify the "globals.pl" Mysql->Connect - line to specify a specific host name instead of "localhost", and accept - external connections: - <P +>With "mit-pthreads" you'll need to modify the "globals.pl" + Mysql->Connect line to specify a specific host name instead of + "localhost", and accept external connections: + <P ></P ><TABLE BORDER="0" @@ -5190,173 +4134,205 @@ BORDER="0" > </P ><P -> Use .htaccess files with the Apache webserver to secure your - bugzilla install. See <A -HREF="#htaccess" ->.htaccess files and security</A -> - </P -><P -> Consider also: - <P +>Consider also: + <P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Turning off external networking with "--skip-networking", - unless you have "mit-pthreads", in which case you can't. - Without networking, MySQL connects with a Unix domain socket. - </P +>Turning off external networking with "--skip-networking", + unless you have "mit-pthreads", in which case you can't. Without + networking, MySQL connects with a Unix domain socket.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> using the --user= option to mysqld to run it as an unprivileged - user. - </P +>using the --user= option to mysqld to run it as an + unprivileged user.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> starting MySQL in a chroot jail - </P +>running MySQL in a chroot jail</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> running the httpd in a "chrooted" jail - </P +>running the httpd in a chroot jail</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> making sure the MySQL passwords are different from the OS - passwords (MySQL "root" has nothing to do with system "root"). - </P +>making sure the MySQL passwords are different from the OS + passwords (MySQL "root" has nothing to do with system + "root").</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> running MySQL on a separate untrusted machine - </P +>running MySQL on a separate untrusted machine</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> making backups ;-) - </P +>making backups ;-)</P ></LI ></OL > </P ></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN839">4.1.11. Configuring Bugzilla</H2 +><P +> You should run through the parameters on the Edit Parameters page + (link in the footer) and set them all to appropriate values. + They key parameters are documented in <A +HREF="#parameters" +>Section 5.1</A +>. + </P +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="osx">3.3. Mac OS X Installation Notes</H1 +NAME="extraconfig">4.2. Optional Additional Configuration</H1 +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN845">4.2.1. Dependency Charts</H2 ><P -> There are a lot of common libraries and utilities out there - that Apple did not include with Mac OS X, but which run - perfectly well on it. The GD library, which Bugzilla needs to - do bug graphs, is one of these. - </P +>As well as the text-based dependency graphs, Bugzilla also + supports dependency graphing, using a package called 'dot'. + Exactly how this works is controlled by the 'webdotbase' parameter, + which can have one of three values: + </P ><P -> The easiest way to get a lot of these is with a program called - Fink, which is similar in nature to the CPAN installer, but - installs common GNU utilities. Fink is available from - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fink/>. - </P +> <P +></P +><OL +TYPE="1" +><LI ><P -> Follow the instructions for setting up Fink. Once it's - installed, you'll want to run the following as root: - <B -CLASS="command" ->fink install gd</B +> A complete file path to the command 'dot' (part of + <A +HREF="http://www.graphviz.org/" +TARGET="_top" +>GraphViz</A +>) + will generate the graphs locally + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> A URL prefix pointing to an installation of the webdot package will + generate the graphs remotely + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +> A blank value will disable dependency graphing. + </P +></LI +></OL > - </P + </P ><P -> It will prompt you for a number of dependencies, type 'y' and - hit enter to install all of the dependencies. Then watch it - work. - </P +>So, to get this working, install + <A +HREF="http://www.graphviz.org/" +TARGET="_top" +>GraphViz</A +>. If you + do that, you need to + <A +HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_imap.html" +TARGET="_top" +>enable + server-side image maps</A +> in Apache. + Alternatively, you could set up a webdot server, or use the AT&T + public webdot server (the + default for the webdotbase param). Note that AT&T's server won't work + if Bugzilla is only accessible using HTTPS. + </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN860">4.2.2. Bug Graphs</H2 ><P -> To prevent creating conflicts with the software that Apple - installs by default, Fink creates its own directory tree at - /sw where it installs most of the software that it installs. - This means your libraries and headers for libgd will be at - /sw/lib and /sw/include instead of /usr/lib and - /usr/local/include. Because of these changed locations for - the libraries, the Perl GD module will not install directly - via CPAN (it looks for the specific paths instead of getting - them from your environment). But there's a way around that - :-) - </P +>As long as you installed the GD and Graph::Base Perl modules you + might as well turn on the nifty Bugzilla bug reporting graphs.</P ><P -> Instead of typing <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"install GD"</SPAN -> at the +>Add a cron entry like this to run <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->cpan></TT -> prompt, type <B -CLASS="command" ->look - GD</B ->. This should go through the motions of - downloading the latest version of the GD module, then it will - open a shell and drop you into the build directory. Apply the - following patch to the Makefile.PL file (save the patch into a - file and use the command <B -CLASS="command" ->patch < - patchfile</B ->: - </P -><P -> <TABLE +CLASS="filename" +>collectstats.pl</TT +> + daily at 5 after midnight: + <P +></P +><TABLE BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" +><TBODY ><TR ><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> - ---- GD-1.33/Makefile.PL Fri Aug 4 16:59:22 2000 -+++ GD-1.33-darwin/Makefile.PL Tue Jun 26 01:29:32 2001 -@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ - warn "NOTICE: This module requires libgd 1.8.3 or higher (shared library version 4.X).\n"; - - # =====> PATHS: CHECK AND ADJUST <===== --my @INC = qw(-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/gd); --my @LIBPATH = qw(-L/usr/lib/X11 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/X11/lib -L/usr/local/lib ); -+my @INC = qw(-I/sw/include -I/sw/include/gd -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/gd); -+my @LIBPATH = qw(-L/usr/lib/X11 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/X11/lib -L/sw/lib -L/usr/local/lib); - my @LIBS = qw(-lgd -lpng -lz); - - # FEATURE FLAGS -@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ - - push @LIBS,'-lttf' if $TTF; - push @LIBS,'-ljpeg' if $JPEG; --push @LIBS, '-lm' unless $^O eq 'MSWin32'; -+push @LIBS, '-lm' unless ($^O =~ /^MSWin32|darwin$/); - - # FreeBSD 3.3 with libgd built from ports croaks if -lXpm is specified - if ($^O ne 'freebsd' && $^O ne 'MSWin32') { +> <TT +CLASS="computeroutput" +> <TT +CLASS="prompt" +>bash#</TT +> - - </PRE -></FONT -></TD + <B +CLASS="command" +>crontab -e</B +> + </TT +> + </TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +> <TT +CLASS="computeroutput" +>5 0 * * * cd <your-bugzilla-directory> ; + ./collectstats.pl</TT +> + </TD ></TR +></TBODY ></TABLE +><P +></P > - </P + </P +><P +>After two days have passed you'll be able to view bug graphs from + the Bug Reports page.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN873">4.2.3. The Whining Cron</H2 ><P -> Then, run these commands to finish the installation of the perl module: +>By now you have a fully functional Bugzilla, but what good are + bugs if they're not annoying? To help make those bugs more annoying you + can set up Bugzilla's automatic whining system to complain at engineers + which leave their bugs in the NEW state without triaging them. + </P +><P +> This can be done by + adding the following command as a daily crontab entry (for help on that + see that crontab man page): <P ></P ><TABLE @@ -5364,98 +4340,158 @@ BORDER="0" ><TBODY ><TR ><TD -><B +> <TT +CLASS="computeroutput" +> <B CLASS="command" ->perl Makefile.PL</B -></TD +>cd <your-bugzilla-directory> ; + ./whineatnews.pl</B +> + </TT +> + </TD ></TR +></TBODY +></TABLE +><P +></P +> + </P +><DIV +CLASS="tip" +><P +></P +><TABLE +CLASS="tip" +WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" ><TR ><TD -><B -CLASS="command" ->make</B -></TD -></TR -><TR +WIDTH="25" +ALIGN="CENTER" +VALIGN="TOP" +><IMG +SRC="../images/tip.gif" +HSPACE="5" +ALT="Tip"></TD ><TD -><B -CLASS="command" ->make test</B -></TD -></TR +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +><P +>Depending on your system, crontab may have several manpages. + The following command should lead you to the most useful page for + this purpose: + <TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" ><TR ><TD -><B -CLASS="command" ->make install</B +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +>man 5 crontab</PRE +></FONT ></TD ></TR -><TR -><TD ->And don't forget to run <B -CLASS="command" ->exit</B -> to get back to cpan.</TD -></TR -></TBODY ></TABLE -><P -></P > - </P -><P -> Happy Hacking! - </P + </P +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="bsdinstall">3.4. BSD Installation Notes</H1 +NAME="bzldap">4.2.4. LDAP Authentication</H2 ><P -> For instructions on how to set up Bugzilla on FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, BSDi, etc. please - consult <A -HREF="#osx" ->Section 3.3</A ->. - </P +> <DIV +CLASS="warning" +><P +></P +><TABLE +CLASS="warning" +WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" +><TR +><TD +WIDTH="25" +ALIGN="CENTER" +VALIGN="TOP" +><IMG +SRC="../images/warning.gif" +HSPACE="5" +ALT="Warning"></TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +><P +>This information on using the LDAP + authentication options with Bugzilla is old, and the authors do + not know of anyone who has tested it. Approach with caution. + </P +></TD +></TR +></TABLE ></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="geninstall">3.5. Installation General Notes</H1 -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="AEN942">3.5.1. Modifying Your Running System</H2 +> + </P ><P -> Bugzilla optimizes database lookups by storing all relatively static - information in the versioncache file, located in the data/ subdirectory - under your installation directory. +> The existing authentication + scheme for Bugzilla uses email addresses as the primary user ID, and a + password to authenticate that user. All places within Bugzilla where + you need to deal with user ID (e.g assigning a bug) use the email + address. The LDAP authentication builds on top of this scheme, rather + than replacing it. The initial log in is done with a username and + password for the LDAP directory. This then fetches the email address + from LDAP and authenticates seamlessly in the standard Bugzilla + authentication scheme using this email address. If an account for this + address already exists in your Bugzilla system, it will log in to that + account. If no account for that email address exists, one is created at + the time of login. (In this case, Bugzilla will attempt to use the + "displayName" or "cn" attribute to determine the user's full name.) + After authentication, all other user-related tasks are still handled by + email address, not LDAP username. You still assign bugs by email + address, query on users by email address, etc. </P ><P -> If you make a change to the structural data in your database - (the versions table for example), or to the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"constants"</SPAN -> encoded in defparams.pl, you will - need to remove the cached content from the data directory - (by doing a <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"rm data/versioncache"</SPAN ->), or your - changes won't show up. +>Using LDAP for Bugzilla authentication requires the + Mozilla::LDAP (aka PerLDAP) Perl module. The + Mozilla::LDAP module in turn requires Netscape's Directory SDK for C. + After you have installed the SDK, then install the PerLDAP module. + Mozilla::LDAP and the Directory SDK for C are both + <A +HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/directory/" +TARGET="_top" +>available for + download</A +> from mozilla.org. </P ><P -> That file gets automatically regenerated whenever it's more than an - hour old, so Bugzilla will eventually notice your changes by itself, but - generally you want it to notice right away, so that you can test things. +> Set the Param 'useLDAP' to "On" **only** if you will be using an LDAP + directory for + authentication. Be very careful when setting up this parameter; if you + set LDAP authentication, but do not have a valid LDAP directory set up, + you will not be able to log back in to Bugzilla once you log out. (If + this happens, you can get back in by manually editing the data/params + file, and setting useLDAP back to 0.) + </P +><P +>If using LDAP, you must set the + three additional parameters: Set LDAPserver to the name (and optionally + port) of your LDAP server. If no port is specified, it defaults to the + default port of 389. (e.g "ldap.mycompany.com" or + "ldap.mycompany.com:1234") Set LDAPBaseDN to the base DN for searching + for users in your LDAP directory. (e.g. "ou=People,o=MyCompany") uids + must be unique under the DN specified here. Set LDAPmailattribute to + the name of the attribute in your LDAP directory which contains the + primary email address. On most directory servers available, this is + "mail", but you may need to change this. </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -5463,47 +4499,101 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN949">3.5.2. Upgrading From Previous Versions</H2 +NAME="content-type">4.2.5. Preventing untrusted Bugzilla content from executing malicious + Javascript code</H2 ><P -> The developers of Bugzilla are constantly adding new tables, columns and - fields. You'll get SQL errors if you just update the code. The strategy - to update is to simply always run the checksetup.pl script whenever - you upgrade your installation of Bugzilla. If you want to see what has - changed, you can read the comments in that file, starting from the end. - </P +>It is possible for a Bugzilla to execute malicious Javascript + code. Due to internationalization concerns, we are unable to + incorporate the code changes necessary to fulfill the CERT advisory + requirements mentioned in + <A +HREF="http://www.cet.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_mitigation.html/#3" +TARGET="_top" +> http://www.cet.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_mitigation.html/#3</A +>. + Executing the following code snippet from a UNIX command shell will + rectify the problem if your Bugzilla installation is intended for an + English-speaking audience. As always, be sure your Bugzilla + installation has a good backup before making changes, and I recommend + you understand what the script is doing before executing it.</P ><P -> If you are running Bugzilla version 2.8 or lower, and wish to upgrade to - the latest version, please consult the file, "UPGRADING-pre-2.8" in the - Bugzilla root directory after untarring the archive. +> <TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +>bash# perl -pi -e "s/Content-Type\: text\/html/Content-Type\: text\/html\; charset=ISO-8859-1/i" *.cgi *.pl + </PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +> </P +><P +>All this one-liner command does is search for all instances of + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Content-type: text/html"</SPAN +> + + and replaces it with + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"</SPAN +> + + . This specification prevents possible Javascript attacks on the + browser, and is suggested for all English-speaking sites. For + non-English-speaking Bugzilla sites, I suggest changing + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"ISO-8859-1"</SPAN +>, above, to + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"UTF-8"</SPAN +>.</P +><P +>Note: using <meta> tags to set the charset is not + recommended, as there's a bug in Netscape 4.x which causes pages + marked up in this way to load twice.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="htaccess">3.5.3. <TT +NAME="htaccess">4.2.6. <TT CLASS="filename" >.htaccess</TT -> files and security</H2 +> + files and security</H2 ><P -> To enhance the security of your Bugzilla installation, - Bugzilla will generate - <I -CLASS="glossterm" -><TT +>To enhance the security of your Bugzilla installation, Bugzilla's + <TT CLASS="filename" ->.htaccess</TT -></I -> files - which the Apache webserver can use to restrict access to - the bugzilla data files. The checksetup script will - generate the <TT +>checksetup.pl</TT +> script will generate + <I +CLASS="glossterm" +> <TT CLASS="filename" >.htaccess</TT -> files. - - <DIV +> + </I +> + + files which the Apache webserver can use to restrict access to the + bugzilla data files. + These .htaccess files will not work with Apache 1.2.x - but this + has security holes, so you shouldn't be using it anyway. + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -5524,52 +4614,58 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> If you are using an alternate provider of - <SPAN +>If you are using an alternate provider of + <SPAN CLASS="productname" >webdot</SPAN -> services for graphing - (as described when viewing - <TT +> + + services for graphing (as described when viewing + <TT CLASS="filename" >editparams.cgi</TT -> in your web - browser), you will need to change the ip address in - <TT +> + + in your web browser), you will need to change the ip address in + <TT CLASS="filename" >data/webdot/.htaccess</TT -> to the ip - address of the webdot server that you are using. - </P +> + + to the ip address of the webdot server that you are using.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P ><P -> The default .htaccess file may not provide adequate access - restrictions, depending on your web server configuration. - Be sure to check the <Directory> entries for your - Bugzilla directory so that the <TT +>The default .htaccess file may not provide adequate access + restrictions, depending on your web server configuration. Be sure to + check the <Directory> entries for your Bugzilla directory so that + the + <TT CLASS="filename" >.htaccess</TT > - file is allowed to override web server defaults. For instance, - let's assume your installation of Bugzilla is installed to - <TT + + file is allowed to override web server defaults. For instance, let's + assume your installation of Bugzilla is installed to + <TT CLASS="filename" >/usr/local/bugzilla</TT ->. You should have - this <Directory> entry in your <TT +> + + . You should have this <Directory> entry in your + <TT CLASS="filename" >httpd.conf</TT > - file: - </P + + file:</P ><P -> <TABLE +> +<TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -5579,50 +4675,58 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> -<Directory /usr/local/bugzilla/> +> <Directory /usr/local/bugzilla/> Options +FollowSymLinks +Indexes +Includes +ExecCGI AllowOverride All </Directory> - - </PRE +</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > + </P ><P -> The important part above is <SPAN +>The important part above is + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"AllowOverride All"</SPAN ->. - Without that, the <TT +> + + . Without that, the + <TT CLASS="filename" >.htaccess</TT -> file created by - <TT +> + + file created by + <TT CLASS="filename" >checksetup.pl</TT -> will not have sufficient - permissions to protect your Bugzilla installation. - </P +> + + will not have sufficient permissions to protect your Bugzilla + installation.</P ><P -> If you are using Internet Information Server or other web - server which does not observe <TT +>If you are using Internet Information Server (IIS) or another + web server which does not observe + <TT CLASS="filename" >.htaccess</TT > - conventions, you can disable their creation by editing - <TT + conventions, you can disable their creation by editing + <TT CLASS="filename" >localconfig</TT -> and setting the - <TT +> + and setting the + <TT CLASS="varname" >$create_htaccess</TT -> variable to - <TT +> + variable to + <TT CLASS="parameter" ><I >0</I @@ -5635,163 +4739,133 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="mod-throttle">3.5.4. <TT +NAME="mod-throttle">4.2.7. <TT CLASS="filename" >mod_throttle</TT -> and Security</H2 +> + + and Security</H2 ><P -> It is possible for a user, by mistake or on purpose, to access - the database many times in a row which can result in very slow - access speeds for other users. If your Bugzilla installation - is experiencing this problem , you may install the Apache - module <TT +>It is possible for a user, by mistake or on purpose, to access + the database many times in a row which can result in very slow access + speeds for other users. If your Bugzilla installation is experiencing + this problem , you may install the Apache module + <TT CLASS="filename" >mod_throttle</TT -> which can limit - connections by ip-address. You may download this module at - <A +> + + which can limit connections by ip-address. You may download this module + at + <A HREF="http://www.snert.com/Software/Throttle/" TARGET="_top" ->http://www.snert.com/Software/Throttle/</A ->. Follow the instructions to install into your Apache install. <EM ->This module only functions with the Apache web server!</EM ->. You may use the <B +> http://www.snert.com/Software/Throttle/</A +>. + Follow the instructions to install into your Apache install. + <EM +>This module only functions with the Apache web + server!</EM +> + You may use the + <B CLASS="command" >ThrottleClientIP</B -> command provided by this module to accomplish this goal. See the <A +> + + command provided by this module to accomplish this goal. See the + <A HREF="http://www.snert.com/Software/Throttle/" TARGET="_top" ->Module Instructions</A -> for more information. </P +>Module + Instructions</A +> + for more information.</P +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="content-type">3.5.5. Preventing untrusted Bugzilla content from executing malicious Javascript code</H2 +NAME="win32">4.3. Win32 Installation Notes</H1 ><P ->It is possible for a Bugzilla to execute malicious - Javascript code. Due to internationalization concerns, we are - unable to incorporate the code changes necessary to fulfill - the CERT advisory requirements mentioned in <A -HREF="http://www.cet.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_mitigation.html/#3" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.cet.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_mitigation.html/#3</A ->. Executing the following code snippet from a UNIX command shell will rectify the problem if your Bugzilla installation is intended for an English-speaking audience. As always, be sure your Bugzilla installation has a good backup before making changes, and I recommend you understand what the script is doing before executing it. </P +>This section covers installation on Microsoft Windows. + Bugzilla has been made to work on Win32 platforms, but the Bugzilla team + wish to emphasise that The easiest way to install Bugzilla on + Intel-archiecture machines + is to install some variant of GNU/Linux, then follow the UNIX + installation instructions in this Guide. If you have any influence in the + platform choice for running this system, please choose GNU/Linux instead + of Microsoft Windows.</P +><DIV +CLASS="warning" ><P +></P ><TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +CLASS="warning" WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" ><TR ><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> bash# cd $BUGZILLA_HOME; for i in `ls *.cgi`; \ - do cat $i | sed 's/Content-type\: text\/html/Content-Type: text\/html\; charset=ISO-8859-1/' >$i.tmp; \ - mv $i.tmp $i; done - </PRE -></FONT +WIDTH="25" +ALIGN="CENTER" +VALIGN="TOP" +><IMG +SRC="../images/warning.gif" +HSPACE="5" +ALT="Warning"></TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +><P +>After that warning, here's the situation for 2.16 + and Windows. It doesn't work at all out of the box. + You are almost certainly better off getting + the 2.17 version from CVS (after consultation with the Bugzilla Team to + make sure you are pulling on a stable day) because we'll be doing a load + of work to make the Win32 experience more pleasant than it is now. + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -></P -><P -> All this one-liner command does is search for all instances of - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Content-type: text/html"</SPAN -> and replaces it with - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"</SPAN ->. - This specification prevents possible Javascript attacks on the - browser, and is suggested for all English-speaking sites. For - non-english-speaking Bugzilla sites, I suggest changing - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"ISO-8859-1"</SPAN ->, above, to <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"UTF-8"</SPAN ->. - </P ></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="unixhistory">3.5.6. UNIX Installation Instructions History</H2 -><P -> This document was originally adapted from the Bonsai - installation instructions by Terry Weissman - <terry@mozilla.org>. - </P ><P -> The February 25, 1999 re-write of this page was done by Ry4an - Brase <ry4an@ry4an.org>, with some edits by Terry - Weissman, Bryce Nesbitt, Martin Pool, & Dan Mosedale (But - don't send bug reports to them; report them using bugzilla, at <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla" +> If you still want to try this, to have any hope of getting it to work, + you'll need to apply the + <A +HREF="" TARGET="_top" ->http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla</A -> ). - </P -><P -> This document was heavily modified again Wednesday, March 07 - 2001 to reflect changes for Bugzilla 2.12 release by Matthew - P. Barnson. The securing MySQL section should be changed to - become standard procedure for Bugzilla installations. - </P -><P -> Finally, the README in its entirety was marked up in SGML and - included into the Guide on April 24, 2001 by Matt Barnson. - Since that time, it's undergone extensive modification as - Bugzilla grew. - </P -><P -> Comments from people using this Guide for the first time are - particularly welcome. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="win32">3.6. Win32 Installation Notes</H1 -><P ->This section covers installation on Microsoft Windows 95, - 98, ME, NT, and 2000. Bugzilla works fine on Win32 platforms, - but please remember that the Bugzilla team and the author of the - Guide neither endorse nor support installation on Microsoft - Windows. Bugzilla installs and runs <EM ->best</EM -> - and <EM ->easiest</EM -> on UNIX-like operating systems, - and that is the way it will stay for the foreseeable future. The - Bugzilla team is considering supporting Win32 for the 2.16 - release and later.</P -><P ->The easiest way to install Bugzilla on Intel-archiecture - machines is to install some variant of GNU/Linux, then follow - the UNIX installation instructions in this Guide. If you have - any influence in the platform choice for running this system, - please choose GNU/Linux instead of Microsoft Windows.</P +>mail patch</A +> from + <A +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=124174" +TARGET="_top" +>bug 124174</A +>. + After that, you'll need to read the (outdated) installation + instructions below, some (probably a lot better) <A +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=84430&action=view" +TARGET="_top" +>more + recent ones</A +> kindly provided by Toms Baugis and Jean-Sebastien + Guay, and also check the + <A +HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/2.16/docs/win32.html" +TARGET="_top" +>Bugzilla 2.16 Win32 update page + </A +>. If we get time, + we'll write some better installation instructions for 2.16 and put + them up there. But no promises. + </P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="wininstall">3.6.1. Win32 Installation: Step-by-step</H2 +NAME="wininstall">4.3.1. Win32 Installation: Step-by-step</H2 ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -5813,31 +4887,33 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> You should be familiar with, and cross-reference, the rest - of the - <A +>You should be familiar with, and cross-reference, the rest of + the + <A HREF="#installation" >Bugzilla Installation</A -> section while performing your - Win32 installation. - </P +> + + section while performing your Win32 installation.</P ><P -> Making Bugzilla work on Microsoft Windows is no - picnic. Support for Win32 has improved dramatically in the - last few releases, but, if you choose to proceed, you should - be a <EM +>Making Bugzilla work on Microsoft Windows is no picnic. Support + for Win32 has improved dramatically in the last few releases, but, if + you choose to proceed, you should be a + <EM >very</EM -> skilled Windows Systems - Administrator with strong troubleshooting abilities, a high - tolerance for pain, and moderate perl skills. Bugzilla on NT - requires hacking source code and implementing some advanced - utilities. What follows is the recommended installation - procedure for Win32; additional suggestions are provided in - <A +> + + skilled Windows Systems Administrator with strong troubleshooting + abilities, a high tolerance for pain, and moderate perl skills. + Bugzilla on NT requires hacking source code and implementing some + advanced utilities. What follows is the recommended installation + procedure for Win32; additional suggestions are provided in + <A HREF="#faq" >Appendix A</A ->. - </P +> + + .</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -5848,27 +4924,34 @@ CLASS="procedure" TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Install <A +>Install + <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/" TARGET="_top" ->Apache Web - Server</A -> for Windows, and copy the Bugzilla files - somewhere Apache can serve them. Please follow all the - instructions referenced in <A +>Apache Web Server</A +> + + for Windows, and copy the Bugzilla files somewhere Apache can serve + them. Please follow all the instructions referenced in + <A HREF="#installation" >Bugzilla Installation</A > - regarding your Apache configuration, particularly - instructions regarding the <SPAN + + regarding your Apache configuration, particularly instructions + regarding the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"AddHandler"</SPAN > - parameter and <SPAN + + parameter and + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"ExecCGI"</SPAN ->. - </P +> + + .</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -5890,20 +4973,20 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> You may also use Internet Information Server or Personal - Web Server for this purpose. However, setup is quite - different. If ActivePerl doesn't seem to handle your - file associations correctly (for .cgi and .pl files), - please consult <A +>You may also use Internet Information Server or Personal + Web Server for this purpose. However, setup is quite different. + If ActivePerl doesn't seem to handle your file associations + correctly (for .cgi and .pl files), please consult + <A HREF="#faq" >Appendix A</A ->. - </P +> + + .</P ><P -> If you are going to use IIS, if on Windows NT you must - be updated to at least Service Pack 4. Windows 2000 - ships with a sufficient version of IIS. - </P +>If you are going to use IIS, if on Windows NT you must be + updated to at least Service Pack 4. Windows 2000 ships with a + sufficient version of IIS.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -5911,46 +4994,54 @@ HREF="#faq" ></LI ><LI ><P -> Install <A +>Install + <A HREF="http://www.activestate.com/" TARGET="_top" >ActivePerl</A -> for Windows. Check <A +> + + for Windows. Check + <A HREF="http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/" TARGET="_top" ->http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl</A -> for a current compiled binary. - </P +> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl</A +> + + for a current compiled binary.</P ><P -> Please also check the following links to fully understand the status - of ActivePerl on Win32: - <A +>Please also check the following links to fully understand the + status of ActivePerl on Win32: + <A HREF="http://language.perl.com/newdocs/pod/perlport.html" TARGET="_top" -> Perl Porting</A ->, and - <A +> Perl Porting</A +> + + , and + <A HREF="http://ftp.univie.ac.at/packages/perl/ports/nt/FAQ/perlwin32faq5.html" TARGET="_top" -> Perl on Win32 FAQ</A +> Perl on Win32 FAQ</A > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Use ppm from your perl\bin directory to install the following - packs: DBI, DBD-Mysql, TimeDate, Chart, Date-Calc, Date-Manip, - GD, AppConfig, and Template. You may need to extract them from - .zip format using Winzip or other unzip program first. Most of - these additional ppm modules can be downloaded from ActiveState, - but AppConfig and Template should be obtained from OpenInteract - using <A +>Use ppm from your perl\bin directory to install the following + packs: DBI, DBD-Mysql, TimeDate, Chart, Date-Calc, Date-Manip, GD, + AppConfig, and Template. You may need to extract them from .zip + format using Winzip or other unzip program first. Most of these + additional ppm modules can be downloaded from ActiveState, but + AppConfig and Template should be obtained from OpenInteract using + <A HREF="http://openinteract.sourceforge.net/" TARGET="_top" ->the instructions on - the Template Toolkit web site</A ->. - </P +>the + instructions on the Template Toolkit web site</A +> + + .</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -5972,116 +5063,129 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> You can find a list of modules at - <A +>You can find a list of modules at + <A HREF="http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/5xx-builds-only" TARGET="_top" -> http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/5xx-builds-only/</A +> http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/5xx-builds-only/</A > - or <A + + or + <A HREF="http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.6plus" TARGET="_top" ->http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.6plus</A +> http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.6plus</A > - </P + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><P -> The syntax for ppm is: - <TT +>The syntax for ppm is: + <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" ->C:> </TT -><B +>C:></TT +> + + <B CLASS="command" >ppm <modulename></B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ><DIV CLASS="example" ><A -NAME="AEN1051"><P +NAME="AEN989"><P ><B ->Example 3-3. Installing ActivePerl ppd Modules on Microsoft Windows</B +>Example 4-1. Installing ActivePerl ppd Modules on Microsoft + Windows</B ></P ><P -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >C:></TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" ->ppm - <TT +>ppm + <TT CLASS="option" >DBD-Mysql</TT -></B -></P +> + </B +> + </P ><P >Watch your capitalization!</P ></DIV ><P -> ActiveState's 5.6Plus directory also contains an AppConfig ppm, so - you might see the following error when trying to install the - version at OpenInteract: - </P +>ActiveState's 5.6Plus directory also contains an AppConfig + ppm, so you might see the following error when trying to install + the version at OpenInteract:</P ><P > <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> Error installing package 'AppConfig': Read a PPD for - 'AppConfig', but it is not intended for this build of Perl - (MSWin32-x86-multi-thread) - </TT +>Error installing package 'AppConfig': Read a PPD + for 'AppConfig', but it is not intended for this build of Perl + (MSWin32-x86-multi-thread)</TT > - </P + </P ><P -> If so, download both <A +>If so, download both + <A HREF="http://openinteract.sourceforge.net/ppmpackages/AppConfig.tar.gz" TARGET="_top" ->the - tarball</A -> and <A +> the tarball</A +> + + and + <A HREF="http://openinteract.sourceforge.net/ppmpackages/AppConfig.ppd" TARGET="_top" ->the - ppd</A -> directly from OpenInteract, then run ppm from within - the same directory to which you downloaded those files and - install the package by referencing the ppd file explicitly via in - the install command, f.e.: - <DIV +> the ppd</A +> + + directly from OpenInteract, then run ppm from within the same + directory to which you downloaded those files and install the + package by referencing the ppd file explicitly via in the install + command, f.e.: + <DIV CLASS="example" ><A -NAME="AEN1064"><P +NAME="AEN1002"><P ><B ->Example 3-4. Installing OpenInteract ppd Modules manually on Microsoft - Windows</B +>Example 4-2. Installing OpenInteract ppd Modules manually on Microsoft + Windows</B ></P ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -><B +> <B CLASS="command" ->install +>install <TT CLASS="filename" >C:\AppConfig.ppd</TT -></B -></TT > - </P + </B +> + </TT +> + </P ></DIV > </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Install MySQL for NT. - <DIV +>Install MySQL for NT. + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -6102,193 +5206,211 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> You can download MySQL for Windows NT from <A +>You can download MySQL for Windows NT from + <A HREF="http://www.mysql.com/" TARGET="_top" >MySQL.com</A ->. Some find it helpful to use the WinMySqlAdmin utility, included with the download, to set up the database. - </P +> + + . Some find it helpful to use the WinMySqlAdmin utility, included + with the download, to set up the database.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Setup MySQL - </P +>Setup MySQL</P ><OL CLASS="SUBSTEPS" TYPE="a" ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" ->C:> </TT +>C:></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >C:\mysql\bin\mysql -u root mysql</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" ->DELETE FROM user WHERE Host='localhost' AND User='';</B +>DELETE FROM user WHERE Host='localhost' AND + User='';</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD ('new_password') - WHERE user='root';</B + WHERE user='root';</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ><P -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"new_password"</SPAN ->, above, indicates - whatever password you wish to use for your - <SPAN +> + + , above, indicates whatever password you wish to use for your + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"root"</SPAN -> user.</P +> + + user.</P ></LI ><LI ><A NAME="ntbugs-password" ></A ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" ->GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, - INDEX, ALTER, CREATE, DROP, REFERENCES - ON bugs.* to bugs@localhost - IDENTIFIED BY 'bugs_password';</B +>GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, INDEX, + ALTER, CREATE, DROP, REFERENCES ON bugs.* to bugs@localhost + IDENTIFIED BY 'bugs_password';</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ><P -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs_password"</SPAN ->, above, indicates - whatever password you wish to use for your - <SPAN +> + + , above, indicates whatever password you wish to use for your + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> user.</P +> + + user.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >create database bugs;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" >exit;</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >C:></TT > - <B + + <B CLASS="command" ->C:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin -u root -p reload</B +>C:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin -u root -p + reload</B > - </TT + </TT > - </P + </P ></LI ></OL ></LI ><LI ><P -> Edit <TT +>Edit + <TT CLASS="filename" >checksetup.pl</TT -> in your Bugzilla directory. Change - this line: - </P +> + + in your Bugzilla directory. Change this line:</P ><P -> <TABLE +> <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6298,19 +5420,18 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> my $webservergid = getgrnam($my_webservergroup); - </PRE +>my $webservergid = + getgrnam($my_webservergroup);</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ><P -> to - </P +>to</P ><P -> <TABLE +> <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6320,15 +5441,16 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> my $webservergid = $my_webservergroup; - </PRE +>my $webservergid = + $my_webservergroup;</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > -or the name of the group you wish to own the files explicitly: - <TABLE + + or the name of the group you wish to own the files explicitly: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6338,46 +5460,64 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> my $webservergid = 'Administrators' - </PRE +>my $webservergid = + 'Administrators'</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Run <TT +>Run + <TT CLASS="filename" >checksetup.pl</TT -> from the Bugzilla directory. - </P +> + + from the Bugzilla directory.</P ></LI ><LI ><P ->Edit <TT +>Edit + <TT CLASS="filename" >localconfig</TT -> to suit your - requirements. Set <TT +> + + to suit your requirements. Set + <TT CLASS="varname" >$db_pass</TT -> to your - <SPAN +> + + to your + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs_password"</SPAN -> from <A +> + + from + <A HREF="#ntbugs-password" >step 5.d</A ->, and <TT +> + + , and + <TT CLASS="varname" >$webservergroup</TT -> to <SPAN +> + + to + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"8"</SPAN ->.</P +> + + .</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -6399,15 +5539,19 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P ->Not sure on the <SPAN +>Not sure on the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"8"</SPAN -> for - <TT +> + + for + <TT CLASS="varname" >$webservergroup</TT -> above. If it's - wrong, please send corrections.</P +> + + above. If it's wrong, please send corrections.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6415,21 +5559,24 @@ CLASS="varname" ></LI ><LI ><P -> Edit <TT +>Edit + <TT CLASS="filename" >defparams.pl</TT -> to suit your - requirements. Particularly, set - <TT +> + + to suit your requirements. Particularly, set + <TT CLASS="varname" >DefParam("maintainer")</TT -> and - <TT +> + + and + <TT CLASS="varname" ->DefParam("urlbase") to match your - install.</TT +>DefParam("urlbase") to match your install.</TT > - </P + </P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -6452,9 +5599,9 @@ ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P >This is yet another step I'm not sure of, since the - maintainer of this documentation does not maintain - Bugzilla on NT. If you can confirm or deny that this - step is required, please let me know.</P + maintainer of this documentation does not maintain Bugzilla on + NT. If you can confirm or deny that this step is required, please + let me know.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6482,30 +5629,38 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> There are several alternatives to Sendmail that will work on Win32. - The one mentioned here is a <EM +>There are several alternatives to Sendmail that will work + on Win32. The one mentioned here is a + <EM >suggestion</EM ->, not - a requirement. Some other mail packages that can work include - <A +> + + , not a requirement. Some other mail packages that can work + include + <A HREF="http://www.blat.net/" TARGET="_top" >BLAT</A ->, - <A +> + + , + <A HREF="http://www.geocel.com/windmail/" TARGET="_top" >Windmail</A ->, - <A +> + + , + <A HREF="http://www.dynamicstate.com/" TARGET="_top" ->Mercury Sendmail</A ->, - and the CPAN Net::SMTP Perl module (available in .ppm). - Every option requires some hacking of the Perl scripts for Bugzilla - to make it work. The option here simply requires the least. - </P +>Mercury + Sendmail</A +> + + , and the CPAN Net::SMTP Perl module (available in .ppm). Every + option requires some hacking of the Perl scripts for Bugzilla to + make it work. The option here simply requires the least.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6516,12 +5671,16 @@ CLASS="procedure" TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Download NTsendmail, available from<A +>Download NTsendmail, available from + <A HREF="http://www.ntsendmail.com/" TARGET="_top" -> www.ntsendmail.com</A ->. You must have a "real" mail server which allows you to relay off it in your $ENV{"NTsendmail"} (which you should probably place in globals.pl) - </P +> www.ntsendmail.com</A +> + + . You must have a "real" mail server which allows you to relay + off it in your $ENV{"NTsendmail"} (which you should probably + place in globals.pl)</P ></LI ><LI ><P @@ -6540,12 +5699,11 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> # these settings configure the NTsendmail process -use NTsendmail; -$ENV{"NTsendmail"}="your.smtpserver.box"; -$ENV{"NTsendmail_debug"}=1; -$ENV{"NTsendmail_max_tries"}=5; - </PRE +># these settings configure the NTsendmail + process use NTsendmail; + $ENV{"NTsendmail"}="your.smtpserver.box"; + $ENV{"NTsendmail_debug"}=1; + $ENV{"NTsendmail_max_tries"}=5;</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR @@ -6571,28 +5729,34 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Some mention to also edit - <TT +>Some mention to also edit + <TT CLASS="varname" >$db_pass</TT -> in - <TT +> + + in + <TT CLASS="filename" >globals.pl</TT -> to be your - <SPAN +> + + to be your + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs_password"</SPAN ->. Although this may get - you around some problem authenticating to your - database, since globals.pl is not normally - restricted by <TT +> + + . Although this may get you around some problem + authenticating to your database, since globals.pl is not + normally restricted by + <TT CLASS="filename" >.htaccess</TT ->, your - database password is exposed to whoever uses your - web server. - </P +> + + , your database password is exposed to whoever uses your web + server.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6600,16 +5764,19 @@ CLASS="filename" ></LI ><LI ><P -> Find and comment out all occurences of - <SPAN +>Find and comment out all occurences of + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" ->"<B +>" + <B CLASS="command" >open(SENDMAIL</B ->"</SPAN -> in - your Bugzilla directory. Then replace them with: - <TABLE +> + "</SPAN +> + + in your Bugzilla directory. Then replace them with: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6619,19 +5786,16 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> # new sendmail functionality -my $mail=new NTsendmail; -my $from="bugzilla\@your.machine.name.tld"; -my $to=$login; -my $subject=$urlbase; -$mail->send($from,$to,$subject,$msg); - </PRE +># new sendmail functionality my $mail=new + NTsendmail; my $from="bugzilla\@your.machine.name.tld"; my + $to=$login; my $subject=$urlbase; + $mail->send($from,$to,$subject,$msg);</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -6653,13 +5817,14 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Some have found success using the commercial product, - <SPAN +>Some have found success using the commercial product, + <SPAN CLASS="productname" >Windmail</SPAN ->. - You could try replacing your sendmail calls with: - <TABLE +> + + . You could try replacing your sendmail calls with: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6669,15 +5834,16 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> open SENDMAIL, "|\"C:/General/Web/tools/Windmail 4.0 Beta/windmail\" -t > mail.log"; - </PRE +>open SENDMAIL, + "|\"C:/General/Web/tools/Windmail 4.0 Beta/windmail\" -t > + mail.log";</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - or something to that effect. - </P + + or something to that effect.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6688,24 +5854,31 @@ CLASS="programlisting" ></LI ><LI ><P -> Change all references in all files from - <TT +>Change all references in all files from + <TT CLASS="filename" >processmail</TT -> to - <TT +> + + to + <TT CLASS="filename" >processmail.pl</TT ->, and - rename <TT +> + + , and rename + <TT CLASS="filename" >processmail</TT -> to - <TT +> + + to + <TT CLASS="filename" >processmail.pl</TT ->. - </P +> + + .</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -6727,10 +5900,9 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Many think this may be a change we want to make for - main-tree Bugzilla. It's painless for the UNIX folks, - and will make the Win32 people happier. - </P +>Many think this may be a change we want to make for + main-tree Bugzilla. It's painless for the UNIX folks, and will + make the Win32 people happier.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6756,8 +5928,10 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Some people have suggested using the Net::SMTP Perl module instead of NTsendmail or the other options listed here. You can change processmail.pl to make this work. - <TABLE +>Some people have suggested using the Net::SMTP Perl module + instead of NTsendmail or the other options listed here. You can + change processmail.pl to make this work. + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6780,14 +5954,15 @@ $logstr = "$logstr; mail sent to $tolist $cclist"; } -</PRE + </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > -here is a test mail program for Net::SMTP: -<TABLE + + here is a test mail program for Net::SMTP: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6814,13 +5989,13 @@ recipient's address exit; -</PRE + </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -6848,50 +6023,58 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> This step is optional if you are using IIS or another - web server which only decides on an interpreter based - upon the file extension (.pl), rather than the - <SPAN +>This step is optional if you are using IIS or another web + server which only decides on an interpreter based upon the file + extension (.pl), rather than the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"shebang"</SPAN -> line (#/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl) - </P +> + + line (#/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl)</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><P -> Modify the path to perl on the first line (#!) of all - files to point to your Perl installation, and add - <SPAN +>Modify the path to perl on the first line (#!) of all files + to point to your Perl installation, and add + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"perl"</SPAN -> to the beginning of all Perl system - calls that use a perl script as an argument. This may - take you a while. There is a <SPAN +> + + to the beginning of all Perl system calls that use a perl script as + an argument. This may take you a while. There is a + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"setperl.csh"</SPAN > - utility to speed part of this procedure, available in the - <A + + utility to speed part of this procedure, available in the + <A HREF="#patches" >Useful Patches and Utilities for Bugzilla</A -> section of The Bugzilla Guide. - However, it requires the Cygwin GNU-compatible environment - for Win32 be set up in order to work. See <A +> + + section of The Bugzilla Guide. However, it requires the Cygwin + GNU-compatible environment for Win32 be set up in order to work. + See + <A HREF="http://www.cygwin.com/" TARGET="_top" >http://www.cygwin.com/</A -> for details on obtaining Cygwin. - </P +> + + for details on obtaining Cygwin.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Modify the invocation of all system() calls in all perl - scripts in your Bugzilla directory. You should specify the - full path to perl for each system() call. For instance, change - this line in processmail: - <TABLE +>Modify the invocation of all system() calls in all perl + scripts in your Bugzilla directory. You should specify the full + path to perl for each system() call. For instance, change this line + in processmail: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6901,50 +6084,61 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> +> system ("./processmail",@ARGLIST); - </programlisting> to - <programlisting> + </programlisting> to + <programlisting> system ("C:\\perl\\bin\\perl", "processmail", @ARGLIST); - </PRE + + </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Add <TT +>Add + <TT CLASS="function" >binmode()</TT -> calls so attachments - will work (<A +> + + calls so attachments will work ( + <A HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62000" TARGET="_top" ->bug 62000</A ->). - </P +>bug + 62000</A +> + + ).</P ><P -> Because Microsoft Windows based systems handle binary - files different than Unix based systems, you need to add - the following lines to - <TT +>Because Microsoft Windows based systems handle binary files + different than Unix based systems, you need to add the following + lines to + <TT CLASS="filename" >createattachment.cgi</TT -> and - <TT +> + + and + <TT CLASS="filename" >showattachment.cgi</TT -> before the - <TT +> + + before the + <TT CLASS="function" >require 'CGI.pl';</TT -> line. -</P +> + + line.</P ><P -> <TABLE +> <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -6958,7 +6152,7 @@ CLASS="programlisting" binmode(STDIN); binmode(STDOUT); -</PRE + </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR @@ -6986,28 +6180,35 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> According to <A +>According to + <A HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62000" TARGET="_top" ->bug 62000</A ->, - the perl documentation says that you should always use - <TT +> bug 62000</A +> + + , the perl documentation says that you should always use + <TT CLASS="function" >binmode()</TT -> when dealing with binary - files, but never when dealing with text files. That seems - to suggest that rather than arbitrarily putting - <TT +> + + when dealing with binary files, but never when dealing with text + files. That seems to suggest that rather than arbitrarily putting + + <TT CLASS="function" >binmode()</TT -> at the beginning of the - attachment files, there should be logic to determine if - <TT +> + + at the beginning of the attachment files, there should be logic + to determine if + <TT CLASS="function" >binmode()</TT -> is needed or not. - </P +> + + is needed or not.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -7036,13 +6237,12 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> If you are using IIS or Personal Web Server, you must add cgi - relationships to Properties -> Home directory (tab) -> - Application Settings (section) -> Configuration (button), - such as: - </P +>If you are using IIS or Personal Web Server, you must add cgi + relationships to Properties -> Home directory (tab) -> + Application Settings (section) -> Configuration (button), such + as:</P ><P -> <TABLE +> <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -7052,19 +6252,16 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> -.cgi to: <perl install directory>\perl.exe %s %s -.pl to: <perl install directory>\perl.exe %s %s -GET,HEAD,POST - </PRE +>.cgi to: <perl install directory>\perl.exe %s + %s .pl to: <perl install directory>\perl.exe %s %s + GET,HEAD,POST</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -> - Change the path to Perl to match your - install, of course. - </P +> + + Change the path to Perl to match your install, of course.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -7075,7 +6272,7 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="addlwintips">3.6.2. Additional Windows Tips</H2 +NAME="addlwintips">4.3.2. Additional Windows Tips</H2 ><DIV CLASS="tip" ><P @@ -7097,25 +6294,25 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> From Andrew Pearson: - <A -NAME="AEN1234"><BLOCKQUOTE +>From Andrew Pearson: + <A +NAME="AEN1172"><BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" ><P -> You can make Bugzilla work with Personal Web Server for - Windows 98 and higher, as well as for IIS 4.0. - Microsoft has information available at <A -HREF=" http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/9/98.ASP" +>You can make Bugzilla work with Personal Web Server for + Windows 98 and higher, as well as for IIS 4.0. Microsoft has + information available at + <A +HREF=" http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/9/98.ASP" TARGET="_top" -> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/9/98.ASP</A +> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/9/98.ASP</A > - </P + </P ><P -> Basically you need to add two String Keys in the - registry at the following location: - </P +>Basically you need to add two String Keys in the registry at + the following location:</P ><P -> <TABLE +> <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -7125,29 +6322,27 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters\ScriptMap - </PRE +> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters\ScriptMap</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE > - </P + </P ><P -> The keys should be called ".pl" and ".cgi", and both - should have a value something like: - <B +>The keys should be called ".pl" and ".cgi", and both should + have a value something like: + <B CLASS="command" >c:/perl/bin/perl.exe "%s" "%s"</B > - </P + </P ><P -> The KB article only talks about .pl, but it goes into - more detail and provides a perl test script. - </P +>The KB article only talks about .pl, but it goes into more + detail and provides a perl test script.</P ></BLOCKQUOTE > - </P + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -7173,24 +6368,25 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> If attempting to run Bugzilla 2.12 or older, you will need - to remove encrypt() calls from the Perl source. This is - <EM +>If attempting to run Bugzilla 2.12 or older, you will need to + remove encrypt() calls from the Perl source. This is + <EM >not necessary</EM -> for Bugzilla 2.13 and - later, which includes the current release, Bugzilla - 2.14. - <DIV +> + + for Bugzilla 2.13 and later, which includes the current release, + Bugzilla &bz-ver;. + <DIV CLASS="example" ><A -NAME="AEN1246"><P +NAME="AEN1184"><P ><B ->Example 3-5. Removing encrypt() for Windows NT Bugzilla version - 2.12 or earlier</B +>Example 4-3. Removing encrypt() for Windows NT Bugzilla version 2.12 or + earlier</B ></P ><P -> Replace this: - <TABLE +>Replace this: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -7200,17 +6396,17 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> -SendSQL("SELECT encrypt(" . SqlQuote($enteredpwd) . ", " . SQLQuote(substr($realcryptpwd, 0, 2)) . ")"); -my $enteredcryptpwd = FetchOneColumn(); - </PRE +>SendSQL("SELECT encrypt(" . SqlQuote($enteredpwd) . + ", " . SQLQuote(substr($realcryptpwd, 0, 2)) . ")"); my + $enteredcryptpwd = FetchOneColumn();</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -> -with this: - <TABLE +> + + with this: + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -7220,270 +6416,448 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> -my $enteredcryptpwd = $enteredpwd - </PRE +>my $enteredcryptpwd = $enteredpwd</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -> - in cgi.pl. - </P +> + + in cgi.pl.</P ></DIV > - </P + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H1 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="osx">4.4. Mac OS X Installation Notes</H1 +><P +>There are a lot of common libraries and utilities out there that + Apple did not include with Mac OS X, but which run perfectly well on it. + The GD library, which Bugzilla needs to do bug graphs, is one of + these.</P +><P +>The easiest way to get a lot of these is with a program called + Fink, which is similar in nature to the CPAN installer, but installs + common GNU utilities. Fink is available from + <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fink/>.</P +><P +>Follow the instructions for setting up Fink. Once it's installed, + you'll want to run the following as root: + <B +CLASS="command" +>fink install gd</B +> + </P +><P +>It will prompt you for a number of dependencies, type 'y' and hit + enter to install all of the dependencies. Then watch it work.</P +><P +>To prevent creating conflicts with the software that Apple installs + by default, Fink creates its own directory tree at /sw where it installs + most of the software that it installs. This means your libraries and + headers for libgd will be at /sw/lib and /sw/include instead of /usr/lib + and /usr/local/include. Because of these changed locations for the + libraries, the Perl GD module will not install directly via CPAN, because it + looks for the specific paths instead of getting them from your + environment. But there's a way around that :-)</P +><P +>Instead of typing + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"install GD"</SPAN +> + at the + <TT +CLASS="prompt" +>cpan></TT +> + prompt, type + <B +CLASS="command" +>look GD</B +>. + This should go through the motions of downloading the latest version of + the GD module, then it will open a shell and drop you into the build + directory. Apply <A +HREF="../sgml/gd-makefile.patch" +TARGET="_top" +>this patch</A +> + to the Makefile.PL file (save the + patch into a file and use the command + <B +CLASS="command" +>patch < patchfile</B +>.) + </P +><P +>Then, run these commands to finish the installation of the GD + module: + <P +></P +><TABLE +BORDER="0" +><TBODY +><TR +><TD +> <B +CLASS="command" +>perl Makefile.PL</B +> + </TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +> <B +CLASS="command" +>make</B +> + </TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +> <B +CLASS="command" +>make test</B +> + </TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +> <B +CLASS="command" +>make install</B +> + </TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +>And don't forget to run + <B +CLASS="command" +>exit</B +> + + to get back to CPAN.</TD +></TR +></TBODY +></TABLE +><P +></P +> + </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H1 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="troubleshooting">4.5. Troubleshooting</H1 +><P +>This section gives solutions to common Bugzilla installation + problems. + </P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="bzldap">3.6.3. Bugzilla LDAP Integration</H2 +NAME="AEN1218">4.5.1. Bundle::Bugzilla makes me upgrade to Perl 5.6.1</H2 ><P -> What follows is some late-breaking information on using the - LDAP authentication options with Bugzilla. The author has not - tested these (nor even formatted this section!) so please - contribute feedback to the newsgroup. +> Try executing <B +CLASS="command" +>perl -MCPAN -e 'install CPAN'</B +> + and then continuing. </P ><P -CLASS="literallayout" -><br> -Mozilla::LDAP module<br> -<br> -The Mozilla::LDAP module allows you to use LDAP for authentication to<br> -the Bugzilla system. This module is not required if you are not using<br> -LDAP.<br> -<br> -Mozilla::LDAP (aka PerLDAP) is available for download from<br> -http://www.mozilla.org/directory.<br> -<br> -NOTE: The Mozilla::LDAP module requires Netscape's Directory SDK.<br> -Follow the link for "Directory SDK for C" on that same page to<br> -download the SDK first. After you have installed this SDK, then<br> -install the PerLDAP module.<br> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> -<br> -Post-Installation Checklist<br> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> -Set useLDAP to "On" **only** if you will be using an LDAP directory<br> -for authentication. Be very careful when setting up this parameter;<br> -if you set LDAP authentication, but do not have a valid LDAP directory<br> -set up, you will not be able to log back in to Bugzilla once you log<br> -out. (If this happens, you can get back in by manually editing the<br> -data/params file, and setting useLDAP back to 0.)<br> -<br> -If using LDAP, you must set the three additional parameters:<br> -<br> -Set LDAPserver to the name (and optionally port) of your LDAP server.<br> -If no port is specified, it defaults to the default port of 389. (e.g<br> -"ldap.mycompany.com" or "ldap.mycompany.com:1234")<br> -<br> -Set LDAPBaseDN to the base DN for searching for users in your LDAP<br> -directory. (e.g. "ou=People,o=MyCompany") uids must be unique under<br> -the DN specified here.<br> -<br> -Set LDAPmailattribute to the name of the attribute in your LDAP<br> -directory which contains the primary email address. On most directory<br> -servers available, this is "mail", but you may need to change this.<br> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> -<br> -(Not sure where this bit should go, but it's important that it be in<br> -there somewhere...)<br> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> -Using LDAP authentication for Bugzilla:<br> -<br> -The existing authentication scheme for Bugzilla uses email addresses<br> -as the primary user ID, and a password to authenticate that user. All<br> -places within Bugzilla where you need to deal with user ID (e.g<br> -assigning a bug) use the email address.<br> -<br> -The LDAP authentication builds on top of this scheme, rather than<br> -replacing it. The initial log in is done with a username and password<br> -for the LDAP directory. This then fetches the email address from LDAP<br> -and authenticates seamlessly in the standard Bugzilla authentication<br> -scheme using this email address. If an account for this address<br> -already exists in your Bugzilla system, it will log in to that<br> -account. If no account for that email address exists, one is created<br> -at the time of login. (In this case, Bugzilla will attempt to use the<br> -"displayName" or "cn" attribute to determine the user's full name.)<br> -<br> -After authentication, all other user-related tasks are still handled<br> -by email address, not LDAP username. You still assign bugs by email<br> -address, query on users by email address, etc.<br> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> - </P -></DIV +> Certain older versions of the CPAN toolset were somewhat naive about how + to upgrade Perl modules. When a couple of modules got rolled into the core + Perl distribution for 5.6.1, CPAN thought that the best way to get those + modules up to date was to haul down the Perl distribution itself and + build it. Needless to say, this has caused headaches for just about + everybody. Upgrading to a newer version of CPAN with the + commandline above should fix things. + </P ></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" +><A +NAME="AEN1223">4.5.2. DBD::Sponge::db prepare failed</H2 +><P +> The following error message may appear due to a bug in DBD::mysql + (over which the Bugzilla team have no control): + </P +><TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +> DBD::Sponge::db prepare failed: Cannot determine NUM_OF_FIELDS at D:/Perl/site/lib/DBD/mysql.pm line 248. + SV = NULL(0x0) at 0x20fc444 + REFCNT = 1 + FLAGS = (PADBUSY,PADMY) +</PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +><P +> To fix this, go to + <TT +CLASS="filename" +><path-to-perl>/lib/DBD/sponge.pm</TT +> + in your Perl installation and replace + </P +><TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +> my $numFields; + if ($attribs->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'}) { + $numFields = $attribs->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'}; + } elsif ($attribs->{'NAME'}) { + $numFields = @{$attribs->{NAME}}; +</PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +><P +> by + </P +><TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +> my $numFields; + if ($attribs->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'}) { + $numFields = $attribs->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'}; + } elsif ($attribs->{'NAMES'}) { + $numFields = @{$attribs->{NAMES}}; +</PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +><P +> (note the S added to NAME.) + </P ></DIV ><DIV -CLASS="chapter" -><HR><H1 +CLASS="section" +><HR><H2 +CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="administration">Chapter 4. Administering Bugzilla</H1 +NAME="paranoid-security">4.5.3. cannot chdir(/var/spool/mqueue)</H2 +><P +>If you are installing Bugzilla on SuSE Linux, or some other + distributions with + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"paranoid"</SPAN +> + security options, it is possible that the checksetup.pl script may fail + with the error: +<TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD ><FONT -COLOR="RED" -> Or, I just got this cool thing installed. Now what the heck do I - do with it? - </FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +>cannot chdir(/var/spool/mqueue): Permission denied +</PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +> + </P ><P -> So you followed <SPAN +> This is because your + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>/var/spool/mqueue</TT +> + directory has a mode of + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" ->"<A -HREF="#installation" ->Bugzilla Installation</A ->"</SPAN -> to the - letter, and logged into Bugzilla for the very first time with your - super-duper god account. You sit, contentedly staring at the - Bugzilla Query Screen, the worst of the whole mad business of - installing this terrific program behind you. It seems, though, you - have nothing yet to query! Your first act of business should be to - setup the operating parameters for Bugzilla so you can get busy - getting data into your bug tracker. - </P +>"drwx------"</SPAN +>. Type + <B +CLASS="command" +>chmod 755 + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>/var/spool/mqueue</TT +> + </B +> + as root to fix this problem. + </P +></DIV +></DIV +></DIV ><DIV -CLASS="section" +CLASS="chapter" ><HR><H1 +><A +NAME="administration">Chapter 5. Administering Bugzilla</H1 +><DIV +CLASS="section" +><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="postinstall-check">4.1. Post-Installation Checklist</H1 +NAME="parameters">5.1. Bugzilla Configuration</H1 ><P -> After installation, follow the checklist below to help ensure - that you have a successful installation. If you do not see a - recommended setting for a parameter, consider leaving it at the - default while you perform your initial tests on your Bugzilla - setup. - </P +>Bugzilla is configured by changing various parameters, accessed + from the "Edit parameters" link in the page footer. Here are + some of the key parameters on that page. You should run down this + list and set them appropriately after installing Bugzilla.</P ><DIV CLASS="procedure" ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Bring up <TT -CLASS="filename" ->editparams.cgi</TT -> in your web - browser. This should be available as the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"edit - parameters"</SPAN -> link from any Bugzilla screen once you - have logged in. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P ->The <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"maintainer"</SPAN -> is the email address of - the person responsible for maintaining this Bugzilla - installation. The maintainer need not be a valid Bugzilla - user. Error pages, error emails, and administrative mail - will be sent with the maintainer as the return email - address.</P -><P -> Set <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"maintainer"</SPAN -> to <EM ->your</EM -> email address. - This allows Bugzilla's error messages to display your email - address and allow people to contact you for help. - </P +> + <B +CLASS="command" +>maintainer</B +>: + The maintainer parameter is the email address of the person + responsible for maintaining this + Bugzilla installation. The address need not be that of a valid Bugzilla + account.</P ></LI ><LI ><P ->The <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"urlbase"</SPAN -> parameter defines the fully - qualified domain name and web server path to your Bugzilla - installation.</P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>urlbase</B +>: + This parameter defines the fully qualified domain name and web + server path to your Bugzilla installation.</P ><P -> For example, if your bugzilla query page is - http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/query.cgi, set your - <SPAN +>For example, if your Bugzilla query page is + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/query.cgi</TT +>, + set your <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"urlbase"</SPAN -> is http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/. - </P +> + to <TT +CLASS="filename" +>http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/</TT +>.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"usebuggroups"</SPAN -> dictates whether or not to - implement group-based security for Bugzilla. If set, - Bugzilla bugs can have an associated groupmask defining - which groups of users are allowed to see and edit the - bug.</P -><P -> Set "usebuggroups" to "on" <EM +> <B +CLASS="command" +>usebuggroups</B +>: + This dictates whether or not to implement group-based security for + Bugzilla. If set, Bugzilla bugs can have an associated 'group', + defining which users are allowed to see and edit the + bug.</P +><P +>Set "usebuggroups" to "on" + <EM >only</EM -> if you - may wish to restrict access to products. I suggest leaving - this parameter <EM +> + if you may wish to restrict access to particular bugs to certain + groups of users. I suggest leaving + this parameter <EM >off</EM -> while initially - testing your Bugzilla. - </P +> + while initially testing your Bugzilla.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"usebuggroupsentry"</SPAN ->, when set to - <SPAN +> <B +CLASS="command" +>usebuggroupsentry</B +>: + Bugzilla Products can have a group associated with them, so that + certain users can only see bugs in certain products. When this parameter + is set to <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"on"</SPAN ->, requires that all bugs have an associated - groupmask when submitted. This parameter is made for those - installations where product isolation is a necessity. - </P -><P -> Set "usebuggroupsentry" to "on" if you absolutely need to - restrict access to bugs from the moment they are submitted - through resolution. Once again, if you are simply testing - your installation, I suggest against turning this parameter - on; the strict security checking may stop you from being - able to modify your new entries. - </P +>, this places all newly-created bugs in the + group for their product immediately.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> You run into an interesting problem when Bugzilla reaches a - high level of continuous activity. MySQL supports only - table-level write locking. What this means is that if - someone needs to make a change to a bug, they will lock the - entire table until the operation is complete. Locking for - write also blocks reads until the write is complete. The - <SPAN +> <B +CLASS="command" +>shadowdb</B +>: + You run into an interesting problem when Bugzilla reaches a + high level of continuous activity. MySQL supports only table-level + write locking. What this means is that if someone needs to make a + change to a bug, they will lock the entire table until the operation + is complete. Locking for write also blocks reads until the write is + complete. The + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"shadowdb"</SPAN -> parameter was designed to get around - this limitation. While only a single user is allowed to - write to a table at a time, reads can continue unimpeded on - a read-only shadow copy of the database. Although your - database size will double, a shadow database can cause an - enormous performance improvement when implemented on - extremely high-traffic Bugzilla databases. - </P +> + parameter was designed to get around this limitation. While only a + single user is allowed to write to a table at a time, reads can + continue unimpeded on a read-only shadow copy of the database. + Although your database size will double, a shadow database can cause + an enormous performance improvement when implemented on extremely + high-traffic Bugzilla databases.</P +><P +> As a guide, mozilla.org began needing + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"shadowdb"</SPAN +> + when they reached around 40,000 Bugzilla users with several hundred + Bugzilla bug changes and comments per day.</P ><P -> Set "shadowdb" to "bug_shadowdb" if you will be running a - *very* large installation of Bugzilla. The shadow database - enables many simultaneous users to read and write to the - database without interfering with one another. - <DIV +>The value of the parameter defines the name of the + shadow bug database. + Set "shadowdb" to e.g. "bug_shadowdb" if you will be running a + *very* large installation of Bugzilla. + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -7504,206 +6878,110 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Enabling "shadowdb" can adversely affect the stability - of your installation of Bugzilla. You should regularly - check that your database is in sync. It is often - advisable to force a shadow database sync nightly via - <SPAN +>Enabling "shadowdb" can adversely affect the stability of + your installation of Bugzilla. You should regularly check that your + database is in sync. It is often advisable to force a shadow + database sync nightly via + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"cron"</SPAN >. - </P + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -> Once again, in testing you should avoid this option - -- use it if or when you <EM ->need</EM -> to use - it, and have repeatedly run into the problem it was designed - to solve -- very long wait times while attempting to commit - a change to the database. Mozilla.org began needing - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"shadowdb"</SPAN -> when they reached around 40,000 - Bugzilla users with several hundred Bugzilla bug changes and - comments per day. +> </P ><P -> If you use the "shadowdb" option, it is only natural that - you should turn the "queryagainstshadowdb" option "On" as - well. Otherwise you are replicating data into a shadow - database for no reason! - </P +>If you use the "shadowdb" option, it is only natural that you + should turn the "queryagainstshadowdb" option on as well. Otherwise + you are replicating data into a shadow database for no reason!</P ></LI ><LI ><P -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"headerhtml"</SPAN ->, <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"footerhtml"</SPAN ->, - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"errorhtml"</SPAN ->, <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"bannerhtml"</SPAN ->, and - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"blurbhtml"</SPAN -> are all templates which control - display of headers, footers, errors, banners, and additional - data. We could go into some detail regarding the usage of - these, but it is really best just to monkey around with them - a bit to see what they do. I strongly recommend you copy - your <TT -CLASS="filename" ->data/params</TT -> file somewhere safe - before playing with these values, though. If they are - changed dramatically, it may make it impossible for you to - display Bugzilla pages to fix the problem until you have - restored your <TT -CLASS="filename" ->data/params</TT -> file.</P -><P -> If you have custom logos or HTML you must put in place to - fit within your site design guidelines, place the code in - the "headerhtml", "footerhtml", "errorhtml", "bannerhtml", - or "blurbhtml" text boxes. - <DIV -CLASS="note" +> <B +CLASS="command" +>shutdownhtml</B +>: + + If you need to shut down Bugzilla to perform administration, enter + some descriptive HTML here and anyone who tries to use Bugzilla will + receive a page to that effect. Obviously, editparams.cgi will + still be accessible so you can remove the HTML and re-enable Bugzilla. + :-) + </P +></LI +><LI ><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" +> <B +CLASS="command" +>passwordmail</B +>: + + Every time a user creates an account, the text of + this parameter (with substitutions) is sent to the new user along with + their password message.</P ><P -> The "headerhtml" text box is the HTML printed out - <EM ->before</EM -> any other code on the page, - except the CONTENT-TYPE header sent by the Bugzilla - engine. If you have a special banner, put the code for - it in "bannerhtml". You may want to leave these settings - at the defaults initially. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P +>Add any text you wish to the "passwordmail" parameter box. For + instance, many people choose to use this box to give a quick training + blurb about how to use Bugzilla at your site.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"passwordmail"</SPAN -> is rather simple. Every - time a user creates an account, the text of this parameter - is read as the text to send to the new user along with their - password message.</P -><P -> Add any text you wish to the "passwordmail" parameter box. - For instance, many people choose to use this box to give a - quick training blurb about how to use Bugzilla at your site. - </P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>useqacontact</B +>: + + This allows you to define an email address for each component, in + addition + to that of the default owner, who will be sent carbon copies of + incoming bugs.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"useqacontact"</SPAN -> allows you to define an - email address for each component, in addition to that of the - default owner, who will be sent carbon copies of incoming - bugs. The critical difference between a QA Contact and an - Owner is that the QA Contact follows the component. If you - reassign a bug from component A to component B, the QA - Contact for that bug will change with the reassignment, - regardless of owner.</P -><P -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"usestatuswhiteboard"</SPAN -> defines whether you - wish to have a free-form, overwritable field associated with - each bug. The advantage of the Status Whiteboard is that it - can be deleted or modified with ease, and provides an - easily-searchable field for indexing some bugs that have - some trait in common. Many people will put <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"help - wanted"</SPAN ->, <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"stalled"</SPAN ->, or <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"waiting - on reply from somebody"</SPAN -> messages into the Status - Whiteboard field so those who peruse the bugs are aware of - their status even more than that which can be indicated by - the Resolution fields.</P -><P -> Do you want to use the QA Contact ("useqacontact") and - status whiteboard ("usestatuswhiteboard") fields? These - fields are useful because they allow for more flexibility, - particularly when you have an existing Quality Assurance - and/or Release Engineering team, but they may not be needed - for many smaller installations. - </P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>usestatuswhiteboard</B +>: + This defines whether you wish to have a free-form, overwritable field + associated with each bug. The advantage of the Status Whiteboard is + that it can be deleted or modified with ease, and provides an + easily-searchable field for indexing some bugs that have some trait + in common. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Set "whinedays" to the amount of days you want to let bugs - go in the "New" or "Reopened" state before notifying people - they have untouched new bugs. If you do not plan to use - this feature, simply do not set up the whining cron job - described in the installation instructions, or set this - value to "0" (never whine). - </P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>whinedays</B +>: + Set this to the number of days you want to let bugs go + in the NEW or REOPENED state before notifying people they have + untouched new bugs. If you do not plan to use this feature, simply do + not set up the whining cron job described in the installation + instructions, or set this value to "0" (never whine).</P ></LI ><LI ><P -><SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"commenton"</SPAN -> fields allow you to dictate - what changes can pass without comment, and which must have a - comment from the person who changed them. Often, - administrators will allow users to add themselves to the CC - list, accept bugs, or change the Status Whiteboard without - adding a comment as to their reasons for the change, yet - require that most other changes come with an - explanation.</P -><P -> Set the "commenton" options according to your site policy. - It is a wise idea to require comments when users resolve, - reassign, or reopen bugs at the very least. - <DIV +> <B +CLASS="command" +>commenton*</B +>: + All these + fields allow you to dictate what changes can pass without comment, + and which must have a comment from the person who changed them. + Often, administrators will allow users to add themselves to the CC + list, accept bugs, or change the Status Whiteboard without adding a + comment as to their reasons for the change, yet require that most + other changes come with an explanation.</P +><P +>Set the "commenton" options according to your site policy. It + is a wise idea to require comments when users resolve, reassign, or + reopen bugs at the very least. + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -7724,54 +7002,36 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> It is generally far better to require a developer - comment when resolving bugs than not. Few things are - more annoying to bug database users than having a - developer mark a bug "fixed" without any comment as to - what the fix was (or even that it was truly fixed!) - </P +>It is generally far better to require a developer comment + when resolving bugs than not. Few things are more annoying to bug + database users than having a developer mark a bug "fixed" without + any comment as to what the fix was (or even that it was truly + fixed!)</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P ->The <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"supportwatchers"</SPAN -> option can be an - exceptionally powerful tool in the hands of a power Bugzilla - user. By enabling this option, you allow users to receive - email updates whenever other users receive email updates. - This is, of course, subject to the groupset restrictions on - the bug; if the <SPAN +> <B +CLASS="command" +>supportwatchers</B +>: + + Turning on this option allows users to ask to receive copies of + all a particular other user's bug email. This is, of + course, subject to the groupset restrictions on the bug; if the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"watcher"</SPAN -> would not normally be - allowed to view a bug, the watcher cannot get around the - system by setting herself up to watch the bugs of someone - with bugs outside her privileges. She would still only - receive email updates for those bugs she could normally - view.</P -><P ->For Bugzilla sites which require strong inter-Product - security to prevent snooping, watchers are not a good - idea.</P -><P -> However, for most sites you should set - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"supportwatchers"</SPAN -> to "On". This feature is - helpful for team leads to monitor progress in their - respective areas, and can offer many other benefits, such as - allowing a developer to pick up a former engineer's bugs - without requiring her to change all the information in the - bug. - </P +> + would not normally be allowed to view a bug, the watcher cannot get + around the system by setting herself up to watch the bugs of someone + with bugs outside her privileges. They would still only receive email + updates for those bugs she could normally view.</P ></LI ></OL ></DIV @@ -7781,26 +7041,19 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="useradmin">4.2. User Administration</H1 -><P -> User administration is one of the easiest parts of Bugzilla. - Keeping it from getting out of hand, however, can become a - challenge. - </P +NAME="useradmin">5.2. User Administration</H1 ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="defaultuser">4.2.1. Creating the Default User</H2 -><P -> When you first run checksetup.pl after installing Bugzilla, it - will prompt you for the administrative username (email - address) and password for this "super user". If for some - reason you were to delete the "super user" account, re-running - checksetup.pl will again prompt you for this username and - password. - </P +NAME="defaultuser">5.2.1. Creating the Default User</H2 +><P +>When you first run checksetup.pl after installing Bugzilla, it + will prompt you for the administrative username (email address) and + password for this "super user". If for some reason you delete + the "super user" account, re-running checksetup.pl will again prompt + you for this username and password.</P ><DIV CLASS="tip" ><P @@ -7822,36 +7075,60 @@ ALT="Tip"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> If you wish to add more administrative users, you must use the - MySQL interface. Run "mysql" from the command line, and use - these commands ("mysql>" denotes the mysql prompt, not - something you should type in): - <B -CLASS="command" -><TT +>If you wish to add more administrative users, you must use the + MySQL interface. Run "mysql" from the command line, and use these + commands: + <P +></P +><TABLE +BORDER="0" +><TBODY +><TR +><TD +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT -> use bugs;</B > - <B + <B CLASS="command" -><TT +>use bugs;</B +> + </TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT -> update profiles set - groupset=0x7ffffffffffffff where login_name = "(user's - login name)"; </B > - </P + + <B +CLASS="command" +> update profiles set groupset=0x7ffffffffffffff where login_name = + "(user's login name)"; + </B +> + </TD +></TR +></TBODY +></TABLE ><P ->Yes, that is <EM +></P +> + </P +><P +>Yes, that is + <EM >fourteen</EM > - <SPAN + + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"f"</SPAN ->'s. A whole lot of f-ing going on if you - want to create a new administator.</P +> + + 's. A whole lot of f-ing going on if you want to create a new + administator.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -7862,125 +7139,32 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="manageusers">4.2.2. Managing Other Users</H2 +NAME="manageusers">5.2.2. Managing Other Users</H2 ><DIV CLASS="section" ><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="login">4.2.2.1. Logging In</H3 +NAME="createnewusers">5.2.2.1. Creating new users</H3 ><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P -> Open the index.html page for your Bugzilla installation - in your browser window. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Click the "Query Existing Bug Reports" link. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Click the "Log In" link at the foot of the page. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Type your email address, and the password which was - emailed to you when you created your Bugzilla account, - into the spaces provided. - </P -></LI -></OL -><P ->Congratulations, you are logged in!</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="createnewusers">4.2.2.2. Creating new users</H3 -><P -> Your users can create their own user accounts by clicking - the "New Account" link at the bottom of each page. However, - should you desire to create user accounts ahead of time, - here is how you do it. - </P +>Your users can create their own user accounts by clicking the + "New Account" link at the bottom of each page (assuming they + aren't logged in as someone else already.) However, should you + desire to create user accounts ahead of time, here is how you do + it.</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> After logging in, click the "Users" link at the footer - of the query page. - </P +>After logging in, click the "Users" link at the footer of + the query page, and then click "Add a new user".</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> To see a specific user, type a portion of their login - name in the box provided and click "submit". To see all - users, simply click the "submit" button. You must click - "submit" here to be able to add a new user. - </P -><DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> More functionality is available via the list on the - right-hand side of the text entry box. You can match - what you type as a case-insensitive substring (the - default) of all users on your system, a case-sensitive - regular expression (please see the <B -CLASS="command" ->man - regexp</B -> manual page for details on regular - expression syntax), or a <EM ->reverse</EM -> - regular expression match, where every user name which - does NOT match the regular expression is selected. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></LI -><LI -><P -> Click the "Add New User" link at the bottom of the user - list - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Fill out the form presented. This page is - self-explanatory. When done, click "submit". - </P +>Fill out the form presented. This page is self-explanatory. + When done, click "Submit".</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -8002,22 +7186,24 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Adding a user this way will <EM +>Adding a user this way will + <EM >not</EM > - send an email informing them of their username and - password. While useful for creating dummy accounts - (watchers which shuttle mail to another system, for - instance, or email addresses which are a mailing - list), in general it is preferable to log out and use - the <SPAN + + send an email informing them of their username and password. + While useful for creating dummy accounts (watchers which + shuttle mail to another system, for instance, or email + addresses which are a mailing list), in general it is + preferable to log out and use the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"New Account"</SPAN -> button to create users, - as it will pre-populate all the required fields and - also notify the user of her account name and - password. - </P +> + + button to create users, as it will pre-populate all the + required fields and also notify the user of her account name + and password.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -8030,202 +7216,73 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="disableusers">4.2.2.3. Disabling Users</H3 -><P -> I bet you noticed that big "Disabled Text" entry box - available from the "Add New User" screen, when you edit an - account? By entering any text in this box and selecting - "submit", you have prevented the user from using Bugzilla - via the web interface. Your explanation, written in this - text box, will be presented to the user the next time she - attempts to use the system. - <DIV -CLASS="warning" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="warning" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/warning.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Warning"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" +NAME="modifyusers">5.2.2.2. Modifying Users</H3 ><P -> Don't disable your own administrative account, or you - will hate life! - </P +>To see a specific user, search for their login name + in the box provided on the "Edit Users" page. To see all users, + leave the box blank.</P ><P ->At this time, <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Disabled Text"</SPAN -> does not - prevent a user from using the email interface. If you - have the email interface enabled, they can still - continue to submit bugs and comments that way. We need - a patch to fix this.</P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +>You can search in different ways the listbox to the right + of the text entry box. You can match by + case-insensitive substring (the default), + regular expression, or a + <EM +>reverse</EM > - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="modifyusers">4.2.2.4. Modifying Users</H3 + regular expression match, which finds every user name which does NOT + match the regular expression. (Please see + the <B +CLASS="command" +>man regexp</B +> + manual page for details on regular expression syntax.) + </P ><P -> Here I will attempt to describe the function of each option - on the Edit User screen. - </P +>Once you have found your user, you can change the following + fields:</P ><P ></P ><UL ><LI ><P -> <EM +> <EM >Login Name</EM ->: This is generally the - user's email address. However, if you have edited your - system parameters, this may just be the user's login - name or some other identifier. - <DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> For compatability reasons, you should probably stick - with email addresses as user login names. It will - make your life easier. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P +>: + This is generally the user's full email address. However, if you + have are using the emailsuffix Param, this may just be the user's + login name. Note that users can now change their login names + themselves (to any valid email address.) + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM +> <EM >Real Name</EM ->: Duh! - </P +>: The user's real name. Note that + Bugzilla does not require this to create an account.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM +> <EM >Password</EM ->: You can change the user - password here. It is normal to only see asterisks. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <EM ->Email Notification</EM ->: You may choose - from one of three options: - <P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P -> All qualifying bugs except those which I change: - The user will be notified of any change to any bug - for which she is the reporter, assignee, QA - Contact, CC recipient, or "watcher". - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Only those bugs which I am listed on the CC line: - The user will not be notified of changes to bugs - where she is the assignee, reporter, or QA - Contact, but will receive them if she is on the CC - list. - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> She will still receive whining cron emails if - you set up the "whinemail" feature. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P +>: + You can change the user's password here. Users can automatically + request a new password, so you shouldn't need to do this often. + If you want to disable an account, see Disable Text below. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->All Qualifying Bugs</EM ->: This - user is a glutton for punishment. If her name is - in the reporter, QA Contact, CC, assignee, or is a - "watcher", she will get email updates regarding - the bug. - </P -></LI -></OL -> -</P -><P -> <EM +> <EM >Disable Text</EM ->: If you type anything - in this box, including just a space, the user account is - disabled from making any changes to bugs via the web - interface, and what you type in this box is presented as - the reason. - <DIV +>: + If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the + user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to + bugs via the web interface. + The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when + they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain + why the account was disabled. + <DIV CLASS="warning" ><P ></P @@ -8252,7 +7309,8 @@ VALIGN="TOP" ></TABLE ></DIV > - <DIV + + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -8273,143 +7331,110 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> As of this writing, the user can still submit bugs - via the e-mail gateway, if you set it up, despite - the disabled text field. The e-mail gateway should - <EM +>The user can still submit bugs via + the e-mail gateway, if you set it up, even if the disabled text + field is filled in. The e-mail gateway should + <EM >not</EM -> be enabled for secure - installations of Bugzilla. - </P +> + be enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->CanConfirm</EM ->: This field is only used - if you have enabled "unconfirmed" status in your - parameters screen. If you enable this for a user, that - user can then move bugs from "Unconfirmed" to - "Confirmed" status (e.g.: "New" status). Be judicious - about allowing users to turn this bit on for other - users. - </P +> <EM +><groupname></EM +>: + If you have created some groups, e.g. "securitysensitive", then + checkboxes will appear here to allow you to add users to, or + remove them from, these groups. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->Creategroups</EM ->: This option will - allow a user to create and destroy groups in Bugzilla. - Unless you are using the Bugzilla GroupSentry security - option "usebuggroupsentry" in your parameters, this - setting has no effect. - </P +> <EM +>canconfirm</EM +>: + This field is only used if you have enabled the "unconfirmed" + status. If you enable this for a user, + that user can then move bugs from "Unconfirmed" to a "Confirmed" + status (e.g.: "New" status).</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->Editbugs</EM ->: Unless a user has this - bit set, they can only edit those bugs for which they - are the assignee or the reporter. - <DIV -CLASS="note" +> <EM +>creategroups</EM +>: + This option will allow a user to create and destroy groups in + Bugzilla.</P +></LI +><LI ><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" +> <EM +>editbugs</EM +>: + Unless a user has this bit set, they can only edit those bugs + for which they are the assignee or the reporter. Even if this + option is unchecked, users can still add comments to bugs. + </P +></LI +><LI ><P -> Leaving this option unchecked does not prevent users - from adding comments to a bug! They simply cannot - change a bug priority, severity, etc. unless they - are the assignee or reporter. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P +> <EM +>editcomponents</EM +>: + This flag allows a user to create new products and components, + as well as modify and destroy those that have no bugs associated + with them. If a product or component has bugs associated with it, + those bugs must be moved to a different product or component + before Bugzilla will allow them to be destroyed. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->Editcomponents</EM ->: This flag allows a - user to create new products and components, as well as - modify and destroy those that have no bugs associated - with them. If a product or component has bugs - associated with it, those bugs must be moved to a - different product or component before Bugzilla will - allow them to be destroyed. The name of a product or - component can be changed without affecting the - associated bugs, but it tends to annoy the hell out of - your users when these change a lot. - </P +> <EM +>editkeywords</EM +>: + If you use Bugzilla's keyword functionality, enabling this + feature allows a user to create and destroy keywords. As always, + the keywords for existing bugs containing the keyword the user + wishes to destroy must be changed before Bugzilla will allow it + to die.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->Editkeywords</EM ->: If you use Bugzilla's - keyword functionality, enabling this feature allows a - user can create and destroy keywords. As always, the - keywords for existing bugs containing the keyword the - user wishes to destroy must be changed before Bugzilla - will allow it to die. You must be very careful about - creating too many new keywords if you run a very large - Bugzilla installation; keywords are global variables - across products, and you can often run into a phenomenon - called "keyword bloat". This confuses users, and then - the feature goes unused. - </P +> <EM +>editusers</EM +>: + This flag allows a user to do what you're doing right now: edit + other users. This will allow those with the right to do so to + remove administrator privileges from other users or grant them to + themselves. Enable with care.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->Editusers</EM ->: This flag allows a user - do what you're doing right now: edit other users. This - will allow those with the right to do so to remove - administrator privileges from other users or grant them - to themselves. Enable with care. - </P +> <EM +>tweakparams</EM +>: + This flag allows a user to change Bugzilla's Params + (using <TT +CLASS="filename" +>editparams.cgi</TT +>.)</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> <EM ->PRODUCT</EM ->: PRODUCT bugs access. This - allows an administrator, with product-level granularity, - to specify in which products a user can edit bugs. The - user must still have the "editbugs" privelege to edit - bugs in this area; this simply restricts them from even - seeing bugs outside these boundaries if the - administrator has enabled the group sentry parameter - "usebuggroupsentry". Unless you are using bug groups, - this option has no effect. - </P +> <EM +><productname></EM +>: + This allows an administrator to specify the products in which + a user can see bugs. The user must still have the + "editbugs" privilege to edit bugs in these products.</P ></LI ></UL ></DIV @@ -8420,64 +7445,33 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="programadmin">4.3. Product, Component, Milestone, and Version - Administration</H1 -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->Dear Lord, we have to get our users to do WHAT?</I -></P -></I -></TD -></TR -></TABLE +NAME="programadmin">5.3. Product, Component, Milestone, and Version Administration</H1 ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="products">4.3.1. Products</H2 -><FONT -COLOR="RED" ->Formerly, and in some spots still, called - "Programs"</FONT +NAME="products">5.3.1. Products</H2 ><P -> <A +> <A HREF="#gloss-product" ><I CLASS="glossterm" ->Products</I +> Products</I ></A -> are - the broadest category in Bugzilla, and you should have the - least of these. If your company makes computer games, you - should have one product per game, and possibly a few special - products (website, meetings...) - </P -><P -> A Product (formerly called "Program", and still referred to - that way in some portions of the source code) controls some - very important functions. The number of "votes" available for - users to vote for the most important bugs is set per-product, - as is the number of votes required to move a bug automatically - from the UNCONFIRMED status to the NEW status. One can close - a Product for further bug entry and define various Versions - available from the Edit product screen. - </P +> + + are the broadest category in Bugzilla, and tend to represent real-world + shipping products. E.g. if your company makes computer games, + you should have one product per game, perhaps a "Common" product for + units of technology used in multiple games, and maybe a few special + products (Website, Administration...)</P +><P +>Many of Bugzilla's settings are configurable on a per-product + basis. The number of "votes" available to users is set per-product, + as is the number of votes + required to move a bug automatically from the UNCONFIRMED status to the + NEW status.</P ><P >To create a new product:</P ><P @@ -8486,227 +7480,76 @@ CLASS="glossterm" TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Select "components" from the yellow footer - </P -><DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> It may seem counterintuitive to click "components" when - you want to edit the properties associated with - Products. This is one of a long list of things we want - in Bugzilla 3.0... - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +>Select "products" from the footer</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Select the "Add" link to the right of "Add a new product". - </P +>Select the "Add" link in the bottom right</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Enter the name of the product and a description. The - Description field is free-form. - </P +>Enter the name of the product and a description. The + Description field may contain HTML.</P ></LI ></OL -><DIV -CLASS="tip" ><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Don't worry about the "Closed for bug entry", "Maximum Votes - per person", "Maximum votes a person can put on a single - bug", "Number of votes a bug in this Product needs to - automatically get out of the UNCOMFIRMED state", and - "Version" options yet. We'll cover those in a few moments. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +>Don't worry about the "Closed for bug entry", "Maximum Votes + per person", "Maximum votes a person can put on a single bug", + "Number of votes a bug in this Product needs to automatically get out + of the UNCOMFIRMED state", and "Version" options yet. We'll cover + those in a few moments. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="components">4.3.2. Components</H2 -><P -> Components are subsections of a Product. - - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1483"><P -><B ->Example 4-1. Creating some Components</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN1485"><P -></P +NAME="components">5.3.2. Components</H2 ><P -> The computer game you are designing may have a "UI" - component, an "API" component, a "Sound System" - component, and a "Plugins" component, each overseen by - a different programmer. It often makes sense to divide - Components in Bugzilla according to the natural - divisions of responsibility within your Product or - company. - </P +>Components are subsections of a Product. E.g. the computer game + you are designing may have a "UI" + component, an "API" component, a "Sound System" component, and a + "Plugins" component, each overseen by a different programmer. It + often makes sense to divide Components in Bugzilla according to the + natural divisions of responsibility within your Product or + company.</P ><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV -> Each component has a owner and (if you turned it on - in the parameters), a QA Contact. The owner should be the - primary person who fixes bugs in that component. The QA - Contact should be the person who will ensure these bugs are - completely fixed. The Owner, QA Contact, and Reporter will get - email when new bugs are created in this Component and when - these bugs change. Default Owner and Default QA Contact fields - only dictate the <EM +> Each component has a owner and (if you turned it on in the parameters), + a QA Contact. The owner should be the primary person who fixes bugs in + that component. The QA Contact should be the person who will ensure + these bugs are completely fixed. The Owner, QA Contact, and Reporter + will get email when new bugs are created in this Component and when + these bugs change. Default Owner and Default QA Contact fields only + dictate the + <EM >default assignments</EM ->; the - Owner and QA Contact fields in a bug are otherwise unrelated - to the Component. - </P +>; + these can be changed on bug submission, or at any later point in + a bug's life.</P ><P -> To create a new Component: - </P +>To create a new Component:</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Select the "Edit components" link from the "Edit product" - page - </P +>Select the "Edit components" link from the "Edit product" + page</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Select the "Add" link to the right of the "Add a new - component" text on the "Select Component" page. - </P +>Select the "Add" link in the bottom right.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Fill out the "Component" field, a short "Description", and - the "Initial Owner". The Component and Description fields - are free-form; the "Initial Owner" field must be that of a - user ID already existing in the database. If the initial - owner does not exist, Bugzilla will refuse to create the - component. - <DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> Is your "Default Owner" a user who is not yet in the - database? No problem. - <P -></P -><OL -TYPE="a" -><LI -><P -> Select the "Log out" link on the footer of the - page. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Select the "New Account" link on the footer of - the "Relogin" page - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Type in the email address of the default owner - you want to create in the "E-mail address" - field, and her full name in the "Real name" - field, then select the "Submit Query" button. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Now select "Log in" again, type in your login - information, and you can modify the product to - use the Default Owner information you require. - </P -></LI -></OL -> - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Either Edit more components or return to the Bugzilla - Query Page. To return to the Product you were editing, you - must select the Components link as before. - </P +>Fill out the "Component" field, a short "Description", + the "Initial Owner" and "Initial QA Contact" (if enabled.) + The Component and Description fields may contain HTML; + the "Initial Owner" field must be a login name + already existing in the database. + </P ></LI ></OL ></DIV @@ -8715,108 +7558,32 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="versions">4.3.3. Versions</H2 -><P -> Versions are the revisions of the product, such as "Flinders - 3.1", "Flinders 95", and "Flinders 2000". Using Versions - helps you isolate code changes and are an aid in reporting. - - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1512"><P -><B ->Example 4-2. Common Use of Versions</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN1514"><P -></P -><P -> A user reports a bug against Version "Beta 2.0" of your - product. The current Version of your software is - "Release Candidate 1", and no longer has the bug. This - will help you triage and classify bugs according to - their relevance. It is also possible people may report - bugs against bleeding-edge beta versions that are not - evident in older versions of the software. This can - help isolate code changes that caused the bug - </P -><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV -> - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1516"><P -><B ->Example 4-3. A Different Use of Versions</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN1518"><P -></P -><P -> This field has been used to good effect by an online - service provider in a slightly different way. They had - three versions of the product: "Production", "QA", and - "Dev". Although it may be the same product, a bug in - the development environment is not normally as critical - as a Production bug, nor does it need to be reported - publicly. When used in conjunction with Target - Milestones, one can easily specify the environment where - a bug can be reproduced, and the Milestone by which it - will be fixed. - </P +NAME="versions">5.3.3. Versions</H2 ><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV -> - </P -><P -> To create and edit Versions: +>Versions are the revisions of the product, such as "Flinders + 3.1", "Flinders 95", and "Flinders 2000". Version is not a multi-select + field; the usual practice is to select the most recent version with + the bug. </P ><P +>To create and edit Versions:</P +><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> From the "Edit product" screen, select "Edit Versions" - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> You will notice that the product already has the default - version "undefined". If your product doesn't use version - numbers, you may want to leave this as it is or edit it so - that it is "---". You can then go back to the edit - versions page and add new versions to your product. - </P -><P -> Otherwise, click the "Add" button to the right of the "Add - a new version" text. - </P +>From the "Edit product" screen, select "Edit Versions"</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Enter the name of the Version. This can be free-form - characters up to the limit of the text box. Then select - the "Add" button. - </P +>You will notice that the product already has the default + version "undefined". Click the "Add" link in the bottom right.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> At this point you can select "Edit" to edit more Versions, - or return to the "Query" page, from which you can navigate - back to the product through the "components" link at the - foot of the Query page. - </P +>Enter the name of the Version. This field takes text only. + Then click the "Add" button.</P ></LI ></OL ></DIV @@ -8825,14 +7592,11 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="milestones">4.3.4. Milestones</H2 +NAME="milestones">5.3.4. Milestones</H2 ><P -> Milestones are "targets" that you plan to get a bug fixed by. - For example, you have a bug that you plan to fix for your 3.0 - release, it would be assigned the milestone of 3.0. Or, you - have a bug that you plan to fix for 2.8, this would have a - milestone of 2.8. - </P +>Milestones are "targets" that you plan to get a bug fixed by. For + example, you have a bug that you plan to fix for your 3.0 release, it + would be assigned the milestone of 3.0.</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -8854,78 +7618,49 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Milestone options will only appear for a Product if you - turned the "usetargetmilestone" field in the "Edit - Parameters" screen "On". - </P +>Milestone options will only appear for a Product if you turned + on the "usetargetmilestone" Param in the "Edit Parameters" screen. + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><P -> To create new Milestones, set Default Milestones, and set - Milestone URL: - </P +>To create new Milestones, set Default Milestones, and set + Milestone URL:</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Select "edit milestones" - </P +>Select "Edit milestones" from the "Edit product" page.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Select "Add" to the right of the "Add a new milestone" - text - </P +>Select "Add" in the bottom right corner. + text</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Enter the name of the Milestone in the "Milestone" field. - You can optionally set the "Sortkey", which is a positive - or negative number (-255 to 255) that defines where in the - list this particular milestone appears. Select "Add". - </P -><DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1544"><P -><B ->Example 4-4. Using SortKey with Target Milestone</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN1546"><P -></P -><P -> Let's say you create a target milestone called - "Release 1.0", with Sortkey set to "0". Later, you - realize that you will have a public beta, called - "Beta1". You can create a Milestone called "Beta1", - with a Sortkey of "-1" in order to ensure people will - see the Target Milestone of "Beta1" earlier on the - list than "Release 1.0" - </P -><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV +>Enter the name of the Milestone in the "Milestone" field. You + can optionally set the "sortkey", which is a positive or negative + number (-255 to 255) that defines where in the list this particular + milestone appears. This is because milestones often do not + occur in alphanumeric order For example, "Future" might be + after "Release 1.2". Select "Add".</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> If you want to add more milestones, select the "Edit" - link. If you don't, well shoot, you have to go back to the - "query" page and select "components" again, and make your - way back to the Product you were editing. - <DIV -CLASS="note" +>From the Edit product screen, you can enter the URL of a + page which gives information about your milestones and what + they mean. </P +><DIV +CLASS="tip" ><P ></P ><TABLE -CLASS="note" +CLASS="tip" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" ><TR @@ -8934,83 +7669,39 @@ WIDTH="25" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP" ><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" +SRC="../images/tip.gif" HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD +ALT="Tip"></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> This is another in the list of unusual user interface - decisions that we'd like to get cleaned up. Shouldn't - there be a link to the effect of "edit the Product I - was editing when I ended up here"? In any case, - clicking "components" in the footer takes you back to - the "Select product" screen, from which you can begin - editing your product again. - </P +>If you want your milestone document to be restricted so + that it can only be viewed by people in a particular Bugzilla + group, the best way is to attach the document to a bug in that + group, and make the URL the URL of that attachment.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> From the Edit product screen again (once you've made your - way back), enter the URL for a description of what your - milestones are for this product in the "Milestone URL" - field. It should be of the format - "http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/product_milestones.html" - </P -><P -> Some common uses of this field include product - descriptions, product roadmaps, and of course a simple - description of the meaning of each milestone. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> If you're using Target Milestones, the "Default Milestone" - field must have some kind of entry. If you really don't - care if people set coherent Target Milestones, simply - leave this at the default, "---". However, controlling - and regularly updating the Default Milestone field is a - powerful tool when reporting the status of projects. - </P -><P ->Select the "Update" button when you are done.</P ></LI ></OL ></DIV +></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="voting">4.3.5. Voting</H2 -><P -> The concept of "voting" is a poorly understood, yet powerful - feature for the management of open-source projects. Each user - is assigned so many Votes per product, which they can freely - reassign (or assign multiple votes to a single bug). This - allows developers to gauge user need for a particular - enhancement or bugfix. By allowing bugs with a certain number - of votes to automatically move from "UNCONFIRMED" to "NEW", - users of the bug system can help high-priority bugs garner - attention so they don't sit for a long time awaiting triage. - </P +NAME="voting">5.4. Voting</H1 ><P -> The daunting challenge of Votes is deciding where you draw the - line for a "vocal majority". If you only have a user base of - 100 users, setting a low threshold for bugs to move from - UNCONFIRMED to NEW makes sense. As the Bugzilla user base - expands, however, these thresholds must be re-evaluated. You - should gauge whether this feature is worth the time and close - monitoring involved, and perhaps forego implementation until - you have a critical mass of users who demand it. - </P +>Voting allows users to be given a pot of votes which they can allocate + to bugs, to indicate that they'd like them fixed. + This allows developers to gauge + user need for a particular enhancement or bugfix. By allowing bugs with + a certain number of votes to automatically move from "UNCONFIRMED" to + "NEW", users of the bug system can help high-priority bugs garner + attention so they don't sit for a long time awaiting triage.</P ><P >To modify Voting settings:</P ><P @@ -9019,250 +7710,104 @@ NAME="voting">4.3.5. Voting</H2 TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Navigate to the "Edit product" screen for the Product you - wish to modify - </P +>Navigate to the "Edit product" screen for the Product you + wish to modify</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Set "Maximum Votes per person" to your calculated value. - Setting this field to "0" disables voting. - </P +><EM +>Maximum Votes per person</EM +>: + Setting this field to "0" disables voting.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Set "Maximum Votes a person can put on a single bug" to - your calculated value. It should probably be some number - lower than the "Maximum votes per person". Setting this - field to "0" disables voting, but leaves the voting - options open to the user. This is confusing. - </P +><EM +>Maximum Votes a person can put on a single + bug"</EM +>: + It should probably be some number lower than the + "Maximum votes per person". Don't set this field to "0" if + "Maximum votes per person" is non-zero; that doesn't make + any sense.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Set "Number of votes a bug in this product needs to - automatically get out of the UNCONFIRMED state" to your - calculated number. Setting this field to "0" disables - the automatic move of bugs from UNCONFIRMED to NEW. Some - people advocate leaving this at "0", but of what use are - Votes if your Bugzilla user base is unable to affect which - bugs appear on Development radar? - <DIV -CLASS="tip" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="tip" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/tip.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Tip"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> You should probably set this number to higher than a - small coalition of Bugzilla users can influence it. - Most sites use this as a "referendum" mechanism -- if - users are able to vote a bug out of UNCONFIRMED, it is - a <EM ->really</EM -> bad bug! - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P +><EM +>Number of votes a bug in this product needs to + automatically get out of the UNCONFIRMED state</EM +>: + Setting this field to "0" disables the automatic move of + bugs from UNCONFIRMED to NEW. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Once you have adjusted the values to your preference, - select the "Update" button. - </P +>Once you have adjusted the values to your preference, click + "Update".</P ></LI ></OL ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="groups">4.3.6. Groups and Group Security</H2 +NAME="groups">5.5. Groups and Group Security</H1 ><P -> Groups can be very useful in bugzilla, because they allow - users to isolate bugs or products that should only be seen by - certain people. Groups can also be a complicated minefield of - interdependencies and weirdness if mismanaged. - - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1580"><P -><B ->Example 4-5. When to Use Group Security</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN1582"><P -></P -><P -> Many Bugzilla sites isolate "Security-related" bugs from - all other bugs. This way, they can have a fix ready - before the security vulnerability is announced to the - world. You can create a "Security" product which, by - default, has no members, and only add members to the - group (in their individual User page, as described under - User Administration) who should have priveleged access - to "Security" bugs. Alternately, you may create a Group - independently of any Product, and change the Group mask - on individual bugs to restrict access to members only of - certain Groups. - </P -><P -></P -></DIV -></DIV -> Groups only work if you enable the "usebuggroups" - paramater. In addition, if the "usebuggroupsentry" parameter - is "On", one can restrict access to products by groups, so - that only members of a product group are able to view bugs - within that product. Group security in Bugzilla can be divided - into two categories: Generic and Product-Based. - </P -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" +>Groups allow the administrator + to isolate bugs or products that should only be seen by certain people. + There are two types of group - Generic Groups, and Product-Based Groups. + </P ><P -> Groups in Bugzilla are a complicated beast that evolved out - of very simple user permission bitmasks, apparently itself - derived from common concepts in UNIX access controls. A - "bitmask" is a fixed-length number whose value can describe - one, and only one, set of states. For instance, UNIX file - permissions are assigned bitmask values: "execute" has a - value of 1, "write" has a value of 2, and "read" has a - value of 4. Add them together, and a file can be read, - written to, and executed if it has a bitmask of "7". (This - is a simplified example -- anybody who knows UNIX security - knows there is much more to it than this. Please bear with - me for the purpose of this note.) The only way a bitmask - scheme can work is by doubling the bit count for each value. - Thus if UNIX wanted to offer another file permission, the - next would have to be a value of 8, then the next 16, the - next 32, etc. - </P +> Product-Based Groups are matched with products, and allow you to restrict + access to bugs on a per-product basis. They are enabled using the + usebuggroups Param. Turning on the usebuggroupsentry + Param will mean bugs automatically get added to their product group when + filed. + </P ><P -> Similarly, Bugzilla offers a bitmask to define group - permissions, with an internal limit of 64. Several are - already occupied by built-in permissions. The way around - this limitation is to avoid assigning groups to products if - you have many products, avoid bloating of group lists, and - religiously prune irrelevant groups. In reality, most - installations of Bugzilla support far fewer than 64 groups, - so this limitation has not hit for most sites, but it is on - the table to be revised for Bugzilla 3.0 because it - interferes with the security schemes of some administrators. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +> Generic Groups have no special relationship to products; + you create them, and put bugs in them + as required. One example of the use of Generic Groups + is Mozilla's "Security" group, + into which security-sensitive bugs are placed until fixed. Only the + Mozilla Security Team are members of this group. + </P ><P -> To enable Generic Group Security ("usebuggroups"): - </P +>To create Generic Groups:</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Turn "On" "usebuggroups" in the "Edit Parameters" screen. - </P +>Select the "groups" + link in the footer.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> You will generally have no groups set up. Select the - "groups" link in the footer. - </P +>Take a moment to understand the instructions on the "Edit + Groups" screen, then select the "Add Group" link.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Take a moment to understand the instructions on the "Edit - Groups" screen. Once you feel confident you understand - what is expected of you, select the "Add Group" link. - </P +>Fill out the "New Name", "New Description", and + "New User RegExp" fields. "New User RegExp" allows you to automatically + place all users who fulfill the Regular Expression into the new group. + When you have finished, click "Add".</P ></LI -><LI +></OL ><P -> Fill out the "New Name" (remember, no spaces!), "New - Description", and "New User RegExp" fields. "New User - RegExp" allows you to automatically place all users who - fulfill the Regular Expression into the new group. - - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1597"><P -><B ->Example 4-6. Creating a New Group</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="informalexample" -><A -NAME="AEN1599"><P -></P -><P -> I created a group called DefaultGroup with a - description of <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"This is simply a group to play - with"</SPAN ->, and a New User RegExp of <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->".*@mydomain.tld"</SPAN ->. - This new group automatically includes all Bugzilla - users with "@mydomain.tld" at the end of their user id. - When I finished, my new group was assigned bit #128. - </P +>To use Product-Based Groups:</P ><P ></P -></DIV -></DIV -> When you have finished, select the Add - button. - </P -></LI -></OL +><OL +TYPE="1" +><LI ><P -> To enable Product-Based Group Security (usebuggroupsentry): - </P +>Turn on "usebuggroups" and "usebuggroupsentry" in the "Edit + Parameters" screen.</P ><DIV CLASS="warning" ><P @@ -9284,27 +7829,29 @@ ALT="Warning"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Don't forget that you only have 64 groups masks available, - total, for your installation of Bugzilla! If you plan on - having more than 50 products in your individual Bugzilla - installation, and require group security for your products, - you should consider either running multiple Bugzillas or - using Generic Group Security instead of Product-Based - ("usebuggroupsentry") Group Security. - </P +>XXX is this still true? + "usebuggroupsentry" has the capacity to prevent the + administrative user from directly altering bugs because of + conflicting group permissions. If you plan on using + "usebuggroupsentry", you should plan on restricting + administrative account usage to administrative duties only. In + other words, manage bugs with an unpriveleged user account, and + manage users, groups, Products, etc. with the administrative + account.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" +></LI ><LI ><P -> Turn "On" "usebuggroups" and "usebuggroupsentry" in the - "Edit Parameters" screen. - </P +>In future, when you create a Product, a matching group will be + automatically created. If you need to add a Product Group to + a Product which was created before you turned on usebuggroups, + then simply create a new group, as outlined above, with the + same name as the Product.</P +></LI +></OL ><DIV CLASS="warning" ><P @@ -9326,178 +7873,34 @@ ALT="Warning"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> "usebuggroupsentry" has the capacity to prevent the - administrative user from directly altering bugs because - of conflicting group permissions. If you plan on using - "usebuggroupsentry", you should plan on restricting - administrative account usage to administrative duties - only. In other words, manage bugs with an unpriveleged - user account, and manage users, groups, Products, etc. - with the administrative account. - </P +>Bugzilla currently has a limit of 64 groups per installation. If + you have more than about 50 products, you should consider + running multiple Bugzillas. Ask in the newsgroup for other + suggestions for working around this restriction.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -></LI -><LI -><P -> You will generally have no Groups set up, unless you - enabled "usebuggroupsentry" prior to creating any - Products. To create "Generic Group Security" groups, - follow the instructions given above. To create - Product-Based Group security, simply follow the - instructions for creating a new Product. If you need to - add users to these new groups as you create them, you will - find the option to add them to the group available under - the "Edit User" screens. - </P -></LI -></OL -><P -> You may find this example illustrative for how bug groups work. - <DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN1614"><P -><B ->Example 4-7. Bugzilla Groups</B -></P ><P -CLASS="literallayout" -><br> -Bugzilla Groups example<br> ------------------------<br> -<br> -For this example, let us suppose we have four groups, call them<br> -Group1, Group2, Group3, and Group4.<br> -<br> -We have 5 users, User1, User2, User3, User4, User5.<br> -<br> -We have 8 bugs, Bug1, ..., Bug8.<br> -<br> -Group membership is defined by this chart:<br> -(X denotes that user is in that group.)<br> -(I apologize for the nasty formatting of this table. Try viewing<br> -it in a text-based browser or something for now. -MPB)<br> -<br> - G G G G<br> - r r r r<br> - o o o o<br> - u u u u<br> - p p p p<br> - 1 2 3 4<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -User1|X| | | |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -User2| |X| | |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -User3|X| |X| |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -User4|X|X|X| |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -User5| | | | |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -<br> -Bug restrictions are defined by this chart:<br> -(X denotes that bug is restricted to that group.)<br> -<br> - G G G G<br> - r r r r<br> - o o o o<br> - u u u u<br> - p p p p<br> - 1 2 3 4<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug1| | | | |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug2| |X| | |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug3| | |X| |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug4| | | |X|<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug5|X|X| | |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug6|X| |X| |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug7|X|X|X| |<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -Bug8|X|X|X|X|<br> - +-+-+-+-+<br> -<br> -Who can see each bug?<br> -<br> -Bug1 has no group restrictions. Therefore, Bug1 can be seen by any<br> -user, whatever their group membership. This is going to be the only<br> -bug that User5 can see, because User5 isn't in any groups.<br> -<br> -Bug2 can be seen by anyone in Group2, that is User2 and User4.<br> -<br> -Bug3 can be seen by anyone in Group3, that is User3 and User4.<br> -<br> -Bug4 can be seen by anyone in Group4. Nobody is in Group4, so none of<br> -these users can see Bug4.<br> -<br> -Bug5 can be seen by anyone who is in _both_ Group1 and Group2. This<br> -is only User4. User1 cannot see it because he is not in Group2, and<br> -User2 cannot see it because she is not in Group1.<br> -<br> -Bug6 can be seen by anyone who is in both Group1 and Group3. This<br> -would include User3 and User4. Similar to Bug5, User1 cannot see Bug6<br> -because he is not in Group3.<br> -<br> -Bug7 can be seen by anyone who is in Group1, Group2, and Group3. This<br> -is only User4. All of the others are missing at least one of those<br> -group privileges, and thus cannot see the bug.<br> -<br> -Bug8 can be seen by anyone who is in Group1, Group2, Group3, and<br> -Group4. There is nobody in all four of these groups, so nobody can<br> -see Bug8. It doesn't matter that User4 is in Group1, Group2, and<br> -Group3, since he isn't in Group4.<br> - </P -></DIV -> - </P -></DIV +> Note that group permissions are such that you need to be a member + of <EM +>all</EM +> the groups a bug is in, for whatever + reason, to see that bug. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="security">4.4. Bugzilla Security</H1 -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="EPIGRAPH" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="45%" -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><I -><P -><I ->Putting your money in a wall safe is better protection than - depending on the fact that no one knows that you hide your - money in a mayonnaise jar in your fridge.</I -></P -></I -></TD -></TR -></TABLE +NAME="security">5.6. Bugzilla Security</H1 ><DIV -CLASS="note" +CLASS="warning" ><P ></P ><TABLE -CLASS="note" +CLASS="warning" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" ><TR @@ -9506,26 +7909,23 @@ WIDTH="25" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP" ><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" +SRC="../images/warning.gif" HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD +ALT="Warning"></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Poorly-configured MySQL, Bugzilla, and FTP installations have - given attackers full access to systems in the past. Please - take these guidelines seriously, even for Bugzilla machines - hidden away behind your firewall. 80% of all computer - trespassers are insiders, not anonymous crackers. - </P +>Poorly-configured MySQL and Bugzilla installations have + given attackers full access to systems in the past. Please take these + guidelines seriously, even for Bugzilla machines hidden away behind + your firewall. 80% of all computer trespassers are insiders, not + anonymous crackers.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -><P -> Secure your installation. - <DIV +><DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -9546,68 +7946,65 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> These instructions must, of necessity, be somewhat vague - since Bugzilla runs on so many different platforms. If you - have refinements of these directions for specific platforms, - please submit them to <A +>These instructions must, of necessity, be somewhat vague since + Bugzilla runs on so many different platforms. If you have refinements + of these directions for specific platforms, please submit them to + <A HREF="mailto://mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org" TARGET="_top" ->mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org</A +> mozilla-webtools@mozilla.org</A > - </P + </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV -> - <P +><P +>To secure your installation: + + <P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Ensure you are running at least MysQL version 3.22.32 or - newer. Earlier versions had notable security holes and - poorly secured default configuration choices. - </P +>Ensure you are running at least MysQL version 3.22.32 or newer. + Earlier versions had notable security holes and (from a security + point of view) poor default configuration choices.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -><EM ->There is no substitute for understanding the - tools on your system!</EM -> Read <A -HREF="http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Privilege_system.html" +> <EM +>There is no substitute for understanding the tools on your + system!</EM +> + + Read + <A +HREF="http://www.mysql.com/doc/P/r/Privilege_system.html" TARGET="_top" -> The MySQL Privilege System</A -> until you can recite it from memory!</P -><P -> At the very least, ensure you password the "mysql -u root" - account and the "bugs" account, establish grant table - rights (consult the Keystone guide in Appendix C: The - Bugzilla Database for some easy-to-use details) that do - not allow CREATE, DROP, RELOAD, SHUTDOWN, and PROCESS for - user "bugs". I wrote up the Keystone advice back when I - knew far less about security than I do now : ) - </P +> The MySQL Privilege System</A +> + until you can recite it from memory!</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Lock down /etc/inetd.conf. Heck, disable inet entirely on - this box. It should only listen to port 25 for Sendmail - and port 80 for Apache. - </P +>Lock down /etc/inetd.conf. Heck, disable inet entirely on this + box. It should only listen to port 25 for Sendmail and port 80 for + Apache.</P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Do not run Apache as <SPAN +>Do not run Apache as + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"nobody"</SPAN ->. This will - require very lax permissions in your Bugzilla directories. - Run it, instead, as a user with a name, set via your - httpd.conf file. - <DIV +> + + . This will require very lax permissions in your Bugzilla + directories. Run it, instead, as a user with a name, set via your + httpd.conf file. + <DIV CLASS="note" ><P ></P @@ -9628,44 +8025,77 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> <SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"nobody"</SPAN -> is a real user on UNIX systems. - Having a process run as user id <SPAN +> + + is a real user on UNIX systems. Having a process run as user id + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"nobody"</SPAN > - is absolutely no protection against system crackers - versus using any other user account. As a general - security measure, I recommend you create unique user - ID's for each daemon running on your system and, if - possible, use "chroot" to jail that process away from - the rest of your system. - </P + + is absolutely no protection against system crackers versus using + any other user account. As a general security measure, I recommend + you create unique user ID's for each daemon running on your system + and, if possible, use "chroot" to jail that process away from the + rest of your system.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV > - </P + </P ></LI ><LI ><P -> Ensure you have adequate access controls for the - $BUGZILLA_HOME/data/ and $BUGZILLA_HOME/shadow/ - directories, as well as the $BUGZILLA_HOME/localconfig and - $BUGZILLA_HOME/globals.pl files. The localconfig file - stores your "bugs" user password, which would be terrible - to have in the hands of a criminal, while the "globals.pl" - stores some default information regarding your - installation which could aid a system cracker. In - addition, some files under $BUGZILLA_HOME/data/ store - sensitive information, and $BUGZILLA_HOME/shadow/ stores - bug information for faster retrieval. If you fail to - secure these directories and this file, you will expose - bug information to those who may not be allowed to see it. - </P +>Ensure you have adequate access controls for the + $BUGZILLA_HOME/data/ directory, as well as the + $BUGZILLA_HOME/localconfig file. + The localconfig file stores your "bugs" database account password. + In addition, some + files under $BUGZILLA_HOME/data/ store sensitive information. + </P +><P +>Bugzilla provides default .htaccess files to protect the most + common Apache installations. However, you should verify these are + adequate according to the site-wide security policy of your web + server, and ensure that the .htaccess files are allowed to + "override" default permissions set in your Apache configuration + files. Covering Apache security is beyond the scope of this Guide; + please consult the Apache documentation for details.</P +><P +>If you are using a web server that does not support the + .htaccess control method, + <EM +>you are at risk!</EM +> + + After installing, check to see if you can view the file + "localconfig" in your web browser (e.g.: + <A +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/localconfig" +TARGET="_top" +> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/localconfig</A +> + + ). If you can read the contents of this file, your web server has + not secured your bugzilla directory properly and you must fix this + problem before deploying Bugzilla. If, however, it gives you a + "Forbidden" error, then it probably respects the .htaccess + conventions and you are good to go.</P +><P +>When you run checksetup.pl, the script will attempt to modify + various permissions on files which Bugzilla uses. If you do not have + a webservergroup set in the localconfig file, then Bugzilla will have + to make certain files world readable and/or writable. + <EM +>THIS IS INSECURE!</EM +> + + . This means that anyone who can get access to your system can do + whatever they want to your Bugzilla installation.</P ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -9687,199 +8117,458 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> Bugzilla provides default .htaccess files to protect the - most common Apache installations. However, you should - verify these are adequate according to the site-wide - security policy of your web server, and ensure that the - .htaccess files are allowed to "override" default - permissions set in your Apache configuration files. - Covering Apache security is beyond the scope of this - Guide; please consult the Apache documentation for - details. - </P -><P -> If you are using a web server that does not support the - .htaccess control method, <EM ->you are at - risk!</EM -> After installing, check to see if - you can view the file "localconfig" in your web browser - (e.g.: <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/localconfig" -TARGET="_top" -> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/localconfig</A ->). If you can read the contents of this file, your web server has not secured your bugzilla directory properly and you must fix this problem before deploying Bugzilla. If, however, it gives you a "Forbidden" error, then it probably respects the .htaccess conventions and you are good to go. - </P +>This also means that if your webserver runs all cgi scripts + as the same user/group, anyone on the system who can run cgi + scripts will be able to take control of your Bugzilla + installation.</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><P -> On Apache, you can use .htaccess files to protect access - to these directories, as outlined in <A +>On Apache, you can use .htaccess files to protect access to + these directories, as outlined in + <A HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57161" TARGET="_top" ->Bug 57161</A -> for the localconfig file, and <A +>Bug + 57161</A +> + + for the localconfig file, and + <A HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65572" TARGET="_top" -> Bug 65572</A -> for adequate protection in your data/ and shadow/ directories. - </P -><P -> Note the instructions which follow are Apache-specific. - If you use IIS, Netscape, or other non-Apache web servers, - please consult your system documentation for how to secure - these files from being transmitted to curious users. - </P -><P -> Place the following text into a file named ".htaccess", - readable by your web server, in your $BUGZILLA_HOME/data - directory. <P -CLASS="literallayout" -> <Files comments> allow<br> - from all </Files> deny from all </P +>Bug + 65572</A > - </P + + for adequate protection in your data/ directory.</P +><P +>Note the instructions which follow are Apache-specific. If you + use IIS, Netscape, or other non-Apache web servers, please consult + your system documentation for how to secure these files from being + transmitted to curious users.</P ><P -> Place the following text into a file named ".htaccess", - readable by your web server, in your $BUGZILLA_HOME/ - directory. <P +>Place the following text into a file named ".htaccess", + readable by your web server, in your $BUGZILLA_HOME/data directory. + <P CLASS="literallayout" -> <Files localconfig> deny<br> - from all </Files> allow from all </P +><Files comments> allow from all </Files><br> + deny from all</P > - </P + </P ><P -> Place the following text into a file named ".htaccess", - readable by your web server, in your $BUGZILLA_HOME/shadow - directory. <P +>Place the following text into a file named ".htaccess", + readable by your web server, in your $BUGZILLA_HOME/ directory. + <P CLASS="literallayout" -> deny from all </P +><Files localconfig> deny from all </Files><br> + allow from all</P > - </P + </P ></LI ></OL > </P ></DIV -></DIV ><DIV -CLASS="chapter" +CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 +CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="integration">Chapter 5. Integrating Bugzilla with Third-Party Tools</H1 +NAME="cust-templates">5.7. Template Customisation</H1 +><P +> One of the large changes for 2.16 was the templatisation of the + entire user-facing UI, using the + <A +HREF="http://www.template-toolkit.org" +TARGET="_top" +>Template Toolkit</A +>. + Administrators can now configure the look and feel of Bugzilla without + having to edit Perl files or face the nightmare of massive merge + conflicts when they upgrade to a newer version in the future. + </P +><P +> Templatisation also makes localised versions of Bugzilla possible, + for the first time. In the future, a Bugzilla installation may + have templates installed for multiple localisations, and select + which ones to use based on the user's browser language setting. + </P ><DIV CLASS="section" -><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="bonsai">5.1. Bonsai</H1 +NAME="AEN1539">5.7.1. What to Edit</H2 ><P ->Bonsai is a web-based tool for managing <A -HREF="#cvs" ->CVS, the Concurrent Versioning System</A +> There are two different ways of editing of Bugzilla's templates, + and which you use depends mainly on how you upgrade Bugzilla. The + template directory structure is that there's a top level directory, + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>template</TT +>, which contains a directory for + each installed localisation. The default English templates are + therefore in <TT +CLASS="filename" +>en</TT +>. Underneath that, there + is the <TT +CLASS="filename" +>default</TT +> directory and optionally the + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>custom</TT +> directory. The <TT +CLASS="filename" +>default</TT > - . Using Bonsai, administrators can control open/closed status - of trees, query a fast relational database back-end for change, - branch, and comment information, and view changes made since the - last time the tree was closed. These kinds of changes cause the - engineer responsible to be <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"on the hook"</SPAN -> (include - cool URL link here for Hook policies at mozilla.org). Bonsai - also includes gateways to <A -HREF="#tinderbox" ->Tinderbox, the Mozilla automated build management system</A -> and Bugzilla </P + directory contains all the templates shipped with Bugzilla, whereas + the <TT +CLASS="filename" +>custom</TT +> directory does not exist at first and + must be created if you want to use it. + </P +><P +> The first method of making customisations is to directly edit the + templates in <TT +CLASS="filename" +>template/en/default</TT +>. This is + probably the best method for small changes if you are going to use + the CVS method of upgrading, because if you then execute a + <B +CLASS="command" +>cvs update</B +>, any template fixes will get + automagically merged into your modified versions. + </P +><P +> If you use this method, your installation will break if CVS conflicts + occur. + </P +><P +> The other method is to copy the templates into a mirrored directory + structure under <TT +CLASS="filename" +>template/en/custom</TT +>. The templates + in this directory automatically override those in default. + This is the technique you + need to use if you use the overwriting method of upgrade, because + otherwise your changes will be lost. This method is also better if + you are using the CVS method of upgrading and are going to make major + changes, because it is guaranteed that the contents of this directory + will not be touched during an upgrade, and you can then decide whether + to continue using your own templates, or make the effort to merge your + changes into the new versions by hand. + </P +><P +> If you use this method, your installation may break if incompatible + changes are made to the template interface. If such changes are made + they will be documented in the release notes, provided you are using a + stable release of Bugzilla. If you use using unstable code, you will + need to deal with this one yourself, although if possible the changes + will be mentioned before they occur in the deprecations section of the + previous stable release's release notes. + </P +><DIV +CLASS="note" +><P +></P +><TABLE +CLASS="note" +WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" +><TR +><TD +WIDTH="25" +ALIGN="CENTER" +VALIGN="TOP" +><IMG +SRC="../images/note.gif" +HSPACE="5" +ALT="Note"></TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +><P +> Don't directly edit the compiled templates in + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>data/template/*</TT +> - your + changes will be lost when Template Toolkit recompiles them. + </P +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="cvs">5.2. CVS</H1 +NAME="AEN1558">5.7.2. How To Edit Templates</H2 ><P ->CVS integration is best accomplished, at this point, using - the Bugzilla Email Gateway. There have been some files - submitted to allow greater CVS integration, but we need to make - certain that Bugzilla is not tied into one particular software - management package.</P +> The syntax of the Template Toolkit language is beyond the scope of + this guide. It's reasonably easy to pick up by looking at the current + templates; or, you can read the manual, available on the + <A +HREF="http://www.template-toolkit.org" +TARGET="_top" +>Template Toolkit home + page</A +>. However, you should particularly remember (for security + reasons) to always HTML filter things which come from the database or + user input, to prevent cross-site scripting attacks. + </P ><P -> Follow the instructions in the FAQ for enabling Bugzilla e-mail - integration. Ensure that your check-in script sends an email to - your Bugzilla e-mail gateway with the subject of <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"[Bug - XXXX]"</SPAN ->, and you can have CVS check-in comments append - to your Bugzilla bug. If you have your check-in script include - an @resolution field, you can even change the Bugzilla bug - state. - </P +> However, one thing you should take particular care about is the need + to properly HTML filter data that has been passed into the template. + This means that if the data can possibly contain special HTML characters + such as <, and the data was not intended to be HTML, they need to be + converted to entity form, ie &lt;. You use the 'html' filter in the + Template Toolkit to do this. If you fail to do this, you may open up + your installation to cross-site scripting attacks. + </P ><P -> There is also a project, based upon somewhat dated Bugzilla - code, to integrate CVS and Bugzilla through CVS' ability to - email. Check it out at: - <A -HREF="http://homepages.kcbbs.gen.nz/~tonyg/" +> Also note that Bugzilla adds a few filters of its own, that are not + in standard Template Toolkit. In particular, the 'url_quote' filter + can convert characters that are illegal or have special meaning in URLs, + such as &, to the encoded form, ie %26. This actually encodes most + characters (but not the common ones such as letters and numbers and so + on), including the HTML-special characters, so there's never a need to + HTML filter afterwards. + </P +><P +> Editing templates is a good way of doing a "poor man's custom fields". + For example, if you don't use the Status Whiteboard, but want to have + a free-form text entry box for "Build Identifier", then you can just + edit the templates to change the field labels. It's still be called + status_whiteboard internally, but your users don't need to know that. + </P +><DIV +CLASS="note" +><P +></P +><TABLE +CLASS="note" +WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" +><TR +><TD +WIDTH="25" +ALIGN="CENTER" +VALIGN="TOP" +><IMG +SRC="../images/note.gif" +HSPACE="5" +ALT="Note"></TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +><P +> If you are making template changes that you intend on submitting back + for inclusion in standard Bugzilla, you should read the relevant + sections of the + <A +HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org/developerguide.html" TARGET="_top" -> http://homepages.kcbbs.gen.nz/~tonyg/</A ->, under the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"cvszilla"</SPAN -> link. - </P +>Developers' + Guide</A +>. + </P +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="scm">5.3. Perforce SCM</H1 +NAME="AEN1568">5.7.3. Template Formats</H2 ><P -> You can find the project page for Bugzilla and Teamtrack - Perforce integration (p4dti) at: <A -HREF="http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/p4dti/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/p4dti</A -> . <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"p4dti"</SPAN -> is now an officially supported product from Perforce, and you can find the "Perforce Public Depot" p4dti page at <A -HREF="http://public.perforce.com/public/perforce/p4dti/index.html" -TARGET="_top" -> http://public.perforce.com/public/perforce/p4dti/index.html</A ->. - </P +> Some CGIs have the ability to use more than one template. For + example, buglist.cgi can output bug lists as RDF or two + different forms of HTML (complex and simple). (Try this out + by appending <TT +CLASS="filename" +>&format=simple</TT +> to a buglist.cgi + URL on your Bugzilla installation.) This + mechanism, called template 'formats', is extensible. + </P ><P -> Integration of Perforce with Bugzilla, once patches are applied, - is seamless. Perforce replication information will appear below - the comments of each bug. Be certain you have a matching set of - patches for the Bugzilla version you are installing. p4dti is - designed to support multiple defect trackers, and maintains its - own documentation for it. Please consult the pages linked above - for further information. - </P +> To see if a CGI supports multiple output formats, grep the + CGI for "ValidateOutputFormat". If it's not present, adding + multiple format support isn't too hard - see how it's done in + other CGIs. + </P +><P +> To make a new format template for a CGI which supports this, + open a current template for + that CGI and take note of the INTERFACE comment (if present.) This + comment defines what variables are passed into this template. If + there isn't one, I'm afraid you'll have to read the template and + the code to find out what information you get. + </P +><P +> Write your template in whatever markup or text style is appropriate. + </P +><P +> You now need to decide what content type you want your template + served as. Open up the <TT +CLASS="filename" +>localconfig</TT +> file and find the + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>$contenttypes</TT +> + variable. If your content type is not there, add it. Remember + the three- or four-letter tag assigned to you content type. + This tag will be part of the template filename. + </P +><P +> Save the template as <TT +CLASS="filename" +><stubname>-<formatname>.<contenttypetag>.tmpl</TT +>. + Try out the template by calling the CGI as + <TT +CLASS="filename" +><cginame>.cgi?format=<formatname></TT +> . + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="tinderbox">5.4. Tinderbox/Tinderbox2</H1 +NAME="AEN1581">5.7.4. Particular Templates</H2 ><P ->We need Tinderbox integration information.</P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="chapter" -><HR><H1 -><A -NAME="future">Chapter 6. The Future of Bugzilla</H1 -><TABLE +> There are a few templates you may be particularly interested in + customising for your installation. + </P +><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>index.html.tmpl</B +>: + This is the Bugzilla front page. + </P +><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>global/header.html.tmpl</B +>: + This defines the header that goes on all Bugzilla pages. + The header includes the banner, which is what appears to users + and is probably what you want to edit instead. However the + header also includes the HTML HEAD section, so you could for + example add a stylesheet or META tag by editing the header. + </P +><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>global/banner.html.tmpl</B +>: + This contains the "banner", the part of the header that appears + at the top of all Bugzilla pages. The default banner is reasonably + barren, so you'll probably want to customise this to give your + installation a distinctive look and feel. It is recommended you + preserve the Bugzilla version number in some form so the version + you are running can be determined, and users know what docs to read. + </P +><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>global/footer.html.tmpl</B +>: + This defines the footer that goes on all Bugzilla pages. Editing + this is another way to quickly get a distinctive look and feel for + your Bugzilla installation. + </P +><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>bug/create/user-message.html.tmpl</B +>: + This is a message that appears near the top of the bug reporting page. + By modifying this, you can tell your users how they should report + bugs. + </P +><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>bug/create/create.html.tmpl</B +> and + <B +CLASS="command" +>bug/create/comment.txt.tmpl</B +>: + You may wish to get bug submitters to give certain bits of structured + information, each in a separate input widget, for which there is not a + field in the database. The bug entry system has been designed in an + extensible fashion to enable you to define arbitrary fields and widgets, + and have their values appear formatted in the initial + Description, rather than in database fields. An example of this + is the mozilla.org + <A +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided" +TARGET="_top" +>guided + bug submission form</A +>. + </P +><P +> To make this work, create a custom template for + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>enter_bug.cgi</TT +> (the default template, on which you + could base it, is <TT +CLASS="filename" +>create.html.tmpl</TT +>), + and either call it <TT +CLASS="filename" +>create.html.tmpl</TT +> or use a format and + call it <TT +CLASS="filename" +>create-<formatname>.html.tmpl</TT +>. + Put it in the <TT +CLASS="filename" +>custom/bug/create</TT +> + directory. In it, add widgets for each piece of information you'd like + collected - such as a build number, or set of steps to reproduce. + </P +><P +> Then, create a template like + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>custom/bug/create/comment.txt.tmpl</TT +>, also named + after your format if you are using one, which + references the form fields you have created. When a bug report is + submitted, the initial comment attached to the bug report will be + formatted according to the layout of this template. + </P +><P +> For example, if your enter_bug template had a field + <TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -9888,739 +8577,202 @@ WIDTH="100%" ><FONT COLOR="#000000" ><PRE -CLASS="synopsis" ->Bugzilla's Future. Much of this is the present, now.</PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +><input type="text" name="buildid" size="30"></PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -><P -> Bugzilla's future is a constantly-changing thing, as various developers - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"scratch an itch"</SPAN -> when it comes to functionality. - Thus this section is very malleable, subject to change without notice, etc. - You'll probably also notice the lack of formatting. I apologize that it's - not quite as readable as the rest of the Guide. - </P -><P -> <P -CLASS="literallayout" -><br> - Bugzilla Blue Sky<br> -<br> -Customisability<br> -<br> - One of the major stumbling blocks of Bugzilla has been that it is too<br> - rigid and does not adapt itself well enough to the needs of an<br> - organisation. This has led to organisations making changes to the<br> - Bugzilla code that need to be redone each new version of Bugzilla.<br> - Bugzilla should attempt to move away from this to a world where this<br> - doesn't need to occur.<br> -<br> - Most of the subsections in this section are currently explicit design<br> - goals for the "Bugzilla 3" rewrite. This does not necessarily mean<br> - that they will not occur before them in Bugzilla 2, but most are<br> - significant undertakings.<br> -<br> - Field Customisation<br> -<br> - Many installations wish to customise the fields that appear on bug<br> - reports. Current versions of Bugzilla offer limited<br> - customisability. In particular, some fields can be turned off.<br> -<br> - However, many administrators wish to add their own fields, and rename<br> - or otherwise modify existing fields. An architecture that supports<br> - this would be extraordinarily useful.<br> -<br> - Indeed, many fields work similarly and could be abstracted into "field<br> - types", so that an administrator need write little or no code to<br> - support the new fields they desire.<br> -<br> - Possible field types include text (eg status whiteboard), numbers,<br> - dates (eg report time), accounts (eg reporter, qa, cc), inter-bug<br> - relationships (dependencies, duplicates), option groups (platform, os,<br> - severity, priority, target milestone, version) etc.<br> -<br> - Ideally an administrator could configure their fields through a<br> - Bugzilla interface that requires no code to be added. However, it is<br> - highly unlikely this ideal will never be met, and in a similar way<br> - that office applications have scripting languages, Bugzilla should<br> - allow new field types to be written.<br> -<br> - Similarly, a common desire is for resolutions to be added or removed.<br> -<br> - Allocations<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> - Option Groups<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> - Relations<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> - Database Integrity<br> -<br> - Furthermore, it is desirable for administrators to be able to specify<br> - rules that must or should apply between the fields on a bug report.<br> -<br> - For example, you might wish to specify that a bug with status ASSIGNED<br> - must have a target milestone field that that is not untargetted. Or<br> - that a bug with a certain number of votes should get ASSIGNED. Or<br> - that the QA contact must be different from the assignee.<br> -<br> - "Must" relationships could be implemented by refusing to make changes<br> - that violate the relationships, or alternatively, automatically<br> - updating certain fields in order to satisfy the criteria. Which<br> - occurs should be up to the administrator.<br> -<br> - "Should" relationships could be implemented by a combination of<br> - emitting warnings on the process bug page, the same on notification<br> - mails, or emitting periodic whine mails about the situation. Again,<br> - which occurs should be up to the administrator.<br> -<br> - It should also be possible for whine mails to be emitted for "must"<br> - relationships, as they might become violated through direct database<br> - access, Bugzilla bugs, or because they were there before the<br> - relationship was enforced.<br> -<br> - As well as implementing intra-bug constraints, it would be useful to<br> - create inter-bug constraints. For example, a bug that is dependent on<br> - another bug should not have an earlier milestone or greater priority<br> - than that bug.<br> -<br> - Database Adaptability<br> -<br> - Often an administrator desires that fields adapt to the values of<br> - other fields. For example, the value of a field might determine the<br> - possible values of another field or even whether it appears (whether<br> - it is "applicable").<br> -<br> - Limited adaptability is present in Bugzilla 2, and only on the<br> - "Product" field:<br> - * The possible values of the target milestone, version and component<br> - fields depend on the product.<br> - * UNCONFIRMED can be turned off for specific products.<br> - * Voting can be configured differently or turned off for different<br> - products, and there is a separate user vote limits for each<br> - product.<br> -<br> - It would be good if more adaptability was present, both in terms of<br> - all fields relying on the product, as well as the ability to adapt<br> - based on the value of all fields.<br> -<br> - Example ???<br> -<br> - General adaptability raises the issue of circular references between<br> - fields causing problems. One possible solution to this is to place<br> - the fields in a total ordering and require a field refer only to the<br> - previous fields.<br> -<br> - In Bugzilla 2, changing the product of a bug meant a second page would<br> - appear that allowed you to choose a new milestone, component and<br> - version, as those fields adapted themselves to the new product. This<br> - page could be generalised to support all instances where:<br> - * a field value must or might be changed because the possible values<br> - have changed<br> - * is going to drop off because it it is no longer applicable, and<br> - this should be confirmed<br> - * must be specified because it is suddenly applicable, and the<br> - default value, if one exists, might not be acceptable<br> -<br> - Database Independence<br> -<br> - Currently Bugzilla only runs on the MySQL database. It would be<br> - desirable for Bugzilla to run on other databases, because:<br> - * Organisations may have existing database products they use and<br> - would prefer to run a homogenous environment.<br> - * Databases each have their own shortcomings, including MySQL. An<br> - administrator might choose a database that would work better with<br> - their Bugzilla.<br> -<br> - This raises the possibility that we could use features that are only<br> - present in some databases, by appropriately falling back. For<br> - example, in the MySQL world, we live without:<br> - * record-level locking, instead we use table-level locking<br> - * referential and record constraints, instead we checking code<br> - * subselects, instead we use multiple queries and redundant "caches"<br> -<br> - Multiple Front Ends<br> -<br> - Currently Bugzilla is manipulated via the Web, and notifies via<br> - E-Mail. It would be desirable for Bugzilla to easily support various<br> - front ends.<br> -<br> - There is no reason that Bugzilla could not be controlled via a whole<br> - range of front ends, including Web, E-Mail, IRC, ICQ, etc, and<br> - similarly for how it notifies. It's also possible that we could<br> - introduce a special Bugzilla client that uses its own protocol, for<br> - maximum user productivity.<br> -<br> - Indeed a request reply might be returned via a totally different<br> - transport method than was use to submit the request.<br> -<br> -Internationalisation<br> -<br> - Bugzilla currently supports only English. All of the field names,<br> - user instructions, etc are written in English. It would be desirable<br> - to allow "language packs" so Bugzilla can be easily used in<br> - non-English speaking locales.<br> -<br> - To a degree field customisation supports this, because administrators<br> - could specify their own fields names anyway. However, there will<br> - always be some basic facilities not covered by this, and it is<br> - desirable that the administrator's interface also is<br> - internationalisable.<br> -<br> -Better Searching<br> -<br> - General Summary Reports<br> -<br> - Sometimes, the normal querying page leaves a lot to be desired. There<br> - are other facilities already in place or which people have asked for:<br> -<br> - Most Doomed Reports - All Bugs or All Bugs In A Product, Categorised<br> - On Assignee, Shows and Counts Number of Bugs For Each Assignee<br> - Most Voted For Bugs - All Bugs, Categorised On Product, Shows Top Ten<br> - Bugs Voters Most Want Fixed<br> - Number of Open Bugs For An Assignee - Bug List, Categorised On<br> - Developers, Counts Number of Bugs In Category<br> -<br> - The important thing to realise is that people want categorised reports<br> - on all sorts of things - a general summary report.<br> -<br> - In a categorised report, you choose the subset of bugs you wish to<br> - operate on (similar to how you would specify a query), and then<br> - categorise them on one or more fields.<br> -<br> - For each category you display the count of the number of things in<br> - that category. You can optionally display the bugs themselves, or<br> - leave them out, just showing the counts. And you can optionally limit<br> - the number of things (bugs or subcategories) that display in each<br> - category.<br> -<br> - Such a mechanism would let you do all of the above and more.<br> - Applications of this mechanism would only be recognised once it was<br> - implemented.<br> -<br> - Related Bugs<br> -<br> - It would be nice to have a field where you could enter other bugs<br> - related to the current bug. It would be handy for navigation and<br> - possibly even finding duplicates.<br> -<br> - Column Specification Support<br> -<br> - Currently bug lists use the columns that you last used. This doesn't<br> - work well for "prepackaged queries", where you followed a link. You<br> - can probably add a column by specifying a sort column, but this is<br> - difficult and suboptimal.<br> -<br> - Furthermore, I find that when I want to add a column to a bug list,<br> - it's usually a one off and I would prefer it to go away for the next<br> - query. Hence, it would be nice to specify the columns that appear on<br> - the bug list (and general summary report) pages. The default query<br> - mechanism should be able to let you specify your default columns.<br> -<br> - Advanced Querying Redesign<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> -Keywords<br> -<br> - People have a need to apply tags to bugs. In the beginning, people<br> - placed designators in the summary and status whiteboard. However,<br> - these fields were not designed for that, and so there were many flaws<br> - with this system:<br> - * They pollute the field with information that was never intended to<br> - be present.<br> - * Removing them with a bulk change is a difficult problem that has<br> - too many pitfalls to implement.<br> - * You can easily get the capitalisation wrong.<br> -<br> - Then dependencies were introduced (when?), and people realised that<br> - they could use them for "tracking bugs". Again, dependencies were not<br> - designed for that, and so there were more flaws, albeit different<br> - ones, including:<br> - * They aren't really bugs, so it's difficult to distinguish issues<br> - from bugs.<br> - * They can pollute bugs counts, and you must somehow exclude them<br> - from queries.<br> - * There is a whole lot of useless information on them. They have an<br> - assignee but there is nothing to fix, and that person can get<br> - whined at by Bugzilla. They have target milestones which must be<br> - manually maintained. And so on.<br> -<br> - Finally, keywords were introduced (when?) for this purpose to remove<br> - the need for these two systems. Unfortunately, the simple keywords<br> - implementation was itself lacking in certain features provided by the<br> - two previous systems, and has remained almost unchanged since its<br> - inception. Furthermore, it could not be forseen that in large<br> - installations, the sheer number of keywords could become unwieldly and<br> - could lead to a movement back to the other systems.<br> -<br> - The keywords system was the right idea, however, and it remains so.<br> - Fixing the keywords system is one of the most important Bugzilla<br> - issues.<br> -<br> - Bringing Keywords Up To Par<br> -<br> - For the most part, keywords are very good at what they do. It is easy<br> - to add and remove them (unlike summary/whiteboard designators), we can<br> - simply see what issues are present on a bug (unlike tracking bugs),<br> - and we do not confuse bugs with issues (unlike tracking bugs).<br> -<br> - However, there are still some "regressions" in the keyword system over<br> - previous systems:<br> - * Users wish to view the "dependency forest" of a keyword. While a<br> - dependency tree is of one bug, a dependency forest is of a bug<br> - list, and consists of a dependency tree for each member of the bug<br> - list. Users can work around this with tracking bugs by creating a<br> - tracking bug and viewing the dependency tree of that tracking bug.<br> - * Users wish to specify the keywords that initially apply to a bug,<br> - but instead they must edit the bug once it has already been<br> - submitted. They can work around this with summary designators,<br> - since they specify the summary at reporting time.<br> - * Users wish to store or share a bug list that contains a keywords<br> - column. Hence they wish to be able to specify what columns appear<br> - in the bug list URL, as mentioned earlier. They can work around<br> - this using summary designators, since almost all bug lists have a<br> - summary column.<br> - * Users wish to be able to view keywords on a bug list. However<br> - often they are only interested in a small number of keywords.<br> - Having a bug list with a keywords column means that all keywords<br> - will appear on a bug list. This can take a substantial amount of<br> - space where a bug has a lot of keywords, since the table columns<br> - in Bugzilla adjust to the largest cell in that column. Hence<br> - users wish to be able to specify which keywords should appear in<br> - the bug list. In a very real sense, each keyword is a field unto<br> - itself. Users can work around this by using summary designators,<br> - since they keywords will share the space in the summary column.<br> - * Users wish to know when bugs with a specific issue are resolved.<br> - Hence they wish to be able to receive notifications on all the<br> - bugs with a specific keyword. The introduction a generic watching<br> - facility (also for things like watching all bugs in a component)<br> - would achieve this. Users can work around this by using tracking<br> - bugs, as dependencies have an existing way of detecting fixes to<br> - bug a bug was blocked by.<br> -<br> - Dealing With The Keyword Overload<br> -<br> - At the time of writing, the mozilla.org installation has approximately<br> - 100 keywords, and many more would be in use if the keywords system<br> - didn't have the problems it does.<br> -<br> - Such a large number of keywords introduces logistical problems:<br> - * It must be easy for someone to learn what a keyword means. If a<br> - keyword is buried within a lot of other keywords, it can be<br> - difficult to find.<br> - * It must be easy to see what keywords are on a bug. If the number<br> - of keywords is large, then this can be difficult.<br> -<br> - These lead some people to feel that there are "too many keywords".<br> -<br> - These problems are not without solutions however. It is harder to<br> - find a list of designators or tracking bugs than it is a list of<br> - keywords.<br> -<br> - The essential problem is it needs to be easy to find the keywords<br> - we're interested in through the mass of keywords.<br> -<br> - Keyword Applicability<br> -<br> - As has been previously mentioned, it is desirable for fields to be<br> - able to adapt to the values of other fields. This is certainly true<br> - for keywords. Many keywords are simply not relevant because of the<br> - bugs product, component, etc.<br> -<br> - Hence, by introducing keyword applicability, and not displaying<br> - keywords that are not relevant to the current bug, or clearly<br> - separating them, we can make the keyword overload problem less<br> - significant.<br> -<br> - Currently when you click on "keywords" on a bug, you get a list of all<br> - bugs. It would be desirable to introduce a list of keywords tailored<br> - to a specific bug, that reports, in order:<br> - * the keywords currently on the bug<br> - * the keywords not currently on the bug, but applicable to the bug<br> - * optionally, the keywords not applicable to the bug<br> -<br> - This essentially orders the keywords into three groups, where each<br> - group is more important than the previous, and therefore appears<br> - closer to the top.<br> -<br> - Keyword Grouping & Ordering<br> -<br> - We could further enhance both the global and bug specific keyword list<br> - by grouping keywords. We should always have a "flat" view of<br> - keywords, but other ways of viewing the keywords would be useful too.<br> -<br> - If keyword applicability was implemented, we could group keywords<br> - based on their "applicability condition". Keywords that apply to all<br> - bugs could be separated from keywords that apply to a specific<br> - product, both on the global keyword list and the keyword list of a bug<br> - that is in that product.<br> -<br> - We could specify groups of our own. For example, many keywords are in<br> - a mutually exclusive group, essentially like radio buttons in a user<br> - interface. This creates a natural grouping, although other groupings<br> - occur (which depends on your keywords).<br> -<br> - It is possible that we could use collapsing/expanding operations on<br> - "twisties" to only should the groups we are interested in.<br> -<br> - And instead of grouping keywords, we could order them on some metric<br> - of usefulness, such as:<br> - * when the keyword was last added to a bug<br> - * how many bugs the keyword is on<br> - * how many open bugs the keyword is on<br> -<br> - Opting Out Of Keywords<br> -<br> - Not all people are going to care about all keywords. Therefore it<br> - makes sense that you may wish to specify which keywords you are<br> - interested in, either on the bug page, or on notifications.<br> -<br> - Other keywords will therefore not bother users who are not interested<br> - in them.<br> -<br> - Keyword Security<br> -<br> - Currently all keywords are available and editable to all people with<br> - edit bugs access. This situation is clearly suboptimal.<br> -<br> - Although relying on good behaviour for people to not do what they<br> - shouldn't works reasonably well on the mozilla.org, it is better to<br> - enforce that behaviour - it can be breached through malice, accident<br> - or ignorance.<br> -<br> - And in the situation where it is desirable for the presence or absence<br> - of a keyword not to be revealed, organisations either need to be<br> - content with the divulgence, or not use keywords at all.<br> -<br> - In the situation where they choose to divulge, introducing the ability<br> - to restrict who can see the keyword would also reduce keyword<br> - overload.<br> -<br> - Personal Keywords<br> -<br> - Keywords join together a set of bugs which would otherwise be<br> - unrelated in the bug system.<br> -<br> - We allow users to store their own queries. However we don't allow<br> - them to store their own keywords on a bug. This reduces the<br> - usefulness of personal queries, since you cannot join a set of<br> - unrelated bugs together in a way that you wish. Lists of bug numbers<br> - can work, by they can only be used for small lists, and it is<br> - impossible to share a list between multiple queries.<br> -<br> - Personal keywords are necessary to replace personal tracking bugs, as<br> - they would not pollute the keyword space. Indeed, on many<br> - installations this could remove some keywords out of the global<br> - keyword space.<br> -<br> - In a similar vein and with similar effects, group keywords could be<br> - introduced that are only available to members of a specific group.<br> -<br> - Keyword Restrictions<br> -<br> - Keywords are not islands unto themselves. Along with their potential<br> - to be involved in the inter-field relationships mentioned earlier,<br> - keywords can also be related to other keywords.<br> -<br> - Essentially, there are two possibilities:<br> - * a set of keywords are mutually exclusive<br> - * the presence of a keyword implies another keyword must be present<br> -<br> - Introduction of the ability to specify these restrictions would have<br> - benefits.<br> -<br> - If mutually exclusive keywords were present on a bug, their removal<br> - would fix up the database, as well as reducing the number of keywords<br> - on that bug.<br> -<br> - In the situation where a keyword implies another keyword, there are<br> - two possiblities as to how to handle the situation.<br> -<br> - The first is automatically add the keyword. This would fix up the<br> - database, but it would increase the number of keywords on a bug.<br> -<br> - The second is to automatically remove the keyword, and alter queries<br> - so they pick up the first keyword as well as the removed keyword.<br> - This would fix up the database and reduce the number of keywords on a<br> - bug, but it might confuse users who don't see the keyword.<br> - Alternatively, the implied keywords could be listed separately.<br> -<br> -Notifications<br> -<br> - Every time a bug gets changed notifications get sent out to people<br> - letting them know about what changes have been made. This is a<br> - significant feature, and all sorts of questions can be raised, but<br> - they mainly boil down to when they should be sent and what they should<br> - look like.<br> -<br> - Changes You're Interested In<br> -<br> - As of version 2.12 users can specify what sort of changes they are<br> - interested in receiving notifications for. However, this is still<br> - limited. As yet there is no facility to specify which keywords you<br> - care about, and whether you care about changes to fields such as the<br> - QA contact changes.<br> - Furthermore, often an unnecessary comment will go along with a change,<br> - either because it is required, or the commenter is ignorant of how the<br> - new system works. While explaining why you did something is useful,<br> - merely commenting on what you did is not because that information is<br> - already accessible view "Bug Activity".<br> -<br> - Because of this unnecessary comment, a lot of changes that would<br> - otherwise not generate notifications for certain people do so, because<br> - few people are willing to turn off comments. One way to deal with<br> - this problem is to allow people to specify that their comments are<br> - purely explanatory, and that anyone who is not interested in the<br> - change will not be interested in the comment.<br> -<br> - Furthermore, one possible rationale for unnecessary comments is that<br> - the bug activity does not display on the normal page and hence it is<br> - difficult to cross reference comments and actions. Hence, it would be<br> - beneficial to be able to do this.<br> -<br> - Bugs You're Watching<br> -<br> - Currently to receive a notification about a bug you need to have your<br> - name on it. This is suboptimal because you need to know about a bug<br> - before you can receive notifications on it. Often you are interested<br> - in any bug with a field set to a specific value. For example, you<br> - might be interested in all bugs with a specific product, component or<br> - keyword.<br> -<br> - If someone could automatically receive notifications about these bugs,<br> - it would make everyone's lives easier. Currently the default assignee<br> - and QA contact for a component will automatically receive<br> - notifications for<br> -<br> - Question: This moves half way to a BCC.<br> -<br> - Bulk Changes<br> -<br> - A very useful feature of Bugzilla is the ability to perform an action<br> - on multiple bugs at once. However, this means that similar<br> - notifications are currently generated for each bug modified.<br> -<br> - This can result in a torrent of notifications that can annoy.<br> -<br> - Furthermore, since the bugs are all changed close to each other in<br> - time, it is easy for someone to mass delete all the notifications<br> - generated by a bulk change and miss an unrelated notification in the<br> - middle.<br> -<br> - These factors can lead to a tendency for people to delay bulk changes,<br> - or avoid them entirely. This is suboptimal.<br> -<br> - It would be better if a bulk change generated only one notification<br> - mail. This would vastly reduce the annoyance factor, and prevent<br> - accidental deletion of notifications.<br> -<br> - One problem with this change is that some people separate out<br> - notifications using filtering. This means that they would no longer<br> - be match parts of a bulk change under different filtering rules.<br> -<br> - One possibility to resolve this is to allow people to specify groups<br> - of bugs. All bugs within a group would go into the same<br> - notification. The filters could then distinguish the different bug<br> - groups.<br> -<br> - In any case, it is likely there would need to be a transition period<br> - to allow people to alter their filters.<br> -<br> -Nominations<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> -Linking Bugzilla Installations<br> -<br> - The first example of linking Bugzilla installations together has is<br> - the introduction of bug moving in version 2.12. However, it would be<br> - useful to be able to link installations in more ways.<br> - * Dependencies and other relationships between bugs in other<br> - installations. This is difficult because dependencies are<br> - synchronised on both bugs, so the installation that changes<br> - dependencies would need to communicate the new state to the other<br> - installation. It would also mean that relationships and<br> - notifications that refer to other bugs would need to communicate<br> - with the other installation.<br> - * References to bugs in other installations. Currently if you type<br> - "bug XXX" or "bug #XXX" where XXX is a number, you get an<br> - automatic hyperlink to that bug. It would be useful if you could<br> - say "YYY bug #XXX" where YYY is the name of another installation.<br> -<br> -Retirement<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> -Whiny Reports<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> - Group Redesign<br> -<br> - ?<br> -<br> - Hard Wrapping Comments<br> -<br> - Currently Bugzilla "hard wraps" its comments to a specific line size,<br> - similar to E-Mail. This has various problems:<br> - * The way it currently works, wrapping is done in the browser at<br> - submission time using a non-standard HTML extension not supported<br> - by some (uncommon) browsers. These browsers generate comments<br> - that scroll off the right side of the screen.<br> - * Because comments are of fixed width, when you expand your browser<br> - window, the comments do not expand to fit available space.<br> -<br> - It would be much better to move to a world of soft wrapping, where the<br> - browser wraps the text at display time, similar to a world processor.<br> - And as in a word processor, soft wrapping does not preclude the<br> - insertion of newlines.<br> -<br> - Hard wrapping is too entrenched into text E-Mail to fix, but we can<br> - fix Bugzilla without causing any problems. The old content will still<br> - be wrapped too early, but at least new content will work.<br> - </P > - </P + and then your comment.txt.tmpl had + <TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +>BuildID: [% form.buildid %]</PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +> + then + <TABLE +BORDER="0" +BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" +WIDTH="100%" +><TR +><TD +><FONT +COLOR="#000000" +><PRE +CLASS="programlisting" +>BuildID: 20020303</PRE +></FONT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +> + would appear in the initial checkin comment. + </P +></DIV ></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="chapter" -><HR><H1 -><A -NAME="variants">Chapter 7. Bugzilla Variants and Competitors</H1 -><P ->I created this section to answer questions about Bugzilla - competitors and variants, then found a wonderful site which covers - an awful lot of what I wanted to discuss. Rather than quote it in - its entirety, I'll simply refer you here: <A -HREF="http://linas.org/linux/pm.html" -TARGET="_top" ->http://linas.org/linux/pm.html</A -></P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="rhbugzilla">7.1. Red Hat Bugzilla</H1 -><P -> Red Hat Bugzilla is probably the most popular Bugzilla variant - on the planet. One of the major benefits of Red Hat Bugzilla is - the ability to work with Oracle, MySQL, and PostGreSQL databases - serving as the back-end, instead of just MySQL. Dave Lawrence - has worked very hard to keep Red Hat Bugzilla up-to-date, and - many people prefer the snappier-looking page layout of Red Hat - Bugzilla to the default Mozilla-standard formatting. +NAME="upgrading">5.8. Upgrading to New Releases</H1 +><P +>A plain Bugzilla is fairly easy to upgrade from one version to a + newer one. Always read the release notes to see if there are any issues + that you might need to take note of. It is recommended that you take a + backup of your database and your entire Bugzilla installation before attempting an + upgrade. You can upgrade a 'clean' installation by untarring a new + tarball over the old installation. If you are upgrading from 2.12 or + later, and have cvs installed, you can type <TT +CLASS="filename" +>cvs -z3 update</TT +>, + and resolve conflicts if there are any. </P ><P ->URL: <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/</A -></P +>However, things get a bit more complicated if you've made + changes to Bugzilla's code. In this case, you may have to re-make or + reapply those changes. One good method is to take a diff of your customised + version against the original, so you can survey all that you've changed. + Hopefully, templatisation will reduce the need for + this in the future.</P +><P +>From version 2.8 onwards, Bugzilla databases can be automatically + carried forward during an upgrade. However, because the developers of + Bugzilla are constantly adding new + tables, columns and fields, you'll probably get SQL errors if you just + update the code and attempt to use Bugzilla. Always run the + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>checksetup.pl</TT +> + script whenever you upgrade your installation.</P +><P +>If you are running Bugzilla version 2.8 or lower, and wish to + upgrade to the latest version, please consult the file, + "UPGRADING-pre-2.8" in the Bugzilla root directory after untarring the + archive.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="variant-fenris">7.2. Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)</H1 -><P ->Fenris can be found at <A -HREF="http://fenris.lokigames.com/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://fenris.lokigames.com</A ->. It is a fork from Bugzilla.</P -></DIV +NAME="integration">5.9. Integrating Bugzilla with Third-Party Tools</H1 ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="variant-issuezilla">7.3. Issuezilla</H1 -><P ->Issuezilla is another fork from Bugzilla, and seems nearly - as popular as the Red Hat Bugzilla fork. Some Issuezilla team - members are regular contributors to the Bugzilla mailing - list/newsgroup. Issuezilla is not the primary focus of - bug-tracking at tigris.org, however. Their Java-based - bug-tracker, <A -HREF="#variant-scarab" ->Scarab, a newfangled Java-based issue tracker</A ->, is under heavy development - and looks promising!</P +NAME="bonsai">5.9.1. Bonsai</H2 ><P ->URL: <A -HREF="http://issuezilla.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectHome" -TARGET="_top" ->http://issuezilla.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectHome</A -></P +>Bonsai is a web-based tool for managing + <A +HREF="#cvs" +>CVS, the Concurrent Versioning System</A +> + + . Using Bonsai, administrators can control open/closed status of trees, + query a fast relational database back-end for change, branch, and comment + information, and view changes made since the last time the tree was + closed. Bonsai + also integrates with + <A +HREF="#tinderbox" +>Tinderbox, the Mozilla automated build management system</A +>. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="variant-scarab">7.4. Scarab</H1 +NAME="cvs">5.9.2. CVS</H2 ><P ->Scarab is a promising new bug-tracking system built using - Java Serlet technology. As of this writing, no source code has - been released as a package, but you can obtain the code from - CVS. - </P +>CVS integration is best accomplished, at this point, using the + Bugzilla Email Gateway.</P ><P ->URL: <A -HREF="http://scarab.tigris.org/" +>Follow the instructions in this Guide for enabling Bugzilla e-mail + integration. Ensure that your check-in script sends an email to your + Bugzilla e-mail gateway with the subject of + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"[Bug XXXX]"</SPAN +>, + and you can have CVS check-in comments append to your Bugzilla bug. If + you have your check-in script include an @resolution field, you can even + change the Bugzilla bug state.</P +><P +>There is also a CVSZilla project, based upon somewhat dated + Bugzilla code, to integrate CVS and Bugzilla through CVS' ability to + email. Check it out at: + <A +HREF="http://homepages.kcbbs.gen.nz/~tonyg/" TARGET="_top" ->http://scarab.tigris.org</A -></P +> http://homepages.kcbbs.gen.nz/~tonyg/</A +>. + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="variant-perforce">7.5. Perforce SCM</H1 +NAME="scm">5.9.3. Perforce SCM</H2 ><P ->Although Perforce isn't really a bug tracker, it can be used - as such through the <SPAN +>You can find the project page for Bugzilla and Teamtrack Perforce + integration (p4dti) at: + <A +HREF="http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/p4dti/" +TARGET="_top" +> http://www.ravenbrook.com/project/p4dti</A +> + + . + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" ->"jobs"</SPAN -> functionality.</P -><P -><A -HREF="http://www.perforce.com/perforce/technotes/note052.html" +>"p4dti"</SPAN +> + + is now an officially supported product from Perforce, and you can find + the "Perforce Public Depot" p4dti page at + <A +HREF="http://public.perforce.com/public/perforce/p4dti/index.html" TARGET="_top" ->http://www.perforce.com/perforce/technotes/note052.html</A ->http://www.perforce.com/perforce/technotes/note052.html</P +> http://public.perforce.com/public/perforce/p4dti/index.html</A +> + + .</P +><P +>Integration of Perforce with Bugzilla, once patches are applied, is + seamless. Perforce replication information will appear below the comments + of each bug. Be certain you have a matching set of patches for the + Bugzilla version you are installing. p4dti is designed to support + multiple defect trackers, and maintains its own documentation for it. + Please consult the pages linked above for further information.</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 +><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="variant-sourceforge">7.6. SourceForge</H1 +NAME="tinderbox">5.9.4. Tinderbox/Tinderbox2</H2 ><P ->SourceForge is more of a way of coordinating geographically - distributed free software and open source projects over the - Internet than strictly a bug tracker, but if you're hunting for - bug-tracking for your open project, it may be just what the - software engineer ordered!</P -><P ->URL: <A -HREF="http://www.sourceforge.net" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.sourceforge.net</A -></P +>We need Tinderbox integration information.</P +></DIV ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV @@ -10628,6 +8780,9 @@ CLASS="appendix" ><HR><H1 ><A NAME="faq">Appendix A. The Bugzilla FAQ</H1 +><P +> This FAQ includes questions not covered elsewhere in the Guide. + </P ><DIV CLASS="qandaset" ><DL @@ -10640,207 +8795,149 @@ HREF="#faq-general" ><DL ><DT >A.1.1. <A -HREF="#AEN1735" +HREF="#AEN1649" > Where can I find information about Bugzilla?</A ></DT ><DT >A.1.2. <A -HREF="#AEN1741" +HREF="#AEN1655" > What license is Bugzilla distributed under? </A ></DT ><DT >A.1.3. <A -HREF="#AEN1747" +HREF="#AEN1661" > How do I get commercial support for Bugzilla? </A ></DT ><DT >A.1.4. <A -HREF="#AEN1754" +HREF="#AEN1668" > What major companies or projects are currently using Bugzilla for bug-tracking? </A ></DT ><DT >A.1.5. <A -HREF="#AEN1779" +HREF="#AEN1693" > Who maintains Bugzilla? </A ></DT ><DT >A.1.6. <A -HREF="#AEN1785" +HREF="#AEN1699" > How does Bugzilla stack up against other bug-tracking databases? </A ></DT ><DT >A.1.7. <A -HREF="#AEN1792" -> How do I change my user name in Bugzilla? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.1.8. <A -HREF="#AEN1797" +HREF="#AEN1705" > Why doesn't Bugzilla offer this or that feature or compatability with this other tracking software? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.1.9. <A -HREF="#AEN1804" +>A.1.8. <A +HREF="#AEN1712" > Why MySQL? I'm interested in seeing Bugzilla run on - Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL? + Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL. </A ></DT ><DT ->A.1.10. <A -HREF="#AEN1822" +>A.1.9. <A +HREF="#AEN1717" > Why do the scripts say "/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl" instead of "/usr/bin/perl" or something else? </A ></DT -></DL -></DD -><DT ->2. <A -HREF="#faq-redhat" ->Red Hat Bugzilla</A -></DT -><DD -><DL ><DT ->A.2.1. <A -HREF="#AEN1839" -> What about Red Hat Bugzilla? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.2.2. <A -HREF="#AEN1847" -> What are the primary benefits of Red Hat Bugzilla? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.2.3. <A -HREF="#AEN1875" -> What's the current status of Red Hat Bugzilla? - </A -></DT -></DL -></DD -><DT ->3. <A -HREF="#faq-loki" ->Loki Bugzilla (AKA Fenris)</A -></DT -><DD -><DL -><DT ->A.3.1. <A -HREF="#AEN1888" -> What is Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)? +>A.1.10. <A +HREF="#AEN1723" +> Is there an easy way to change the Bugzilla cookie name? </A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT ->4. <A +>2. <A HREF="#faq-phb" ->Pointy-Haired-Boss Questions</A +>Managerial Questions</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.4.1. <A -HREF="#AEN1899" -> Is Bugzilla web-based or do you have to have specific software or - specific operating system on your machine? +>A.2.1. <A +HREF="#AEN1733" +> Is Bugzilla web-based, or do you have to have specific software or + a specific operating system on your machine? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.2. <A -HREF="#AEN1904" -> Has anyone you know of already done any Bugzilla integration with +>A.2.2. <A +HREF="#AEN1738" +> Can Bugzilla integrate with Perforce (SCM software)? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.3. <A -HREF="#AEN1909" +>A.2.3. <A +HREF="#AEN1743" > Does Bugzilla allow the user to track multiple projects? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.4. <A -HREF="#AEN1914" +>A.2.4. <A +HREF="#AEN1748" > If I am on many projects, and search for all bugs assigned to me, will Bugzilla list them for me and allow me to sort by project, severity etc? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.5. <A -HREF="#AEN1919" -> Does Bugzilla allow attachments (text, screenshots, urls etc)? If yes, +>A.2.5. <A +HREF="#AEN1753" +> Does Bugzilla allow attachments (text, screenshots, URLs etc)? If yes, are there any that are NOT allowed? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.6. <A -HREF="#AEN1924" +>A.2.6. <A +HREF="#AEN1758" > Does Bugzilla allow us to define our own priorities and levels? Do we have complete freedom to change the labels of fields and format of them, and the choice of acceptable values? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.7. <A -HREF="#AEN1931" -> The index.html page doesn't show the footer. It's really annoying to have - to go to the querypage just to check my "my bugs" link. How do I get a footer - on static HTML pages? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.4.8. <A -HREF="#AEN1953" +>A.2.7. <A +HREF="#AEN1765" > Does Bugzilla provide any reporting features, metrics, graphs, etc? You know, the type of stuff that management likes to see. :) </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.9. <A -HREF="#AEN1961" +>A.2.8. <A +HREF="#AEN1772" > Is there email notification and if so, what do you see when you get an - email? Do you see bug number and title or is it only the number? + email? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.10. <A -HREF="#AEN1966" +>A.2.9. <A +HREF="#AEN1777" > Can email notification be set up to send to multiple people, some on the To List, CC List, BCC List etc? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.11. <A -HREF="#AEN1971" -> If there is email notification, do users have to have any particular +>A.2.10. <A +HREF="#AEN1782" +> Do users have to have any particular type of email application? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.12. <A -HREF="#AEN1978" -> If I just wanted to track certain bugs, as they go through life, can I - set it up to alert me via email whenever that bug changes, whether it be - owner, status or description etc.? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.4.13. <A -HREF="#AEN1983" +>A.2.11. <A +HREF="#AEN1789" > Does Bugzilla allow data to be imported and exported? If I had outsiders write up a bug report using a MS Word bug template, could that template be imported into "matching" fields? If I wanted to take the results of a query @@ -10848,68 +8945,49 @@ HREF="#AEN1983" </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.14. <A -HREF="#AEN1991" +>A.2.12. <A +HREF="#AEN1797" > Has anyone converted Bugzilla to another language to be used in other countries? Is it localizable? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.15. <A -HREF="#AEN1996" +>A.2.13. <A +HREF="#AEN1802" > Can a user create and save reports? Can they do this in Word format? Excel format? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.16. <A -HREF="#AEN2001" -> Can a user re-run a report with a new project, same query? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.4.17. <A -HREF="#AEN2006" -> Can a user modify an existing report and then save it into another name? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.4.18. <A -HREF="#AEN2011" +>A.2.14. <A +HREF="#AEN1807" > Does Bugzilla have the ability to search by word, phrase, compound search? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.19. <A -HREF="#AEN2016" -> Can the admin person establish separate group and individual user - privileges? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.4.20. <A -HREF="#AEN2021" +>A.2.15. <A +HREF="#AEN1812" > Does Bugzilla provide record locking when there is simultaneous access to the same bug? Does the second person get a notice that the bug is in use or how are they notified? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.21. <A -HREF="#AEN2026" +>A.2.16. <A +HREF="#AEN1817" > Are there any backup features provided? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.22. <A -HREF="#AEN2032" +>A.2.17. <A +HREF="#AEN1823" > Can users be on the system while a backup is in progress? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.23. <A -HREF="#AEN2037" +>A.2.18. <A +HREF="#AEN1828" > What type of human resources are needed to be on staff to install and maintain Bugzilla? Specifically, what type of skills does the person need to have? I need to find out if we were to go with Bugzilla, what types of @@ -10918,8 +8996,8 @@ HREF="#AEN2037" </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.24. <A -HREF="#AEN2044" +>A.2.19. <A +HREF="#AEN1834" > What time frame are we looking at if we decide to hire people to install and maintain the Bugzilla? Is this something that takes hours or weeks to install and a couple of hours per week to maintain and customize or is this @@ -10928,8 +9006,8 @@ HREF="#AEN2044" </A ></DT ><DT ->A.4.25. <A -HREF="#AEN2049" +>A.2.20. <A +HREF="#AEN1839" > Is there any licensing fee or other fees for using Bugzilla? Any out-of-pocket cost other than the bodies needed as identified above? </A @@ -10937,55 +9015,28 @@ HREF="#AEN2049" ></DL ></DD ><DT ->5. <A -HREF="#faq-install" ->Bugzilla Installation</A -></DT -><DD -><DL -><DT ->A.5.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2056" -> How do I download and install Bugzilla? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.5.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2062" -> How do I install Bugzilla on Windows NT? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.5.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2067" -> Is there an easy way to change the Bugzilla cookie name? - </A -></DT -></DL -></DD -><DT ->6. <A +>3. <A HREF="#faq-security" >Bugzilla Security</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.6.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2074" +>A.3.1. <A +HREF="#AEN1846" > How do I completely disable MySQL security if it's giving me problems - (I've followed the instructions in the installation section of this guide!)? + (I've followed the instructions in the installation section of this guide)? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.6.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2080" +>A.3.2. <A +HREF="#AEN1852" > Are there any security problems with Bugzilla? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.6.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2085" +>A.3.3. <A +HREF="#AEN1857" > I've implemented the security fixes mentioned in Chris Yeh's security advisory of 5/10/2000 advising not to run MySQL as root, and am running into problems with MySQL no longer working correctly. @@ -10994,164 +9045,138 @@ HREF="#AEN2085" ></DL ></DD ><DT ->7. <A +>4. <A HREF="#faq-email" >Bugzilla Email</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.7.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2092" +>A.4.1. <A +HREF="#AEN1864" > I have a user who doesn't want to receive any more email from Bugzilla. How do I stop it entirely for this user? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.7.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2097" +>A.4.2. <A +HREF="#AEN1869" > I'm evaluating/testing Bugzilla, and don't want it to send email to anyone but me. How do I do it? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.7.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2102" +>A.4.3. <A +HREF="#AEN1874" > I want whineatnews.pl to whine at something more, or other than, only new bugs. How do I do it? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.7.4. <A -HREF="#AEN2108" +>A.4.4. <A +HREF="#AEN1880" > I don't like/want to use Procmail to hand mail off to bug_email.pl. What alternatives do I have? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.7.5. <A -HREF="#AEN2115" +>A.4.5. <A +HREF="#AEN1887" > How do I set up the email interface to submit/change bugs via email? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.7.6. <A -HREF="#AEN2120" -> Email takes FOREVER to reach me from bugzilla -- it's extremely slow. +>A.4.6. <A +HREF="#AEN1892" +> Email takes FOREVER to reach me from Bugzilla -- it's extremely slow. What gives? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.7.7. <A -HREF="#AEN2127" -> How come email never reaches me from bugzilla changes? +>A.4.7. <A +HREF="#AEN1899" +> How come email from Bugzilla changes never reaches me? </A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT ->8. <A +>5. <A HREF="#faq-db" >Bugzilla Database</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.8.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2135" +>A.5.1. <A +HREF="#AEN1907" > I've heard Bugzilla can be used with Oracle? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.8.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2140" -> Bugs are missing from queries, but exist in the database (and I can pull - them up by specifying the bug ID). What's wrong? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.8.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2145" +>A.5.2. <A +HREF="#AEN1912" > I think my database might be corrupted, or contain invalid entries. What do I do? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.8.4. <A -HREF="#AEN2153" +>A.5.3. <A +HREF="#AEN1920" > I want to manually edit some entries in my database. How? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.8.5. <A -HREF="#AEN2158" +>A.5.4. <A +HREF="#AEN1925" > I try to add myself as a user, but Bugzilla always tells me my password is wrong. </A ></DT ><DT ->A.8.6. <A -HREF="#AEN2163" -> I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but bugzilla still can't +>A.5.5. <A +HREF="#AEN1930" +> I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but Bugzilla still can't connect. </A ></DT ><DT ->A.8.7. <A -HREF="#AEN2168" +>A.5.6. <A +HREF="#AEN1935" > How do I synchronize bug information among multiple different Bugzilla databases? </A ></DT -><DT ->A.8.8. <A -HREF="#AEN2175" -> Why do I get bizarre errors when trying to submit data, particularly problems - with "groupset"? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.8.9. <A -HREF="#AEN2180" -> How come even after I delete bugs, the long descriptions show up? - </A -></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT ->9. <A +>6. <A HREF="#faq-nt" >Bugzilla and Win32</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.9.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2190" +>A.6.1. <A +HREF="#AEN1944" > What is the easiest way to run Bugzilla on Win32 (Win98+/NT/2K)? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.9.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2195" +>A.6.2. <A +HREF="#AEN1949" > Is there a "Bundle::Bugzilla" equivalent for Win32? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.9.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2200" +>A.6.3. <A +HREF="#AEN1954" > CGI's are failing with a "something.cgi is not a valid Windows NT application" error. Why? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.9.4. <A -HREF="#AEN2208" -> Can I have some general instructions on how to make Bugzilla on Win32 work? - </A -></DT -><DT ->A.9.5. <A -HREF="#AEN2214" +>A.6.4. <A +HREF="#AEN1962" > I'm having trouble with the perl modules for NT not being able to talk to to the database. </A @@ -11159,70 +9184,76 @@ HREF="#AEN2214" ></DL ></DD ><DT ->10. <A +>7. <A HREF="#faq-use" >Bugzilla Usage</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.10.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2235" +>A.7.1. <A +HREF="#AEN1983" +> How do I change my user name (email address) in Bugzilla? + </A +></DT +><DT +>A.7.2. <A +HREF="#AEN1988" > The query page is very confusing. Isn't there a simpler way to query? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.10.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2241" +>A.7.3. <A +HREF="#AEN1993" > I'm confused by the behavior of the "accept" button in the Show Bug form. Why doesn't it assign the bug to me when I accept it? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.10.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2251" +>A.7.4. <A +HREF="#AEN2003" > I can't upload anything into the database via the "Create Attachment" link. What am I doing wrong? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.10.4. <A -HREF="#AEN2256" +>A.7.5. <A +HREF="#AEN2008" > Email submissions to Bugzilla that have attachments end up asking me to save it as a "cgi" file. </A ></DT ><DT ->A.10.5. <A -HREF="#AEN2261" +>A.7.6. <A +HREF="#AEN2013" > How do I change a keyword in Bugzilla, once some bugs are using it? </A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT ->11. <A +>8. <A HREF="#faq-hacking" >Bugzilla Hacking</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT ->A.11.1. <A -HREF="#AEN2268" +>A.8.1. <A +HREF="#AEN2020" > What bugs are in Bugzilla right now? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.11.2. <A -HREF="#AEN2277" +>A.8.2. <A +HREF="#AEN2029" > How can I change the default priority to a null value? For instance, have the default priority be "---" instead of "P2"? </A ></DT ><DT ->A.11.3. <A -HREF="#AEN2283" +>A.8.3. <A +HREF="#AEN2035" > What's the best way to submit patches? What guidelines should I follow? </A ></DT @@ -11240,7 +9271,7 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1735"><B +NAME="AEN1649"><B >A.1.1. </B > Where can I find information about Bugzilla?</P @@ -11253,9 +9284,9 @@ CLASS="answer" > You can stay up-to-date with the latest Bugzilla information at <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/" +HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org/" TARGET="_top" -> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/</A +> http://www.bugzilla.org/</A > </P ></DIV @@ -11266,7 +9297,7 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1741"><B +NAME="AEN1655"><B >A.1.2. </B > What license is Bugzilla distributed under? @@ -11293,7 +9324,7 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1747"><B +NAME="AEN1661"><B >A.1.3. </B > How do I get commercial support for Bugzilla? @@ -11317,7 +9348,7 @@ TARGET="_top" ><P > There are several experienced Bugzilla hackers on the mailing list/newsgroup who are willing - to whore themselves out for generous compensation. + to make themselves available for generous compensation. Try sending a message to the mailing list asking for a volunteer. </P ></DIV @@ -11328,7 +9359,7 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1754"><B +NAME="AEN1668"><B >A.1.4. </B > What major companies or projects are currently using Bugzilla @@ -11360,15 +9391,15 @@ BORDER="0" ></TR ><TR ><TD ->AtHome Corporation</TD +>NASA</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ->Red Hat Software</TD +>AtHome Corporation</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ->Loki Entertainment Software</TD +>Red Hat Software</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD @@ -11380,10 +9411,6 @@ BORDER="0" ></TR ><TR ><TD ->The Eazel Project</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD >AbiSource</TD ></TR ><TR @@ -11416,6 +9443,10 @@ BORDER="0" ></TR ><TR ><TD +>Ximian</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD >Linux-Mandrake</TD ></TR ></TBODY @@ -11436,7 +9467,7 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1779"><B +NAME="AEN1693"><B >A.1.5. </B > Who maintains Bugzilla? @@ -11448,12 +9479,13 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Bugzilla maintenance has been in a state of flux recently. - Please check <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/" + A + <A +HREF="http://www.bugzilla.org/who_we_are.html" TARGET="_top" ->the Bugzilla Project Page for the latest details. </A -> +>core team</A +>, + led by Dave Miller (justdave@syndicomm.com). </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -11463,7 +9495,7 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1785"><B +NAME="AEN1699"><B >A.1.6. </B > How does Bugzilla stack up against other bug-tracking databases? @@ -11475,11 +9507,9 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - A year has gone by, and I <EM ->still</EM -> can't - find any head-to-head comparisons of Bugzilla against - other defect-tracking software. However, from my personal + We can't find any head-to-head comparisons of Bugzilla against + other defect-tracking software. If you know of one, please + get in touch. However, from the author's personal experience with other bug-trackers, Bugzilla offers superior performance on commodity hardware, better price (free!), more developer- friendly features (such as stored @@ -11489,10 +9519,9 @@ CLASS="answer" </P ><P > If you happen to be a commercial bug-tracker vendor, please - step forward with a rebuttal so I can include it in the - FAQ. We're not in pursuit of Bugzilla ueber alles; we - simply love having a powerful, open-source tool to get our - jobs done. + step forward with a list of advantages your product has over + Bugzilla. We'd be happy to include it in the "Competitors" + section. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -11502,32 +9531,9 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1792"><B +NAME="AEN1705"><B >A.1.7. </B > - How do I change my user name in Bugzilla? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - You can't. However, the administrative account can, by simply opening - your user account in editusers.cgi and changing the login name. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN1797"><B ->A.1.8. </B -> Why doesn't Bugzilla offer this or that feature or compatability with this other tracking software? </P @@ -11550,7 +9556,7 @@ CLASS="answer" that supports the functionality you require, or else submitting a "Request for Enhancement" (RFE) using the bug submission interface at <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/" +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla" TARGET="_top" >bugzilla.mozilla.org</A >. @@ -11563,11 +9569,11 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1804"><B ->A.1.9. </B +NAME="AEN1712"><B +>A.1.8. </B > Why MySQL? I'm interested in seeing Bugzilla run on - Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL? + Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL. </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -11575,74 +9581,10 @@ CLASS="answer" ><P ><B > </B ->Terry Weissman answers, - <A -NAME="AEN1808"><BLOCKQUOTE -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><P -> You're not the only one. But <EM ->I</EM -> am not very interested. I'm not - a real SQL or database person. I just wanted to make a useful tool, - and build it on top of free software. So, I picked MySQL, and - learned SQL by staring at the MySQL manual and some code lying - around here, and - wrote Bugzilla. I didn't know that Enum's were non-standard SQL. - I'm not sure if I would have cared, but I didn't even know. So, to - me, things are "portable" because it uses MySQL, and MySQL is - portable enough. I fully understand (now) that people want to be - portable to other databases, but that's never been a real concern - of mine. - </P -></BLOCKQUOTE > + There is DB-independence work afoot. PostgreSQL support is planned + for 2.18, and full DB-independence can't be far further on. </P -><P -> Things aren't quite that grim these days, however. Terry pretty much - sums up much of the thinking many of us have for Bugzilla, but there - is light on the horizon for database-independence! Here are some options: - </P -><P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD -> <EM -><A -HREF="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/" -TARGET="_top" ->Red Hat Bugzilla</A -></EM ->: - Runs a modified Bugzilla 2.8 atop an Oracle database. - </TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> <EM -><A -HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/interzilla" -TARGET="_top" ->Interzilla</A -></EM ->: - A project to run Bugzilla on Interbase. No code released yet, however. - </TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> <EM ->Bugzilla 3.0</EM ->: One of the primary stated goals - is multiple database support. - </TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE -><P -></P ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV @@ -11651,8 +9593,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1822"><B ->A.1.10. </B +NAME="AEN1717"><B +>A.1.9. </B > Why do the scripts say "/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl" instead of "/usr/bin/perl" or something else? @@ -11664,143 +9606,16 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Mozilla.org uses /usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl. The prime rule in making - submissions is "don't break bugzilla.mozilla.org". If it breaks it, your - patch will be reverted faster than you can do a diff. - </P -><P -> Here's Terry Weissman's comment, for some historical context: - <A -NAME="AEN1827"><BLOCKQUOTE -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><P -> [This was] purely my own convention. I wanted a place to put a version of - Perl and other tools that was strictly under my control for the - various webtools, and not subject to anyone else. Edit it to point - to whatever you like. - </P -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" + Mozilla.org uses /usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl, because originally + Terry wanted a place to put a version of Perl and other tools + that was strictly under his control. + </P ><P > We always recommend that, if possible, you keep the path - as /usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl, and simply add a /usr/bonsaitools - and /usr/bonsaitools/bin directory, then symlink your version - of perl to /usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl. This will make upgrading + as /usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl, and simply add symlink. + This will make upgrading your Bugzilla much easier in the future. </P -><P -> Obviously, if you do not have root access to your Bugzilla - box, our suggestion is irrelevant. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></BLOCKQUOTE -> - </P -></DIV -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandadiv" -><H3 -><A -NAME="faq-redhat">2. Red Hat Bugzilla</H3 -><P -> <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> <EM ->This section is no longer up-to-date.</EM -> - Please see the section on "Red Hat Bugzilla" under "Variants" in The Bugzilla Guide. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN1839"><B ->A.2.1. </B -> - What about Red Hat Bugzilla? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - Red Hat Bugzilla is arguably more user-friendly, customizable, and scalable - than stock Bugzilla. Check it out at - http://bugzilla.redhat.com and the sources at ftp://people.redhat.com/dkl/. - They've set their Bugzilla up to work with Oracle out of the box. - Note that Redhat Bugzilla is based upon the 2.8 Bugzilla tree; - Bugzilla has made some tremendous advances since the 2.8 release. - Why not download both Bugzillas to check out the differences for - yourself? - </P -><P -> Dave Lawrence, the original Red Hat Bugzilla maintainer, mentions: - <A -NAME="AEN1844"><BLOCKQUOTE -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><P -> Somebody needs to take the ball and run with it. I'm the only - maintainer and am very pressed for time. - </P -></BLOCKQUOTE -> - If you, or someone you know, has the time and expertise to do the integration - work so main-tree Bugzilla 2.12 and higher integrates the Red - Hat Bugzilla Oracle modifications, please donate your - time to supporting the Bugzilla project. - </P ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV @@ -11809,251 +9624,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1847"><B ->A.2.2. </B -> - What are the primary benefits of Red Hat Bugzilla? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - <EM ->Dave Lawrence</EM ->: - <A -NAME="AEN1852"><BLOCKQUOTE -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><P -> For the record, we are not using any template type implementation for - the cosmetic changes maded to Bugzilla. It is just alot of html changes - in the code itself. I admit I may have gotten a little carried away with it - but the corporate types asked for a more standardized interface to match up - with other projects relating to Red Hat web sites. A lot of other web based - internal tools I am working on also look like Bugzilla. - </P -><P -> I do want to land the changes that I have made to Bugzilla but I may - have to back out a good deal and make a different version of Red Hat's - Bugzilla for checking in to CVS. Especially the cosmetic changes because it - seems they may not fit the general public. I will do that as soon as I can. - I also still do my regular QA responsibilities along with Bugzilla so time - is difficult sometimes to come by. - </P -><P -> There are also a good deal of other changes that were requested by - management for things like support contracts and different permission - groups for making bugs private. Here is a short list of the major - changes that have been made: - </P -><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P -> No enum types. All old enum types are now separate smaller tables. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> No bit wise operations. Not all databases support this so they were - changed to a more generic way of doing this task - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Bug reports can only be altered by the reporter, assignee, or a - privileged bugzilla user. The rest of the world can see the bug but in - a non-changeable format (unless the bug has been marked private). They - can however add comments, add and remove themselves from the CC list - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Different group scheme. Each group has an id number related to it. - There is a user_group table which contains userid to groupid mappings - to determine which groups each user belongs to. Additionally there is - a bug_group table that has bugid to groupid mappings to show which - groups can see a particular bug. If there are no entries for a bug in - this table then the bug is public. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Product groups. product_table created to only allow certain products to - be visible for certain groups in both bug entry and query. This was - particulary helpful for support contracts. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Of course many (too many) changes to Bugzilla code itself to allow use - with Oracle and still allow operation with Mysql if so desired. - Currently if you use Mysql it is set to use Mysql's old permission - scheme to keep breakage to a minimum. Hopefully one day this will - standardize on one style which may of course be something completely - different. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Uses Text::Template perl module for rendering of the dynamic HTML pages - such as enter_bug.cgi, query.cgi, bug_form.pl, and for the header and - footer parts of the page. This allows the html to be separate from the - perl code for customizing the look and feel of the page to one's - preference. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> There are many other smaller changes. There is also a port to Oracle - that I have been working on as time permits but is not completely - finished but somewhat usable. I will merge it into our standard code - base when it becomes production quality. Unfortunately there will have - to be some conditionals in the code to make it work with other than - Oracle due to some differences between Oracle and Mysql. - </P -></LI -></OL -><P -> Both the Mysql and Oracle versions of our current code base are - available from ftp://people.redhat.com/dkl. If Terry/Tara wants I can submit - patch files for all of the changes I have made and he can determine what is - suitable for addition to the main bugzilla cade base. But for me to commit - changes to the actual CVS I will need to back out alot of things that are - not suitable for the rest of the Bugzilla community. I am open to - suggestions. - </P -></BLOCKQUOTE -> - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN1875"><B ->A.2.3. </B -> - What's the current status of Red Hat Bugzilla? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> This information is somewhat dated; I last updated it - 7 June 2000. Please see the "Variants" section of "The Bugzilla Guide" - for more up-to-date information regarding Red Hat Bugzilla. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - <EM ->Dave Lawrence</EM ->: - <A -NAME="AEN1882"><BLOCKQUOTE -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><P -> I suppose the current thread warrants an update on the status of - Oracle and bugzilla ;) We have now been running Bugzilla 2.8 on - Oracle for the last two days in our production environment. I - tried to do as much testing as possible with it before going live - which is some of the reason for the long delay. I did not get - enough feedback as I would have liked from internal developers to - help weed out any bugs still left so I said "Fine, i will take it - live and then I will get the feedback I want :)" So it is now - starting to stabilize and it running quite well after working - feverishly the last two days fixing problems as soon as they came - in from the outside world. The current branch in cvs is up2date if - anyone would like to grab it and try it out. The oracle _setup.pl - is broken right now due to some last minute changes but I will - update that soon. Therefore you would probably need to create the - database tables the old fashioned way using the supplied sql - creation scripts located in the ./oracle directory. We have heavy - optimizations in the database it self thanks to the in-house DBA - here at Red Hat so it is running quite fast. The database itself - is located on a dual PII450 with 1GB ram and 14 high voltage - differential raided scsi drives. The tables and indexes are - partitioned in 4 chuncks across the raided drive which is nice - because when ever you need to do a full table scan, it is actually - starting in 4 different locations on 4 different drives - simultaneously. And the indexes of course are on separate drives - from the data so that speeds things up tremendously. When I can - find the time I will document all that we have done to get this - thing going to help others that may need it. - </P -><P -> As Matt has mentioned it is still using out-dated code and with a - little help I would like to bring everything up to date for - eventual incorporation with the main cvs tree. Due to other - duties I have with the company any help with this wiould be - appreciated. What we are using now is what I call a best first - effort. It definitely can be improved on and may even need - complete rewrites in a lot of areas. A lot of changes may have to - be made in the way Bugzilla does things currently to make this - transition to a more generic database interface. Fortunately when - making the Oracle changes I made sure I didn't do anything that I - would consider Oracle specific and could not be easily done with - other databases. Alot of the sql statements need to be broken up - into smaller utilities that themselves would need to make - decisions on what database they are using but the majority of the - code can be made database neutral. - </P -></BLOCKQUOTE -> - </P -></DIV -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandadiv" -><H3 -><A -NAME="faq-loki">3. Loki Bugzilla (AKA Fenris)</H3 -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN1888"><B ->A.3.1. </B +NAME="AEN1723"><B +>A.1.10. </B > - What is Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)? + Is there an easy way to change the Bugzilla cookie name? </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -12062,12 +9636,7 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Loki Games has a customized version of Bugzilla available at - <A -HREF="http://fenris.lokigames.com/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://fenris.lokigames.com</A ->. There are some advantages to using Fenris, chief being separation of comments based upon user privacy level, data hiding, forced login for any data retrieval, and some additional fields. Loki has mainted their code, originally a fork from the Bugzilla 2.8 code base, and it is quite a bit different than stock Bugzilla at this point. I recommend you stick with official Bugzilla version 2.14 rather than using a fork, but it's up to you. + At present, no. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -12076,7 +9645,7 @@ TARGET="_top" CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-phb">4. Pointy-Haired-Boss Questions</H3 +NAME="faq-phb">2. Managerial Questions</H3 ><P > <DIV CLASS="note" @@ -12099,8 +9668,7 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> The title of this section doesn't mean you're a PHB -- it just means - you probably HAVE a PHB who wants to know this :) +> Questions likely to be asked by managers. :-) </P ></TD ></TR @@ -12114,11 +9682,11 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1899"><B ->A.4.1. </B +NAME="AEN1733"><B +>A.2.1. </B > - Is Bugzilla web-based or do you have to have specific software or - specific operating system on your machine? + Is Bugzilla web-based, or do you have to have specific software or + a specific operating system on your machine? </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -12138,10 +9706,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1904"><B ->A.4.2. </B +NAME="AEN1738"><B +>A.2.2. </B > - Has anyone you know of already done any Bugzilla integration with + Can Bugzilla integrate with Perforce (SCM software)? </P ></DIV @@ -12162,8 +9730,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1909"><B ->A.4.3. </B +NAME="AEN1743"><B +>A.2.3. </B > Does Bugzilla allow the user to track multiple projects? </P @@ -12174,11 +9742,10 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Absolutely! You can track up to a "soft-limit" of around - 64 individual "Products", that can each be composed of as - many "Components" as you want. Check the Administration - section of the Bugzilla Guide for more information regarding - setting up Products and Components. + Absolutely! You can track any number of Products (although you + are limited to about 55 or so if + you are using Product-Based Groups), that can each be composed of any + number of Components. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -12188,8 +9755,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1914"><B ->A.4.4. </B +NAME="AEN1748"><B +>A.2.4. </B > If I am on many projects, and search for all bugs assigned to me, will Bugzilla list them for me and allow me to sort by project, severity etc? @@ -12211,10 +9778,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1919"><B ->A.4.5. </B +NAME="AEN1753"><B +>A.2.5. </B > - Does Bugzilla allow attachments (text, screenshots, urls etc)? If yes, + Does Bugzilla allow attachments (text, screenshots, URLs etc)? If yes, are there any that are NOT allowed? </P ></DIV @@ -12224,12 +9791,11 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Yes. There are many specific MIME-types that are pre-defined by Bugzilla, + Yes - any sort of attachment is allowed, although administrators can + configure a maximum size. + There are many specific MIME-types that are pre-defined by Bugzilla, but you may specify any arbitrary MIME-type you need when you - upload the file. Since all attachments are stored in the database, - however, I recommend storing large binary attachments elsewhere - in the web server's file system and providing a hyperlink - as a comment, or in the provided "URL" field in the bug report. + upload the file. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -12239,8 +9805,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1924"><B ->A.4.6. </B +NAME="AEN1758"><B +>A.2.6. </B > Does Bugzilla allow us to define our own priorities and levels? Do we have complete freedom to change the labels of fields and format of them, and @@ -12274,193 +9840,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1931"><B ->A.4.7. </B -> - The index.html page doesn't show the footer. It's really annoying to have - to go to the querypage just to check my "my bugs" link. How do I get a footer - on static HTML pages? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - It's possible to get the footer on the static index page using - Server Side Includes (SSI). The trick to doing this is making - sure that your web server is set up to allow SSI and specifically, - the #exec directive. You should also rename <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.html</TT -> - to <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.shtml</TT ->. - </P -><P -> After you've done all that, you can add the following line to - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.shtml</TT ->: -<TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> -<!--#exec cmd="/usr/bin/perl -e &quot;require 'CGI.pl'; PutFooter();&quot;" --> - -</PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -><P -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> This line will be replaced with the actual HTML for the footer - when the page is requested, so you should put this line where you - want the footer to appear. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></P -><P -> Because this method depends on being able to use a #exec directive, - and most ISP's will not allow that, there is an alternative method. - You could have a small script (such as <TT -CLASS="filename" ->api.cgi</TT ->) - that basically looks like: -<TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> -#!/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl -w - -require 'globals.pl'; - -if ($::FORM{sub} eq 'PutFooter') { - PutFooter(); -} else { - die 'api.cgi was incorrectly called'; -} - -</PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - and then put this line in <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.shtml</TT ->. -<TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> -<!--#include virtual="api.cgi?sub=PutFooter"--> - -</PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -><P -> <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> This still requires being able to use Server Side Includes, if - this simply will not work for you, see <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80183" -TARGET="_top" ->bug 80183</A -> - for a third option. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN1953"><B ->A.4.8. </B +NAME="AEN1765"><B +>A.2.7. </B > Does Bugzilla provide any reporting features, metrics, graphs, etc? You know, the type of stuff that management likes to see. :) @@ -12477,7 +9858,7 @@ HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi" TARGET="_top" > http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi</A > for basic reporting - facilities. + and graphing facilities. </P ><P > For more advanced reporting, I recommend hooking up a professional @@ -12487,9 +9868,6 @@ TARGET="_top" better accomplished through third-party utilities that can interface with the database directly. </P -><P -> Advanced Reporting is a Bugzilla 3.X proposed feature. - </P ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV @@ -12498,11 +9876,11 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1961"><B ->A.4.9. </B +NAME="AEN1772"><B +>A.2.8. </B > Is there email notification and if so, what do you see when you get an - email? Do you see bug number and title or is it only the number? + email? </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -12511,8 +9889,8 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Email notification is user-configurable. The bug id and Topic - of the bug report accompany each email notification, along with + Email notification is user-configurable. By default, the bug id and + Summary of the bug report accompany each email notification, along with a list of the changes made. </P ></DIV @@ -12523,8 +9901,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1966"><B ->A.4.10. </B +NAME="AEN1777"><B +>A.2.9. </B > Can email notification be set up to send to multiple people, some on the To List, CC List, BCC List etc? @@ -12546,10 +9924,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1971"><B ->A.4.11. </B +NAME="AEN1782"><B +>A.2.10. </B > - If there is email notification, do users have to have any particular + Do users have to have any particular type of email application? </P ></DIV @@ -12603,35 +9981,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1978"><B ->A.4.12. </B -> - If I just wanted to track certain bugs, as they go through life, can I - set it up to alert me via email whenever that bug changes, whether it be - owner, status or description etc.? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - Yes. Place yourself in the "cc" field of the bug you wish to monitor. - Then change your "Notify me of changes to" field in the Email Settings - tab of the User Preferences screen in Bugzilla to the "Only those - bugs which I am listed on the CC line" option. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN1983"><B ->A.4.13. </B +NAME="AEN1789"><B +>A.2.11. </B > Does Bugzilla allow data to be imported and exported? If I had outsiders write up a bug report using a MS Word bug template, could that template be @@ -12675,8 +10026,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1991"><B ->A.4.14. </B +NAME="AEN1797"><B +>A.2.12. </B > Has anyone converted Bugzilla to another language to be used in other countries? Is it localizable? @@ -12688,10 +10039,10 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Currently, no. Internationalization support for Perl did not - exist in a robust fashion until the recent release of version 5.6.0; - Bugzilla is, and likely will remain (until 3.X) completely - non-localized. + To a certain extent, yes. 2.16's templates mean that you can localise + the user-facing UI (and several projects are doing exactly that.) However, + error messages and the admin interface are currently not localisable. + This should be achieved by 2.18. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -12701,8 +10052,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN1996"><B ->A.4.15. </B +NAME="AEN1802"><B +>A.2.13. </B > Can a user create and save reports? Can they do this in Word format? Excel format? @@ -12724,53 +10075,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2001"><B ->A.4.16. </B -> - Can a user re-run a report with a new project, same query? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - Yes. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2006"><B ->A.4.17. </B -> - Can a user modify an existing report and then save it into another name? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - You can save an unlimited number of queries in Bugzilla. You are free - to modify them and rename them to your heart's desire. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2011"><B ->A.4.18. </B +NAME="AEN1807"><B +>A.2.14. </B > Does Bugzilla have the ability to search by word, phrase, compound search? @@ -12793,31 +10099,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2016"><B ->A.4.19. </B -> - Can the admin person establish separate group and individual user - privileges? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - Yes. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2021"><B ->A.4.20. </B +NAME="AEN1812"><B +>A.2.15. </B > Does Bugzilla provide record locking when there is simultaneous access to the same bug? Does the second person get a notice that the bug is in use @@ -12841,8 +10124,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2026"><B ->A.4.21. </B +NAME="AEN1817"><B +>A.2.16. </B > Are there any backup features provided? </P @@ -12869,8 +10152,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2032"><B ->A.4.22. </B +NAME="AEN1823"><B +>A.2.17. </B > Can users be on the system while a backup is in progress? </P @@ -12893,8 +10176,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2037"><B ->A.4.23. </B +NAME="AEN1828"><B +>A.2.18. </B > What type of human resources are needed to be on staff to install and maintain Bugzilla? Specifically, what type of skills does the person need to @@ -12909,20 +10192,14 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - If Bugzilla is set up correctly from the start, continuing maintenance needs - are minimal and can be completed by unskilled labor. Things like rotate - backup tapes and check log files for the word "error". + If Bugzilla is set up correctly from the start, continuing maintenance + needs are minimal and can be done easily using the web interface. </P ><P > Commercial Bug-tracking software typically costs somewhere upwards of $20,000 or more for 5-10 floating licenses. Bugzilla consultation - is available from skilled members of the newsgroup. - </P -><P -> As an example, as of this writing I typically charge - $115 for the first hour, and $89 each hour thereafter - for consulting work. It takes me three to five hours to make Bugzilla - happy on a Development installation of Linux-Mandrake. + is available from skilled members of the newsgroup. Simple questions + are answered there and then. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -12932,8 +10209,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2044"><B ->A.4.24. </B +NAME="AEN1834"><B +>A.2.19. </B > What time frame are we looking at if we decide to hire people to install and maintain the Bugzilla? Is this something that takes hours or weeks to @@ -12963,8 +10240,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2049"><B ->A.4.25. </B +NAME="AEN1839"><B +>A.2.20. </B > Is there any licensing fee or other fees for using Bugzilla? Any out-of-pocket cost other than the bodies needed as identified above? @@ -12986,96 +10263,18 @@ CLASS="answer" CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-install">5. Bugzilla Installation</H3 -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2056"><B ->A.5.1. </B -> - How do I download and install Bugzilla? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - Check <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/</A -> for details. - Once you download it, untar it, read the Bugzilla Guide. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2062"><B ->A.5.2. </B -> - How do I install Bugzilla on Windows NT? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - Installation on Windows NT has its own section in - "The Bugzilla Guide". - </P -></DIV -></DIV +NAME="faq-security">3. Bugzilla Security</H3 ><DIV CLASS="qandaentry" ><DIV CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2067"><B ->A.5.3. </B -> - Is there an easy way to change the Bugzilla cookie name? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - At present, no. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandadiv" -><H3 -><A -NAME="faq-security">6. Bugzilla Security</H3 -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2074"><B ->A.6.1. </B +NAME="AEN1846"><B +>A.3.1. </B > How do I completely disable MySQL security if it's giving me problems - (I've followed the instructions in the installation section of this guide!)? + (I've followed the instructions in the installation section of this guide)? </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -13084,12 +10283,11 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Run mysql like this: "mysqld --skip-grant-tables". Please remember <EM + Run MySQL like this: "mysqld --skip-grant-tables". Please remember <EM >this - makes mysql as secure as taping a $100 to the floor of a football stadium + makes MySQL as secure as taping a $100 to the floor of a football stadium bathroom for safekeeping.</EM -> Please read the Security section of the - Administration chapter of "The Bugzilla Guide" before proceeding. +> </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -13099,8 +10297,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2080"><B ->A.6.2. </B +NAME="AEN1852"><B +>A.3.2. </B > Are there any security problems with Bugzilla? </P @@ -13111,8 +10309,9 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - The Bugzilla code has not undergone a complete security audit. - It is recommended that you closely examine permissions on your Bugzilla + The Bugzilla code has undergone a reasonably complete security audit, + and user-facing CGIs run under Perl's taint mode. However, + it is recommended that you closely examine permissions on your Bugzilla installation, and follow the recommended security guidelines found in The Bugzilla Guide. </P @@ -13124,8 +10323,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2085"><B ->A.6.3. </B +NAME="AEN1857"><B +>A.3.3. </B > I've implemented the security fixes mentioned in Chris Yeh's security advisory of 5/10/2000 advising not to run MySQL as root, and am running into @@ -13149,15 +10348,15 @@ CLASS="answer" CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-email">7. Bugzilla Email</H3 +NAME="faq-email">4. Bugzilla Email</H3 ><DIV CLASS="qandaentry" ><DIV CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2092"><B ->A.7.1. </B +NAME="AEN1864"><B +>A.4.1. </B > I have a user who doesn't want to receive any more email from Bugzilla. How do I stop it entirely for this user? @@ -13169,8 +10368,8 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - With the email changes to 2.12, the user should be able to set - this in user email preferences. + The user should be able to set + this in user email preferences (uncheck all boxes.) </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -13180,8 +10379,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2097"><B ->A.7.2. </B +NAME="AEN1869"><B +>A.4.2. </B > I'm evaluating/testing Bugzilla, and don't want it to send email to anyone but me. How do I do it? @@ -13193,8 +10392,8 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Edit the param for the mail text. Replace "To:" with "X-Real-To:", - replace "Cc:" with "X-Real-CC:", and add a "To: (myemailaddress)". + Edit the "changedmail" Param. Replace "To:" with "X-Real-To:", + replace "Cc:" with "X-Real-CC:", and add a "To: <youremailaddress>". </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -13204,8 +10403,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2102"><B ->A.7.3. </B +NAME="AEN1874"><B +>A.4.3. </B > I want whineatnews.pl to whine at something more, or other than, only new bugs. How do I do it? @@ -13234,8 +10433,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2108"><B ->A.7.4. </B +NAME="AEN1880"><B +>A.4.4. </B > I don't like/want to use Procmail to hand mail off to bug_email.pl. What alternatives do I have? @@ -13250,7 +10449,7 @@ CLASS="answer" You can call bug_email.pl directly from your aliases file, with an entry like this: <A -NAME="AEN2112"><BLOCKQUOTE +NAME="AEN1884"><BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" ><P > bugzilla-daemon: "|/usr/local/bin/bugzilla/contrib/bug_email.pl" @@ -13269,8 +10468,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2115"><B ->A.7.5. </B +NAME="AEN1887"><B +>A.4.5. </B > How do I set up the email interface to submit/change bugs via email? </P @@ -13292,10 +10491,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2120"><B ->A.7.6. </B +NAME="AEN1892"><B +>A.4.6. </B > - Email takes FOREVER to reach me from bugzilla -- it's extremely slow. + Email takes FOREVER to reach me from Bugzilla -- it's extremely slow. What gives? </P ></DIV @@ -13306,7 +10505,8 @@ CLASS="answer" > </B > If you are using an alternate Mail Transport Agent (MTA other than - sendmail), make sure the options given in the "processmail" script for all + sendmail), make sure the options given in the "processmail" and other + scripts for all instances of "sendmail" are correct for your MTA. </P ><P @@ -13324,10 +10524,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2127"><B ->A.7.7. </B +NAME="AEN1899"><B +>A.4.7. </B > - How come email never reaches me from bugzilla changes? + How come email from Bugzilla changes never reaches me? </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -13353,15 +10553,15 @@ CLASS="answer" CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-db">8. Bugzilla Database</H3 +NAME="faq-db">5. Bugzilla Database</H3 ><DIV CLASS="qandaentry" ><DIV CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2135"><B ->A.8.1. </B +NAME="AEN1907"><B +>A.5.1. </B > I've heard Bugzilla can be used with Oracle? </P @@ -13372,10 +10572,10 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - Red Hat Bugzilla, mentioned above, works with Oracle. The current version + Red Hat Bugzilla works with Oracle. The current version from Mozilla.org does not have this capability. Unfortunately, though you will sacrifice a lot of the really great features available in - Bugzilla 2.10 and 2.12 if you go with the 2.8-based Redhat version. + Bugzilla 2.14 and 2.16 if you go with the 2.8-based Redhat version. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -13385,43 +10585,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2140"><B ->A.8.2. </B -> - Bugs are missing from queries, but exist in the database (and I can pull - them up by specifying the bug ID). What's wrong? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - You've almost certainly enabled the "shadow database", but for some - reason it hasn't been updated for all your bugs. This is the database - against which queries are run, so that really complex or slow queries won't - lock up portions of the database for other users. You can turn off the - shadow database in editparams.cgi. If you wish to continue using the shadow - database, then as your "bugs" user run "./syncshadowdb -syncall" from the - command line in the bugzilla installation directory to recreate your shadow - database. After it finishes, be sure to check the params and make sure that - "queryagainstshadowdb" is still turned on. The syncshadowdb program turns it - off if it was on, and is supposed to turn it back on when completed; that - way, if it crashes in the middle of recreating the database, it will stay - off forever until someone turns it back on by hand. Apparently, it doesn't - always do that yet. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2145"><B ->A.8.3. </B +NAME="AEN1912"><B +>A.5.2. </B > I think my database might be corrupted, or contain invalid entries. What do I do? @@ -13465,8 +10630,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2153"><B ->A.8.4. </B +NAME="AEN1920"><B +>A.5.3. </B > I want to manually edit some entries in my database. How? </P @@ -13492,8 +10657,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2158"><B ->A.8.5. </B +NAME="AEN1925"><B +>A.5.4. </B > I try to add myself as a user, but Bugzilla always tells me my password is wrong. </P @@ -13516,10 +10681,10 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2163"><B ->A.8.6. </B +NAME="AEN1930"><B +>A.5.5. </B > - I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but bugzilla still can't + I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but Bugzilla still can't connect. </P ></DIV @@ -13543,8 +10708,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2168"><B ->A.8.7. </B +NAME="AEN1935"><B +>A.5.6. </B > How do I synchronize bug information among multiple different Bugzilla databases? @@ -13573,82 +10738,20 @@ CLASS="answer" </P ></DIV ></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2175"><B ->A.8.8. </B -> - Why do I get bizarre errors when trying to submit data, particularly problems - with "groupset"? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - If you're sure your MySQL parameters are correct, you might want turn - "strictvaluechecks" OFF in editparams.cgi. If you have "usebugsentry" set - "On", you also cannot submit a bug as readable by more than one group with - "strictvaluechecks" ON. - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2180"><B ->A.8.9. </B -> - How come even after I delete bugs, the long descriptions show up? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - This should only happen with Bugzilla 2.14 if you are - using the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"shadow database"</SPAN -> feature, and your - shadow database is out of sync. Try running - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->syncshadowdb</TT -> - <TT -CLASS="option" ->-syncall</TT -> to make sure your shadow - database is in synch with your primary database. - </P -></DIV -></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-nt">9. Bugzilla and Win32</H3 +NAME="faq-nt">6. Bugzilla and Win32</H3 ><DIV CLASS="qandaentry" ><DIV CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2190"><B ->A.9.1. </B +NAME="AEN1944"><B +>A.6.1. </B > What is the easiest way to run Bugzilla on Win32 (Win98+/NT/2K)? </P @@ -13670,8 +10773,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2195"><B ->A.9.2. </B +NAME="AEN1949"><B +>A.6.2. </B > Is there a "Bundle::Bugzilla" equivalent for Win32? </P @@ -13694,8 +10797,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2200"><B ->A.9.3. </B +NAME="AEN1954"><B +>A.6.3. </B > CGI's are failing with a "something.cgi is not a valid Windows NT application" error. Why? @@ -13715,7 +10818,7 @@ CLASS="answer" ><P > Microsoft has some advice on this matter, as well: <A -NAME="AEN2205"><BLOCKQUOTE +NAME="AEN1959"><BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" ><P > "Set application mappings. In the ISM, map the extension for the script @@ -13738,120 +10841,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2208"><B ->A.9.4. </B -> - Can I have some general instructions on how to make Bugzilla on Win32 work? - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="answer" -><P -><B -> </B -> - The following couple entries are deprecated in favor of the Windows installation - instructions available in the "Administration" portion of "The Bugzilla Guide". - However, they are provided here for historical interest and insight. - <P -CLASS="literallayout" -><br> - 1. #!C:/perl/bin/perl had to be added to every perl file.<br> - 2. Converted to Net::SMTP to handle mail messages instead of<br> - /usr/bin/sendmail.<br> - 3. The crypt function isn't available on Windows NT (at least none that I<br> - am aware), so I made encrypted passwords = plaintext passwords.<br> - 4. The system call to diff had to be changed to the Cygwin diff.<br> - 5. This was just to get a demo running under NT, it seems to be working<br> - good, and I have inserted almost 100 bugs from another bug tracking<br> - system. Since this work was done just to get an in-house demo, I am NOT<br> - planning on making a patch for submission to Bugzilla. If you would<br> - like a zip file, let me know.<br> -<br> -Q: Hmm, couldn't figure it out from the general instructions above. How<br> -about step-by-step?<br> -A: Sure! Here ya go!<br> -<br> - 1. Install IIS 4.0 from the NT Option Pack #4.<br> - 2. Download and install Active Perl.<br> - 3. Install the Windows GNU tools from Cygwin. Make sure to add the bin<br> - directory to your system path. (Everyone should have these, whether<br> - they decide to use Bugzilla or not. :-) )<br> - 4. Download relevant packages from ActiveState at<br> - http://www.activestate.com/packages/zips/. + DBD-Mysql.zip<br> - 5. Extract each zip file with WinZip, and install each ppd file using the<br> - notation: ppm install <module>.ppd<br> - 6. Install Mysql. *Note: If you move the default install from c:\mysql,<br> - you must add the appropriate startup parameters to the NT service. (ex.<br> - -b e:\\programs\\mysql)<br> - 7. Download any Mysql client. http://www.mysql.com/download_win.html<br> - 8. Setup MySql. (These are the commands that I used.)<br> -<br> - I. Cleanup default database settings.<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysql -u root mysql<br> - mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE Host='localhost' AND User='';<br> - mysql> quit<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin reload<br> -<br> - II. Set password for root.<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysql -u root mysql<br> - mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('new_password')<br> - WHERE user='root';<br> - mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<br> - mysql> quit<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin -u root reload<br> -<br> - III. Create bugs user.<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysql -u root -p<br> - mysql> insert into user (host,user,password)<br> - values('localhost','bugs','');<br> - mysql> quit<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin -u root reload<br> -<br> - IV. Create the bugs database.<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysql -u root -p<br> - mysql> create database bugs;<br> -<br> - V. Give the bugs user access to the bugs database.<br> - mysql> insert into db<br> - (host,db,user,select_priv,insert_priv,update_priv,delete_priv,create_priv,drop_priv)<br> - values('localhost','bugs','bugs','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','N')<br> - mysql> quit<br> - C:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin -u root reload<br> - 9. Run the table scripts to setup the bugs database.<br> - 10. Change CGI.pm to use the following regular expression because of<br> - differing backslashes in NT versus UNIX.<br> - o $0 =~ m:[^\\]*$:;<br> - 11. Had to make the crypt password = plain text password in the database.<br> - (Thanks to Andrew Lahser" <andrew_lahser@merck.com>" on this one.) The<br> - files that I changed were:<br> - o globals.pl<br> - o CGI.pl<br> - o alternately, you can try commenting all references to 'crypt'<br> - string and replace them with similar lines but without encrypt()<br> - or crypr() functions insida all files.<br> - 12. Replaced sendmail with Windmail. Basically, you have to come up with a<br> - sendmail substitute for NT. Someone said that they used a Perl module<br> - (Net::SMTP), but I was trying to save time and do as little Perl coding<br> - as possible.<br> - 13. Added "perl" to the beginning of all Perl system calls that use a perl<br> - script as an argument and renamed processmail to processmail.pl.<br> - 14. In processmail.pl, I added binmode(HANDLE) before all read() calls. I'm<br> - not sure about this one, but the read() under NT wasn't counting the<br> - EOLs without the binary read."<br> - </P -> - </P -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="qandaentry" -><DIV -CLASS="question" -><P -><A -NAME="AEN2214"><B ->A.9.5. </B +NAME="AEN1962"><B +>A.6.4. </B > I'm having trouble with the perl modules for NT not being able to talk to to the database. @@ -13916,15 +10907,38 @@ TARGET="_top" CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-use">10. Bugzilla Usage</H3 +NAME="faq-use">7. Bugzilla Usage</H3 ><DIV CLASS="qandaentry" ><DIV CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2235"><B ->A.10.1. </B +NAME="AEN1983"><B +>A.7.1. </B +> + How do I change my user name (email address) in Bugzilla? + </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="answer" +><P +><B +> </B +> + New in 2.16 - go to the Account section of the Preferences. You will + be emailed at both addresses for confirmation. + </P +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="qandaentry" +><DIV +CLASS="question" +><P +><A +NAME="AEN1988"><B +>A.7.2. </B > The query page is very confusing. Isn't there a simpler way to query? </P @@ -13935,13 +10949,9 @@ CLASS="answer" ><B > </B > - We are developing in that direction. You can follow progress on this - at <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16775" -TARGET="_top" -> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16775</A ->. Some functionality - is available in Bugzilla 2.12, and is available as "quicksearch.html" + The interface was simplified by a UI designer for 2.16. Further + suggestions for improvement are welcome, but we won't sacrifice power for + simplicity. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -13951,8 +10961,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2241"><B ->A.10.2. </B +NAME="AEN1993"><B +>A.7.3. </B > I'm confused by the behavior of the "accept" button in the Show Bug form. Why doesn't it assign the bug to me when I accept it? @@ -13965,7 +10975,7 @@ CLASS="answer" > </B > The current behavior is acceptable to bugzilla.mozilla.org and most - users. I personally don't like it. You have your choice of patches + users. You have your choice of patches to change this behavior, however. <P ></P @@ -13993,8 +11003,8 @@ TARGET="_top" ><P ></P > - Note that these patches are somewhat dated. You will need to do the find - and replace manually to apply them. They are very small, though. It is easy. + Note that these patches are somewhat dated. You will need to apply + them manually. </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -14004,8 +11014,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2251"><B ->A.10.3. </B +NAME="AEN2003"><B +>A.7.4. </B > I can't upload anything into the database via the "Create Attachment" link. What am I doing wrong? @@ -14029,8 +11039,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2256"><B ->A.10.4. </B +NAME="AEN2008"><B +>A.7.5. </B > Email submissions to Bugzilla that have attachments end up asking me to save it as a "cgi" file. @@ -14043,7 +11053,7 @@ CLASS="answer" > </B > Yup. Just rename it once you download it, or save it under a different - filename. This will not be fixed anytime too soon, because it would + filename. This will not be fixed anytime soon, because it would cripple some other functionality. </P ></DIV @@ -14054,8 +11064,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2261"><B ->A.10.5. </B +NAME="AEN2013"><B +>A.7.6. </B > How do I change a keyword in Bugzilla, once some bugs are using it? </P @@ -14077,15 +11087,15 @@ CLASS="answer" CLASS="qandadiv" ><H3 ><A -NAME="faq-hacking">11. Bugzilla Hacking</H3 +NAME="faq-hacking">8. Bugzilla Hacking</H3 ><DIV CLASS="qandaentry" ><DIV CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2268"><B ->A.11.1. </B +NAME="AEN2020"><B +>A.8.1. </B > What bugs are in Bugzilla right now? </P @@ -14104,13 +11114,13 @@ TARGET="_top" enhancement for Bugzilla. </P ><P -> You can view bugs marked for 2.16 release +> You can view bugs marked for 2.18 release <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Bugzilla&target_milestone=Bugzilla+2.16" +HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Bugzilla&target_milestone=Bugzilla+2.18" TARGET="_top" >here</A >. - This list includes bugs for the 2.16 release that have already + This list includes bugs for the 2.18 release that have already been fixed and checked into CVS. Please consult the <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/" @@ -14128,8 +11138,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2277"><B ->A.11.2. </B +NAME="AEN2029"><B +>A.8.2. </B > How can I change the default priority to a null value? For instance, have the default priority be "---" instead of "P2"? @@ -14148,9 +11158,7 @@ TARGET="_top" >. Ultimately, it's as easy as adding the "---" priority field to your localconfig file in the appropriate area, re-running checksetup.pl, and then changing the default priority in your browser using - "editparams.cgi". Hmm, now that I think about it, that is kind of a klunky way to handle - it, but for now it's what we have! Although the bug has been closed "resolved wontfix", - there may be a better way to handle this... + "editparams.cgi". </P ></DIV ></DIV @@ -14160,8 +11168,8 @@ CLASS="qandaentry" CLASS="question" ><P ><A -NAME="AEN2283"><B ->A.11.3. </B +NAME="AEN2035"><B +>A.8.3. </B > What's the best way to submit patches? What guidelines should I follow? </P @@ -14190,21 +11198,21 @@ TARGET="_top" ></LI ><LI ><P -> Upload your patch as a unified DIFF (having used "diff -u" against +> Upload your patch as a unified diff (having used "diff -u" against the <EM >current sources</EM > checked out of CVS), or new source file by clicking "Create a new attachment" link on the bug page you've just created, and include any descriptions of database changes you may make, into the bug - ID you submitted in step #1. Be sure and click the "Patch" radio - button to indicate the text you are sending is a patch! + ID you submitted in step #1. Be sure and click the "Patch" checkbox + to indicate the text you are sending is a patch! </P ></LI ><LI ><P > Announce your patch and the associated URL - (http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=XXXX) for discussion in + (http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=XXXXXX) for discussion in the newsgroup (netscape.public.mozilla.webtools). You'll get a really good, fairly immediate reaction to the implications of your patch, which will also give us an idea how well-received the change would @@ -14235,116 +11243,7 @@ TARGET="_top" CLASS="appendix" ><HR><H1 ><A -NAME="downloadlinks">Appendix B. Software Download Links</H1 -><P -> All of these sites are current as of April, 2001. Hopefully - they'll stay current for a while. - </P -><P -> Apache Web Server: <A -HREF="http://www.apache.org/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.apache.org</A -> - Optional web server for Bugzilla, but recommended because of broad user base and support. - </P -><P -> Bugzilla: <A -HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/</A -> - </P -><P -> MySQL: <A -HREF="http://www.mysql.com/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.mysql.com/</A -> - </P -><P -> Perl: <A -HREF="http://www.perl.org" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.perl.org/</A -> - </P -><P -> CPAN: <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.cpan.org/</A -> - </P -><P -> DBI Perl module: - <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBI/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBI/</A -> - </P -><P -> Data::Dumper module: - <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Data/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Data/</A -> - </P -><P -> MySQL related Perl modules: - <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Mysql/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Mysql/</A -> - </P -><P -> TimeDate Perl module collection: - <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Date/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Date/</A -> - </P -><P -> GD Perl module: - <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/GD/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/GD/</A -> - Alternately, you should be able to find the latest version of - GD at <A -HREF="http://www.boutell.com/gd/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.boutell.com/gd/</A -> - </P -><P -> Chart::Base module: - <A -HREF="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Chart/" -TARGET="_top" -> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Chart/</A -> - </P -><P -> LinuxDoc Software: - <A -HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.linuxdoc.org/</A -> - (for documentation maintenance) - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="appendix" -><HR><H1 -><A -NAME="database">Appendix C. The Bugzilla Database</H1 +NAME="database">Appendix B. The Bugzilla Database</H1 ><DIV CLASS="note" ><P @@ -14366,8 +11265,9 @@ ALT="Note"></TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" ><P -> This document really needs to be updated with more fleshed out information about primary keys, interrelationships, and maybe some nifty tables to document dependencies. Any takers? - </P +>This document really needs to be updated with more fleshed out + information about primary keys, interrelationships, and maybe some nifty + tables to document dependencies. Any takers?</P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE @@ -14377,7 +11277,7 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="dbschema">C.1. Database Schema Chart</H1 +NAME="dbschema">B.1. Database Schema Chart</H1 ><P > <DIV CLASS="mediaobject" @@ -14398,183 +11298,171 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="dbdoc">C.2. MySQL Bugzilla Database Introduction</H1 -><P -> This information comes straight from my life. I was forced to learn how - Bugzilla organizes database because of nitpicky requests from users for tiny - changes in wording, rather than having people re-educate themselves or - figure out how to work our procedures around the tool. It sucks, but it can - and will happen to you, so learn how the schema works and deal with it when it - comes. - </P -><P -> So, here you are with your brand-new installation of Bugzilla. You've got - MySQL set up, Apache working right, Perl DBI and DBD talking to the database - flawlessly. Maybe you've even entered a few test bugs to make sure email's - working; people seem to be notified of new bugs and changes, and you can - enter and edit bugs to your heart's content. Perhaps you've gone through the - trouble of setting up a gateway for people to submit bugs to your database via - email, have had a few people test it, and received rave reviews from your beta - testers. - </P -><P -> What's the next thing you do? Outline a training strategy for your - development team, of course, and bring them up to speed on the new tool you've - labored over for hours. - </P -><P -> Your first training session starts off very well! You have a captive - audience which seems enraptured by the efficiency embodied in this thing called - "Bugzilla". You are caught up describing the nifty features, how people can - save favorite queries in the database, set them up as headers and footers on - their pages, customize their layouts, generate reports, track status with - greater efficiency than ever before, leap tall buildings with a single bound - and rescue Jane from the clutches of Certain Death! - </P -><P -> But Certain Death speaks up -- a tiny voice, from the dark corners of the - conference room. "I have a concern," the voice hisses from the darkness, - "about the use of the word 'verified'. - </P -><P -> The room, previously filled with happy chatter, lapses into reverential - silence as Certain Death (better known as the Vice President of Software - Engineering) continues. "You see, for two years we've used the word 'verified' - to indicate that a developer or quality assurance engineer has confirmed that, - in fact, a bug is valid. I don't want to lose two years of training to a - new software product. You need to change the bug status of 'verified' to - 'approved' as soon as possible. To avoid confusion, of course." - </P -><P -> Oh no! Terror strikes your heart, as you find yourself mumbling "yes, yes, I - don't think that would be a problem," You review the changes with Certain - Death, and continue to jabber on, "no, it's not too big a change. I mean, we - have the source code, right? You know, 'Use the Source, Luke' and all that... - no problem," All the while you quiver inside like a beached jellyfish bubbling, - burbling, and boiling on a hot Jamaican sand dune... - </P -><P -> Thus begins your adventure into the heart of Bugzilla. You've been forced - to learn about non-portable enum() fields, varchar columns, and tinyint - definitions. The Adventure Awaits You! - </P +NAME="dbdoc">B.2. MySQL Bugzilla Database Introduction</H1 +><P +>This information comes straight from my life. I was forced to learn + how Bugzilla organizes database because of nitpicky requests from users + for tiny changes in wording, rather than having people re-educate + themselves or figure out how to work our procedures around the tool. It + sucks, but it can and will happen to you, so learn how the schema works + and deal with it when it comes.</P +><P +>So, here you are with your brand-new installation of Bugzilla. + You've got MySQL set up, Apache working right, Perl DBI and DBD talking + to the database flawlessly. Maybe you've even entered a few test bugs to + make sure email's working; people seem to be notified of new bugs and + changes, and you can enter and edit bugs to your heart's content. Perhaps + you've gone through the trouble of setting up a gateway for people to + submit bugs to your database via email, have had a few people test it, + and received rave reviews from your beta testers.</P +><P +>What's the next thing you do? Outline a training strategy for your + development team, of course, and bring them up to speed on the new tool + you've labored over for hours.</P +><P +>Your first training session starts off very well! You have a + captive audience which seems enraptured by the efficiency embodied in + this thing called "Bugzilla". You are caught up describing the nifty + features, how people can save favorite queries in the database, set them + up as headers and footers on their pages, customize their layouts, + generate reports, track status with greater efficiency than ever before, + leap tall buildings with a single bound and rescue Jane from the clutches + of Certain Death!</P +><P +>But Certain Death speaks up -- a tiny voice, from the dark corners + of the conference room. "I have a concern," the voice hisses from the + darkness, "about the use of the word 'verified'.</P +><P +>The room, previously filled with happy chatter, lapses into + reverential silence as Certain Death (better known as the Vice President + of Software Engineering) continues. "You see, for two years we've used + the word 'verified' to indicate that a developer or quality assurance + engineer has confirmed that, in fact, a bug is valid. I don't want to + lose two years of training to a new software product. You need to change + the bug status of 'verified' to 'approved' as soon as possible. To avoid + confusion, of course."</P +><P +>Oh no! Terror strikes your heart, as you find yourself mumbling + "yes, yes, I don't think that would be a problem," You review the changes + with Certain Death, and continue to jabber on, "no, it's not too big a + change. I mean, we have the source code, right? You know, 'Use the + Source, Luke' and all that... no problem," All the while you quiver + inside like a beached jellyfish bubbling, burbling, and boiling on a hot + Jamaican sand dune...</P +><P +>Thus begins your adventure into the heart of Bugzilla. You've been + forced to learn about non-portable enum() fields, varchar columns, and + tinyint definitions. The Adventure Awaits You!</P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H2 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN2353">C.2.1. Bugzilla Database Basics</H2 +NAME="AEN2077">B.2.1. Bugzilla Database Basics</H2 ><P -> If you were like me, at this point you're totally clueless - about the internals of MySQL, and if it weren't for this - executive order from the Vice President you couldn't care less - about the difference between a <SPAN +>If you were like me, at this point you're totally clueless about + the internals of MySQL, and if it weren't for this executive order from + the Vice President you couldn't care less about the difference between + a + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bigint"</SPAN -> and a - <SPAN +> + + and a + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"tinyint"</SPAN -> entry in MySQL. I recommend you refer - to the MySQL documentation, available at <A +> + + entry in MySQL. I recommend you refer to the MySQL documentation, + available at + <A HREF="http://www.mysql.com/doc.html" TARGET="_top" >MySQL.com</A ->. Below are the basics you need to know about the Bugzilla database. Check the chart above for more details. - </P -><P +> + + . Below are the basics you need to know about the Bugzilla database. + Check the chart above for more details.</P ><P +> <P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> To connect to your database: - </P +>To connect to your database:</P ><P -> <TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >bash#</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" >mysql</B -><TT +> + + <TT CLASS="parameter" ><I >-u root</I ></TT > - </P + </P ><P -> If this works without asking you for a password, - <EM +>If this works without asking you for a password, + <EM >shame on you</EM ->! You should have - locked your security down like the installation - instructions told you to. You can find details on - locking down your database in the Bugzilla FAQ in this - directory (under "Security"), or more robust security - generalities in the MySQL searchable documentation at - http://www.mysql.com/php/manual.php3?section=Privilege_system . - </P +> + + ! You should have locked your security down like the installation + instructions told you to. You can find details on locking down + your database in the Bugzilla FAQ in this directory (under + "Security"), or more robust security generalities in the + <A +HREF="http://www.mysql.com/php/manual.php3?section=Privilege_system" +TARGET="_top" +>MySQL + searchable documentation</A +>. + </P ></LI ><LI ><P ->You should now be at a prompt that looks like - this:</P +>You should now be at a prompt that looks like this:</P ><P -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT -></P +> + </P ><P ->At the prompt, if <SPAN +>At the prompt, if + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"bugs"</SPAN -> is the name - you chose in the<TT +> + + is the name you chose in the + <TT CLASS="filename" >localconfig</TT -> file - for your Bugzilla database, type:</P +> + + file for your Bugzilla database, type:</P ><P -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql</TT -><B +> + + <B CLASS="command" >use bugs;</B -></P -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->Don't forget the <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->";"</SPAN -> at the end of - each line, or you'll be kicking yourself later.</P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV +> + </P ></LI ></OL > @@ -14584,31 +11472,31 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H3 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN2382">C.2.1.1. Bugzilla Database Tables</H3 +NAME="AEN2104">B.2.1.1. Bugzilla Database Tables</H3 ><P -> Imagine your MySQL database as a series of - spreadsheets, and you won't be too far off. If you use this - command:</P +>Imagine your MySQL database as a series of spreadsheets, and + you won't be too far off. If you use this command:</P ><P -><TT +> <TT CLASS="prompt" >mysql></TT -><B +> + <B CLASS="command" >show tables from bugs;</B -></P +> + </P ><P ->you'll be able to see all the - <SPAN +>you'll be able to see the names of all the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"spreadsheets"</SPAN -> (tables) in your database. It - is similar to a file system, only faster and more robust for - certain types of operations.</P +> + (tables) in your database.</P ><P >From the command issued above, ou should have some output that looks like this: - <TABLE +<TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" @@ -14644,16 +11532,16 @@ CLASS="programlisting" | votes | | watch | +-------------------+ - </PRE +</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE -></P +> +</P ><P CLASS="literallayout" ><br> -<br> Here's an overview of what each table does. Most columns in each table have<br> descriptive names that make it fairly trivial to figure out their jobs.<br> <br> @@ -14815,278 +11703,55 @@ Although you can query by the enum field,&nbs of "APPROVED" until you make the perl changes. Note that this change I<br> mentioned can also be done by editing checksetup.pl, which automates a lot of<br> this. But you need to know this stuff anyway, right?<br> -<br> - I hope this database tutorial has been useful for you. If you have comments<br> -to add, questions, concerns, etc. please direct them to<br> -mbarnson@excitehome.net. Please direct flames to /dev/null :) Have a nice<br> -day!<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -===<br> -LINKS<br> -===<br> -<br> -Great MySQL tutorial site:<br> -http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/MySQL/<br> -<br> </P ></DIV ></DIV ></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><HR><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="granttables">C.3. MySQL Permissions & Grant Tables</H1 -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->The following portion of documentation comes from my - answer to an old discussion of Keystone, a cool product that - does trouble-ticket tracking for IT departments. I wrote this - post to the Keystone support group regarding MySQL grant - table permissions, and how to use them effectively. It is - badly in need of updating, as I believe MySQL has added a - field or two to the grant tables since this time, but it - serves as a decent introduction and troubleshooting document - for grant table issues. I used Keynote to track my troubles - until I discovered Bugzilla, which gave me a whole new set of - troubles to work on : ) Although it is of limited use, it - still has SOME use, thus it's still included.</P -><P -> Please note, however, that I was a relatively new user to - MySQL at the time. Some of my suggestions, particularly in - how to set up security, showed a terrible lack of - security-related database experience. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -><P -CLASS="literallayout" -><br> -From matt_barnson@singletrac.com Wed Jul 7 09:00:07 1999<br> -Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 21:37:04 -0700 <br> -From: Matthew Barnson matt_barnson@singletrac.com<br> -To: keystone-users@homeport.org<br> -Subject: [keystone-users] Grant Tables FAQ<br> -<br> - [The following text is in the "iso-8859-1" character set]<br> - [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set]<br> - [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly]<br> -<br> -Maybe we can include this rambling message in the Keystone FAQ? It gets<br> -asked a lot, and the only option current listed in the FAQ is<br> -"--skip-grant-tables".<br> -<br> -Really, you can't go wrong by reading section 6 of the MySQL manual, at<br> -http://www.mysql.com/Manual/manual.html. I am sure their description is<br> -better than mine.<br> -<br> -MySQL runs fine without permissions set up correctly if you run the mysql<br> -daemon with the "--skip-grant-tables" option. Running this way denies<br> -access to nobody. Unfortunately, unless you've got yourself firewalled it<br> -also opens the potential for abuse if someone knows you're running it.<br> -<br> -Additionally, the default permissions for MySQL allow anyone at localhost<br> -access to the database if the database name begins with "test_" or is named<br> -"test" (i.e. "test_keystone"). You can change the name of your database in<br> -the keystone.conf file ($sys_dbname). This is the way I am doing it for<br> -some of my databases, and it works fine.<br> -<br> -The methods described below assume you're running MySQL on the same box as<br> -your webserver, and that you don't mind if your $sys_dbuser for Keystone has<br> -superuser access. See near the bottom of this message for a description of<br> -what each field does.<br> -<br> -Method #1:<br> -<br> -1. cd /var/lib<br> - #location where you'll want to run /usr/bin/mysql_install_db shell<br> -script from to get it to work.<br> -<br> -2. ln -s mysql data <br> - # soft links the "mysql" directory to "data", which is what<br> -mysql_install_db expects. Alternately, you can edit mysql_install_db and<br> -change all the "./data" references to "./mysql".<br> -<br> -3. Edit /usr/bin/mysql_install_db with your favorite text editor (vi,<br> -emacs, jot, pico, etc.)<br> -A) Copy the "INSERT INTO db VALUES<br> -('%','test\_%','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');" and paste it immediately after<br> -itself. Chage the 'test\_%' value to 'keystone', or the value of<br> -$sys_dbname in keystone.conf.<br> -B) If you are running your keystone database with any user, you'll need to<br> -copy the "INSERT INTO user VALUES<br> -('localhost','root','','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');" line after<br> -itself and change 'root' to the name of the keystone database user<br> -($sys_dbuser) in keystone.conf.<br> -<br> - # adds entries to the script to create grant tables for specific<br> -hosts and users. The user you set up has super-user access ($sys_dbuser) --<br> -you may or may not want this. The layout of mysql_install_db is really very<br> -uncomplicated.<br> -<br> -4. /usr/bin/mysqladmin shutdown<br> - # ya gotta shut it down before you can reinstall the grant tables!<br> -<br> -5. rm -i /var/lib/mysql/mysql/*.IS?' and answer 'Y' to the deletion<br> -questions.<br> - # nuke your current grant tables. This WILL NOT delete any other<br> -databases than your grant tables.<br> -<br> -6. /usr/bin/mysql_install_db<br> - # run the script you just edited to install your new grant tables.<br> -<br> -7. mysqladmin -u root password (new_password) <br> - # change the root MySQL password, or else anyone on localhost can<br> -login to MySQL as root and make changes. You can skip this step if you want<br> -keystone to connect as root with no password.<br> -<br> -8. mysqladmin -u (webserver_user_name) password (new_password) <br> - # change the password of the $sys_dbuser. Note that you will need<br> -to change the password in the keystone.conf file as well in $sys_dbpasswd,<br> -and if your permissions are set up incorrectly anybody can type the URL to<br> -your keystone.conf file and get the password. Not that this will help them<br> -much if your permissions are set to @localhost.<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -Method #2: easier, but a pain reproducing if you have to delete your grant<br> -tables. This is the "recommended" method for altering grant tables in<br> -MySQL. I don't use it because I like the other way :)<br> -<br> -shell> mysql --user=root keystone<br> -<br> -mysql> GRANT<br> -SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,INDEX,ALTER,CREATE,DROP,RELOAD,SHUTDOWN,PROCESS,<br> -FILE,<br> - ON keystone.*<br> - TO <$sys_dbuser name>@localhost<br> - IDENTIFIED BY '(password)'<br> - WITH GRANT OPTION;<br> -<br> -OR<br> -<br> -mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES <br> - ON keystone.*<br> - TO <$sys_dbuser name>@localhost<br> - IDENTIFIED BY '(password)'<br> - WITH GRANT OPTION;<br> -<br> - # this grants the required permissions to the keystone ($sys_dbuser)<br> -account defined in keystone.conf. However, if you are runnning many<br> -different MySQL-based apps, as we are, it's generally better to edit the<br> -mysql_install_db script to be able to quickly reproduce your permissions<br> -structure again. Note that the FILE privelege and WITH GRANT OPTION may not<br> -be in your best interest to include.<br> -<br> -<br> -GRANT TABLE FIELDS EXPLANATION:<br> -Quick syntax summary: "%" in MySQL is a wildcard. I.E., if you are<br> -defining your DB table and in the 'host' field and enter '%', that means<br> -that any host can access that database. Of course, that host must also have<br> -a valid db user in order to do anything useful. 'db'=name of database. In<br> -our case, it should be "keystone". "user" should be your "$sys_dbuser"<br> -defined in keystone.conf. Note that you CANNOT add or change a password by<br> -using the "INSERT INTO db (X)" command -- you must change it with the mysql<br> --u command as defined above. Passwords are stored encrypted in the MySQL<br> -database, and if you try to enter it directly into the table they will not<br> -match.<br> -<br> -TABLE: USER. Everything after "password" is a privelege granted (Y/N).<br> -This table controls individual user global access rights.<br> -<br> -'host','user','password','select','insert','update','delete','index','alter'<br> -,'create','drop','grant','reload','shutdown','process','file'<br> -<br> -TABLE: DB. This controls access of USERS to databases.<br> -<br> -'host','db','user','select','insert','update','delete','index','alter','crea<br> -te','drop','grant'<br> -<br> -TABLE: HOST. This controls which HOSTS are allowed what global access<br> -rights. Note that the HOST table, USER table, and DB table are very closely<br> -connected -- if an authorized USER attempts an SQL request from an<br> -unauthorized HOST, she's denied. If a request from an authorized HOST is<br> -not an authorized USER, it is denied. If a globally authorized USER does<br> -not have rights to a certain DB, she's denied. Get the picture?<br> -<br> -'host','db','select','insert','update','delete','index','alter','create','dr<br> -op','grant'<br> -<br> -<br> -You should now have a working knowledge of MySQL grant tables. If there is<br> -anything I've left out of this answer that you feel is pertinent, or if my<br> -instructions don't work for you, please let me know and I'll re-post this<br> -letter again, corrected. I threw it together one night out of exasperation<br> -for all the newbies who don't know squat about MySQL yet, so it is almost<br> -guaranteed to have errors.<br> -<br> -Once again, you can't go wrong by reading section 6 of the MySQL manual. It<br> -is more detailed than I!<br> -http://www.mysql.com/Manual/manual.html.<br> -<br> - </P -></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="appendix" ><HR><H1 ><A -NAME="patches">Appendix D. Useful Patches and Utilities for Bugzilla</H1 +NAME="patches">Appendix C. Useful Patches and Utilities for Bugzilla</H1 ><P ->Are you looking for a way to put your Bugzilla into overdrive? Catch some of the niftiest tricks here in this section.</P +>Are you looking for a way to put your Bugzilla into overdrive? Catch + some of the niftiest tricks here in this section.</P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="rewrite">D.1. Apache <TT +NAME="rewrite">C.1. Apache + <TT CLASS="filename" >mod_rewrite</TT -> magic</H1 +> + + magic</H1 ><P ->Apache's <TT +>Apache's + <TT CLASS="filename" >mod_rewrite</TT -> module lets you do some truly amazing things with URL rewriting. Here are a couple of examples of what you can do.</P +> + + module lets you do some truly amazing things with URL rewriting. Here are + a couple of examples of what you can do.</P ><P ></P ><OL TYPE="1" ><LI ><P -> Make it so if someone types - <TT +>Make it so if someone types + <TT CLASS="computeroutput" >http://www.foo.com/12345</TT ->, - Bugzilla spits back - http://www.foo.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12345. Try setting up - your VirtualHost section for Bugzilla with a rule like - this:</P +> + + , Bugzilla spits back http://www.foo.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12345. Try + setting up your VirtualHost section for Bugzilla with a rule like + this:</P ><TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" @@ -15097,13 +11762,11 @@ WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="programlisting" -> -<VirtualHost 12.34.56.78> +> <VirtualHost 12.34.56.78> RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^/([0-9]+)$ http://foo.bar.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$1 [L,R] </VirtualHost> - - </PRE +</PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR @@ -15111,14 +11774,14 @@ RewriteRule ^/([0-9]+)$ http://foo.bar.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$1 [L,R] ></LI ><LI ><P ->There are many, many more things you can do with - mod_rewrite. As time goes on, I will include many more in - the Guide. For now, though, please refer to the mod_rewrite - documentation at <A +>There are many, many more things you can do with mod_rewrite. + Please refer to the mod_rewrite documentation at + <A HREF="http://www.apache.org" TARGET="_top" >http://www.apache.org</A -></P +>. + </P ></LI ></OL ></DIV @@ -15127,369 +11790,130 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="setperl">D.2. The setperl.csh Utility</H1 -><P -> You can use the "setperl.csh" utility to quickly and - easily change the path to perl on all your Bugzilla files. This - is a C-shell script; if you do not have "csh" or "tcsh" in the - search path on your system, it will not work! - </P -><DIV -CLASS="procedure" -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI +NAME="cmdline">C.2. Command-line Bugzilla Queries</H1 ><P -> Download the "setperl.csh" utility to your Bugzilla - directory and make it executable. - </P -><OL -CLASS="SUBSTEPS" -TYPE="a" -><LI -><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> - <B -CLASS="command" ->cd /your/path/to/bugzilla</B -> - </TT -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->wget -O - setperl.csh - 'http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=10795'</B -> </TT -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->chmod - u+x setperl.csh</B -> </TT -> - </P -></LI -></OL -></LI -><LI +>There are a suite of Unix utilities for querying Bugzilla from the + command line. They live in the + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>contrib/cmdline</TT +> + directory. However, they + have not yet been updated to work with 2.16 (post-templatisation.). + There are three files - <TT +CLASS="filename" +>query.conf</TT +>, + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>buglist</TT +> and <TT +CLASS="filename" +>bugs</TT +>.</P ><P -> Prepare (and fix) Bugzilla file permissions. - </P -><OL -CLASS="SUBSTEPS" -TYPE="a" -><LI +><TT +CLASS="filename" +>query.conf</TT +> + contains the mapping from options to field + names and comparison types. Quoted option names are "grepped" for, so it + should be easy to edit this file. Comments (#) have no effect; you must + make sure these lines do not contain any quoted "option".</P ><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> - <B -CLASS="command" ->chmod u+w *</B -> - </TT +><TT +CLASS="filename" +>buglist</TT > - </P -></LI -><LI + is a shell script which submits a Bugzilla query and writes + the resulting HTML page to stdout. It supports both short options, (such + as "-Afoo" or "-Rbar") and long options (such as "--assignedto=foo" or + "--reporter=bar"). If the first character of an option is not "-", it is + treated as if it were prefixed with "--default=".</P ><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->chmod - u+x duplicates.cgi</B -> </TT -> - </P -></LI -><LI +>The column list is taken from the COLUMNLIST environment variable. + This is equivalent to the "Change Columns" option when you list bugs in + buglist.cgi. If you have already used Bugzilla, grep for COLUMNLIST + in your cookies file to see your current COLUMNLIST setting.</P ><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> - <B +><TT +CLASS="filename" +>bugs</TT +> is a simple shell script which calls + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>buglist</TT +> and extracts the + bug numbers from the output. Adding the prefix + "http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=" turns the bug list into + a working link if any bugs are found. Counting bugs is easy. Pipe the + results through + <B CLASS="command" ->chmod a-x bug_status.html</B +>sed -e 's/,/ /g' | wc | awk '{printf $2 "\n"}'</B > - </TT -> - </P -></LI -></OL -></LI -><LI -><P -> Run the script: - </P + </P ><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> - <B +>Akkana Peck says she has good results piping + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>buglist</TT +> output through + <B CLASS="command" ->./setperl.csh /your/path/to/perl</B -> - </TT +>w3m -T text/html -dump</B > -<DIV -CLASS="example" + </P +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="appendix" +><HR><H1 ><A -NAME="AEN2461"><P -><B ->Example D-1. Using Setperl to set your perl path</B -></P +NAME="variants">Appendix D. Bugzilla Variants and Competitors</H1 ><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> - <B -CLASS="command" ->./setperl.csh /usr/bin/perl</B -> - </TT -> - </P -></DIV +>I created this section to answer questions about Bugzilla competitors + and variants, then found a wonderful site which covers an awful lot of what + I wanted to discuss. Rather than quote it in its entirety, I'll simply + refer you here: + <A +HREF="http://linas.org/linux/pm.html" +TARGET="_top" +> http://linas.org/linux/pm.html</A > - </P -></LI -></OL -></DIV -></DIV + </P ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="cmdline">D.3. Command-line Bugzilla Queries</H1 -><P -> Users can query Bugzilla from the command line using this suite - of utilities. - </P -><P -> The query.conf file contains the mapping from options to field - names and comparison types. Quoted option names are "grepped" - for, so it should be easy to edit this file. Comments (#) have - no effect; you must make sure these lines do not contain any - quoted "option" - </P -><P -> buglist is a shell script which submits a Bugzilla query and - writes the resulting HTML page to stdout. It supports both - short options, (such as "-Afoo" or "-Rbar") and long options - (such as "--assignedto=foo" or "--reporter=bar"). If the first - character of an option is not "-", it is treated as if it were - prefixed with "--default=". - </P +NAME="rhbugzilla">D.1. Red Hat Bugzilla</H1 ><P -> The columlist is taken from the COLUMNLIST environment variable. - This is equivalent to the "Change Columns" option when you list - bugs in buglist.cgi. If you have already used Bugzilla, use - <B -CLASS="command" ->grep COLUMLIST ~/.netscape/cookies</B -> to see - your current COLUMNLIST setting. - </P +>Red Hat Bugzilla is a fork of Bugzilla 2.8. + One of its major benefits is the ability + to work with Oracle, MySQL, and PostGreSQL databases serving as the + back-end, instead of just MySQL. Dave Lawrence of Red Hat is + active in the Bugzilla community, and we hope to see a reunification + of the fork before too long.</P ><P -> bugs is a simple shell script which calls buglist and extracts - the bug numbers from the output. Adding the prefix - "http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=" turns the bug - list into a working link if any bugs are found. Counting bugs is - easy. Pipe the results through <B -CLASS="command" ->sed -e 's/,/ /g' | wc | - awk '{printf $2 "\n"}'</B -> - </P -><P -> Akkana says she has good results piping buglist output through - <B -CLASS="command" ->w3m -T text/html -dump</B +>URL: + <A +HREF="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/" +TARGET="_top" +> http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/</A > </P -><DIV -CLASS="procedure" -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P -> Download three files: - </P -><OL -CLASS="SUBSTEPS" -TYPE="a" -><LI -><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash$</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->wget -O - query.conf - 'http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=26157'</B -> </TT -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash$</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->wget -O - buglist - 'http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=26944'</B -> </TT -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash#</TT -> <B -CLASS="command" ->wget -O - bugs - 'http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=26215'</B -> </TT -> - </P -></LI -></OL -></LI -><LI -><P -> Make your utilities executable: - <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -> <TT -CLASS="prompt" ->bash$</TT -> - <B -CLASS="command" ->chmod u+x buglist bugs</B -> - </TT -> - </P -></LI -></OL -></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="quicksearch">D.4. The Quicksearch Utility</H1 -><P -> Quicksearch is a new, experimental feature of the 2.12 release. - It consist of two Javascript files, "quicksearch.js" and - "localconfig.js", and two documentation files, - "quicksearch.html" and "quicksearchhack.html" - </P -><P -> The index.html page has been updated to include the QuickSearch - text box. - </P -><P -> To take full advantage of the query power, the Bugzilla - maintainer must edit "localconfig.js" according to the value - sets used in the local installation. - </P -><P -> Currently, keywords must be hard-coded in localconfig.js. If - they are not, keywords are not automatically recognized. This - means, if localconfig.js is left unconfigured, that searching - for a bug with the "foo" keyword will only find bugs with "foo" - in the summary, status whiteboard, product or component name, - but not those with the keyword "foo". - </P -><P -> Workarounds for Bugzilla users: - <P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD ->search for '!foo' (this will find only bugs with the - keyword "foo"</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->search 'foo,!foo' (equivalent to 'foo OR - keyword:foo')</TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE +NAME="variant-fenris">D.2. Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)</H1 ><P -></P -> - </P -><P -> When this tool is ported from client-side JavaScript to - server-side Perl, the requirement for hard-coding keywords can - be fixed. <A -HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70907" -TARGET="_top" ->This bug</A -> has details. +>Fenris was a fork from Bugzilla made by Loki Games; when + Loki went into receivership, it died. While Loki's other code lives on, + its custodians recommend Bugzilla for future bug-tracker deployments. </P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -15497,864 +11921,75 @@ CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="bzhacking">D.5. Hacking Bugzilla</H1 +NAME="variant-issuezilla">D.3. Issuezilla</H1 ><P -> The following is a guide for reviewers when checking code into Bugzilla's - CVS repostory at mozilla.org. If you wish to submit patches to Bugzilla, - you should follow the rules and style conventions below. Any code that - does not adhere to these basic rules will not be added to Bugzilla's - codebase. - </P +>Issuezilla was another fork from Bugzilla, made by collab.net and + hosted at tigris.org. It is also dead; the primary focus of bug-tracking + at tigris.org is their Java-based bug-tracker, + <A +HREF="#variant-scarab" +>Scarab</A +>.</P +></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN2517">D.5.1. Things that have caused problems and should be avoided</H2 +NAME="variant-scarab">D.4. Scarab</H1 ><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P -> Usage of variables in Regular Expressions - </P +>Scarab is a new open source bug-tracking system built using Java + Serlet technology. It is currently at version 1.0 beta 8.</P ><P -> It is very important that you don't use a variable in a regular - expression unless that variable is supposed to contain an expression. - This especially applies when using grep. You should use: - </P -><P -> <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> grep ($_ eq $value, @array); - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -><P -> -- NOT THIS -- - </P -><P -> <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> grep (/$value/, @array); - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE +>URL: + <A +HREF="http://scarab.tigris.org/" +TARGET="_top" +>http://scarab.tigris.org</A > - </P -><DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P -> If you need to use a non-expression variable inside of an expression, be - sure to quote it properly (using <TT -CLASS="function" ->\Q..\E</TT ->). - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -></LI -></OL + </P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="section" -><HR><H2 +><HR><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="AEN2531">D.5.2. Coding Style for Bugzilla</H2 -><P -> While it's true that not all of the code currently in Bugzilla adheres to - this (or any) styleguide, it is something that is being worked toward. Therefore, - we ask that all new code (submitted patches and new files) follow this guide - as closely as possible (if you're only changing 1 or 2 lines, you don't have - to reformat the entire file :). - </P +NAME="variant-perforce">D.5. Perforce SCM</H1 ><P -> The Bugzilla development team has decided to adopt the perl style guide as - published by Larry Wall. This giude can be found in <SPAN +>Although Perforce isn't really a bug tracker, it can be used as + such through the <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Programming - Perl"</SPAN -> (the camel book) or by typing <B -CLASS="command" ->man perlstyle</B -> at - your favorite shell prompt. - </P -><P -> What appears below if a brief summary, please refer to the perl style - guide if you don't see your question covered here. It is much better to submit - a patch which fails these criteria than no patch at all, but please try to meet - these minimum standards when submitting code to Bugzilla. - </P -><P -></P -><UL -><LI -><P -> Whitespace - </P -><P -> Bugzilla's preferred indentation is 4 spaces (no tabs, please). - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Curly braces. - </P -><P -> The opening brace of a block should be on the same line as the statement - that is causing the block and the closing brace should be at the same - indentation level as that statement, for example: - </P -><P -> <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> if ($var) { - print "The variable is true"; -} -else { - print "Try again"; -} - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -><P -> -- NOT THIS -- - </P -><P -> <TABLE -BORDER="0" -BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" -WIDTH="100%" -><TR -><TD -><FONT -COLOR="#000000" -><PRE -CLASS="programlisting" -> if ($var) -{ - print "The variable is true"; -} -else -{ - print "Try again"; -} - </PRE -></FONT -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Cookies - </P -><P -> Bugzilla uses cookies to ease the user experience, but no new patches - should <EM ->require</EM -> user-side cookies. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> File Names - </P -><P -> File names for bugzilla code and support documention should be legal across - multiple platforms. <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->\ / : * ? " < ></TT -> - and <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->|</TT -> are all illegal characters for filenames - on various platforms. Also, file names should not have spaces in them as they - can cause confusion in CVS and other mozilla.org utilities. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Javascript dependencies - </P -><P -> While Bugzilla uses Javascript to make the user experience easier, no patch - to Bugzilla should <EM ->require</EM -> Javascript. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Patch Format - </P -><P -> All patches submitted for inclusion into Bugzilla should be in the form of a - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"unified diff"</SPAN ->. This comes from using <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"diff -u"</SPAN -> - instead of simply <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"diff"</SPAN -> when creating your patch. This will - result in quicker acceptance of the patch. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Schema Changes - </P -><P -> If you make schema changes, you should modify <TT -CLASS="filename" ->sanitycheck.cgi</TT +>"jobs"</SPAN > - to support the new schema. All referential columns should be checked. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Taint Mode - </P -><P -> All new cgis must run in Taint mode (Perl taint and DBI taint), and existing cgi's - which run in taint mode must not have taint mode turned off. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Templatization - </P + functionality.</P ><P -> Patches to Bugzilla need to support templates so they do not force user interface choices - on Bugzilla administrators. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Variable Names - </P -><P -> If a variable is scoped globally (<TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->$::variable</TT ->) - its name should be descriptive of what it contains. Local variables can be named - a bit looser, provided the context makes their content obvious. For example, - <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->$ret</TT -> could be used as a staging variable for a - routine's return value as the line <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->return $ret;</TT +>URL: + <A +HREF="http://www.perforce.com/perforce/technotes/note052.html" +TARGET="_top" +> http://www.perforce.com/perforce/technotes/note052.html + </A > - will make it blatantly obvious what the variable holds and most likely be shown - on the same screen as <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->my $ret = "";</TT ->. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Cross Database Compatability - </P -><P -> Bugzilla was originally written to work with MySQL and therefore took advantage - of some of its features that aren't contained in other RDBMS software. These - should be avoided in all new code. Examples of these features are enums and - <TT -CLASS="function" ->encrypt()</TT ->. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> Cross Platform Compatability - </P -><P -> While Bugzilla was written to be used on Unix based systems (and Unix/Linux is - still the only officially supported platform) there are many who desire/need to - run Bugzilla on Microsoft Windows boxes. Whenever possible, we should strive - not to make the lives of these people any more complicated and avoid doing things - that break Bugzilla's ability to run on multiple operating systems. - </P -></LI -></UL -></DIV -></DIV + </P ></DIV ><DIV -CLASS="appendix" +CLASS="section" ><HR><H1 +CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="gfdl">Appendix E. GNU Free Documentation License</H1 -><P ->Version 1.1, March 2000</P -><A -NAME="AEN2596"><BLOCKQUOTE -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><P ->Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA -Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies -of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.</P -></BLOCKQUOTE -><DIV -CLASS="sect1" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="sect1" -><A -NAME="gfdl-0">0. PREAMBLE</H2 -><P ->The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, - or other written document "free" in the sense of freedom: to - assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, - with or without modifying it, either commercially or - noncommercially. Secondarily, this License preserves for the - author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not - being considered responsible for modifications made by - others.</P -><P ->This License is a kind of "copyleft", which means that - derivative works of the document must themselves be free in the - same sense. It complements the GNU General Public License, which - is a copyleft license designed for free software.</P -><P ->We have designed this License in order to use it for manuals - for free software, because free software needs free documentation: - a free program should come with manuals providing the same - freedoms that the software does. But this License is not limited - to software manuals; it can be used for any textual work, - regardless of subject matter or whether it is published as a - printed book. We recommend this License principally for works - whose purpose is instruction or reference.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="sect1" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="sect1" -><A -NAME="gfdl-1">1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS</H2 -><P ->This License applies to any manual or other work that - contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be - distributed under the terms of this License. The "Document", - below, refers to any such manual or work. 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These - restrict parameters of the web server. In Bugzilla, they - are used to restrict access to certain files which would - otherwise compromise your installation. For instance, the - <TT +> + + to restrict access to certain files. In Bugzilla, they are used + to keep secret files which would otherwise + compromise your installation - e.g. the + <TT CLASS="filename" >localconfig</TT -> file contains the - password to your database. If this information were - generally available, and remote access to your database - turned on, you risk corruption of your database by - computer criminals or the curious. - </P +> + file contains the password to your database. + curious.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16409,23 +12042,28 @@ NAME="gloss-a">A</H1 ></DT ><DD ><P ->In this context, Apache is the web server most - commonly used for serving up - <I +>In this context, Apache is the web server most commonly used + for serving up + <I CLASS="glossterm" >Bugzilla</I -> pages. Contrary to - popular belief, the apache web server has nothing to do - with the ancient and noble Native American tribe, but - instead derived its name from the fact that it was - <SPAN +> + + pages. Contrary to popular belief, the apache web server has nothing + to do with the ancient and noble Native American tribe, but instead + derived its name from the fact that it was + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"a patchy"</SPAN -> version of the original - <SPAN +> + + version of the original + <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >NCSA</SPAN -> world-wide-web server.</P +> + + world-wide-web server.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16442,21 +12080,24 @@ NAME="gloss-b">B</H1 ></DT ><DD ><P -> A <SPAN +>A + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Bug"</SPAN -> in Bugzilla refers to an issue - entered into the database which has an associated number, - assignments, comments, etc. Some also refer to a - <SPAN +>"bug"</SPAN +> + + in Bugzilla refers to an issue entered into the database which has an + associated number, assignments, comments, etc. Some also refer to a + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"tickets"</SPAN -> or <SPAN +> + or + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"issues"</SPAN ->; in the - context of Bugzilla, they are synonymous. - </P +>; + in the context of Bugzilla, they are synonymous.</P ></DD ><DT ><B @@ -16464,29 +12105,10 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" ></DT ><DD ><P -> Each Bugzilla Bug is assigned a number that uniquely - identifies that Bug. The Bug associated with a Bug Number - can be pulled up via a query, or easily from the very - front page by typing the number in the "Find" box. - </P -></DD -><DT -><B ->Bug Life Cycle</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->A Bug has stages through which it must pass before - becoming a <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"closed bug"</SPAN ->, including - acceptance, resolution, and verification. The <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Bug - Life Cycle"</SPAN -> is moderately flexible according to - the needs of the organization using it, though.</P +>Each Bugzilla bug is assigned a number that uniquely identifies + that bug. The bug associated with a bug number can be pulled up via a + query, or easily from the very front page by typing the number in the + "Find" box.</P ></DD ><DT ><B @@ -16494,9 +12116,8 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" ></DT ><DD ><P -> Bugzilla is the industry-standard bug tracking system. It - is quite popular among Open Source enthusiasts. - </P +>Bugzilla is the world-leading free software bug tracking system. + </P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16514,39 +12135,39 @@ NAME="gloss-component"><B ></DT ><DD ><P -> A Component is a subsection of a Product. It should be a - narrow category, tailored to your organization. All - Products must contain at least one Component (and, as a - matter of fact, creating a Product with no Components will - create an error in Bugzilla). - </P +>A Component is a subsection of a Product. It should be a narrow + category, tailored to your organization. All Products must contain at + least one Component (and, as a matter of fact, creating a Product + with no Components will create an error in Bugzilla).</P ></DD ><DT ><A NAME="gloss-cpan"><B -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >CPAN</SPAN -></B +> + </B ></DT ><DD ><P -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >CPAN</SPAN -> stands for the - <SPAN +> + + stands for the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Comprehensive Perl Archive Network"</SPAN ->. CPAN - maintains a large number of extremely useful - <I +>. + CPAN maintains a large number of extremely useful + <I CLASS="glossterm" >Perl</I -> modules. By themselves, Perl - modules generally do nothing, but when used as part of a - larger program, they provide much-needed algorithms and - functionality.</P +> + modules - encapsulated chunks of code for performing a + particular task.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16563,18 +12184,19 @@ NAME="gloss-d">D</H1 ></DT ><DD ><P ->A daemon is a computer program which runs in the - background. In general, most daemons are started at boot - time via System V init scripts, or through RC scripts on - BSD-based systems. <I +>A daemon is a computer program which runs in the background. In + general, most daemons are started at boot time via System V init + scripts, or through RC scripts on BSD-based systems. + <I CLASS="glossterm" >mysqld</I ->, the - MySQL server, and <I +>, + the MySQL server, and + <I CLASS="glossterm" >apache</I ->, a web - server, are generally run as daemons.</P +>, + a web server, are generally run as daemons.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16591,43 +12213,25 @@ NAME="gloss-g"></H1 ></DT ><DD ><P ->The word <SPAN +>The word + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Groups"</SPAN -> has a very special - meaning to Bugzilla. Bugzilla's main security mechanism - comes by lumping users into groups, and assigning those - groups certain privileges to - <I +> + + has a very special meaning to Bugzilla. Bugzilla's main security + mechanism comes by placing users in groups, and assigning those + groups certain privileges to view bugs in particular + <I CLASS="glossterm" >Products</I -> and - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->Components</I -> in the - <I +> + in the + <I CLASS="glossterm" >Bugzilla</I -> database.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-i">I</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-infiniteloop"><B ->Infinite Loop</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->A loop of information that never ends; see recursion.</P +> + database.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16644,15 +12248,16 @@ NAME="gloss-m">M</H1 ></DT ><DD ><P ->mysqld is the name of the - <I +>mysqld is the name of the + <I CLASS="glossterm" >daemon</I -> for the MySQL database. In - general, it is invoked automatically through the use of - the System V init scripts on GNU/Linux and AT&T System - V-based systems, such as Solaris and HP/UX, or through the - RC scripts on BSD-based systems.</P +> + + for the MySQL database. In general, it is invoked automatically + through the use of the System V init scripts on GNU/Linux and + AT&T System V-based systems, such as Solaris and HP/UX, or + through the RC scripts on BSD-based systems.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16669,55 +12274,11 @@ NAME="gloss-p">P</H1 ></DT ><DD ><P ->A Product is a broad category of types of bugs. In - general, there are several Components to a Product. A - Product also defines a default Group (used for Bug - Security) for all bugs entered into components beneath - it.</P -><DIV -CLASS="example" -><A -NAME="AEN2782"><P -><B ->Example 1. A Sample Product</B -></P -><P ->A company sells a software product called - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"X"</SPAN ->. They also maintain some older - software called <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Y"</SPAN ->, and have a secret - project <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Z"</SPAN ->. An effective use of Products - might be to create Products <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"X"</SPAN ->, - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Y"</SPAN ->, <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Z"</SPAN ->, each with Components - of User Interface, Database, and Business Logic. They - might also change group permissions so that only those - people who are members of Group <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Z"</SPAN -> can see - components and bugs under Product - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Z"</SPAN ->.</P -></DIV +>A Product is a broad category of types of bugs, normally + representing a single piece of software or entity. In general, + there are several Components to a Product. A Product may define a + group (used for security) for all bugs entered into + its Components.</P ></DD ><DT ><B @@ -16725,15 +12286,16 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" ></DT ><DD ><P ->First written by Larry Wall, Perl is a remarkable - program language. It has the benefits of the flexibility - of an interpreted scripting language (such as shell - script), combined with the speed and power of a compiled - language, such as C. <I +>First written by Larry Wall, Perl is a remarkable program + language. It has the benefits of the flexibility of an interpreted + scripting language (such as shell script), combined with the speed + and power of a compiled language, such as C. + <I CLASS="glossterm" >Bugzilla</I -> is - maintained in Perl.</P +> + + is maintained in Perl.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16750,57 +12312,33 @@ NAME="gloss-q">Q</H1 ></DT ><DD ><P -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"QA"</SPAN ->, <SPAN +>, + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Q/A"</SPAN ->, and - <SPAN +>, and + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Q.A."</SPAN -> are short for <SPAN +> + are short for + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Quality - Assurance"</SPAN ->. In most large software development - organizations, there is a team devoted to ensuring the - product meets minimum standards before shipping. This - team will also generally want to track the progress of - bugs over their life cycle, thus the need for the - <SPAN +>"Quality Assurance"</SPAN +>. + In most large software development organizations, there is a team + devoted to ensuring the product meets minimum standards before + shipping. This team will also generally want to track the progress of + bugs over their life cycle, thus the need for the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"QA Contact"</SPAN -> field in a Bug.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-r">R</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-recursion"><B ->Recursion</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->The property of a function looking back at itself for - something. <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"GNU"</SPAN ->, for instance, stands for - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"GNU's Not UNIX"</SPAN ->, thus recursing upon itself - for definition. For further clarity, see Infinite - Loop.</P +> + + field in a bug.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16813,57 +12351,71 @@ NAME="gloss-s">S</H1 ><DL ><DT ><B -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >SGML</SPAN -></B +> + </B ></DT ><DD ><P -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >SGML</SPAN -> stands for <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Standard - Generalized Markup Language"</SPAN ->. Created in the - 1980's to provide an extensible means to maintain - documentation based upon content instead of presentation, - <SPAN +> + + stands for + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Standard Generalized Markup Language"</SPAN +>. + Created in the 1980's to provide an extensible means to maintain + documentation based upon content instead of presentation, + <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >SGML</SPAN -> has withstood the test of time as - a robust, powerful language. - <I +> + + has withstood the test of time as a robust, powerful language. + <I CLASS="glossterm" -><SPAN +> <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >XML</SPAN -></I -> is the - <SPAN +> + </I +> + + is the + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"baby brother"</SPAN -> of SGML; any valid - <SPAN +> + + of SGML; any valid + <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >XML</SPAN -> document it, by definition, a valid - <SPAN +> + + document it, by definition, a valid + <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >SGML</SPAN -> document. The document you are - reading is written and maintained in - <SPAN +> + + document. The document you are reading is written and maintained in + <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >SGML</SPAN ->, and is also valid - <SPAN +>, + and is also valid + <SPAN CLASS="acronym" >XML</SPAN -> if you modify the Document Type - Definition.</P +> + + if you modify the Document Type Definition.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16881,18 +12433,18 @@ NAME="gloss-target-milestone"><B ></DT ><DD ><P -> Target Milestones are Product goals. They are - configurable on a per-Product basis. Most software - development houses have a concept of - <SPAN +>Target Milestones are Product goals. They are configurable on a + per-Product basis. Most software development houses have a concept of + + <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"milestones"</SPAN -> where the people funding a - project expect certain functionality on certain dates. - Bugzilla facilitates meeting these milestones by giving - you the ability to declare by which milestone a bug will be - fixed, or an enhancement will be implemented. - </P +> + + where the people funding a project expect certain functionality on + certain dates. Bugzilla facilitates meeting these milestones by + giving you the ability to declare by which milestone a bug will be + fixed, or an enhancement will be implemented.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -16910,9 +12462,9 @@ NAME="zarro-boogs-found"><B ></DT ><DD ><P ->This is the cryptic response sent by Bugzilla when a - query returned no results. It is just a goofy way of - saying "Zero Bugs Found".</P +>This is the cryptic response sent by Bugzilla when a query + returned no results. It is just a goofy way of saying "Zero Bugs + Found".</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV |