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authorbarnboy%trilobyte.net <>2001-04-25 16:11:45 +0200
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Updated Bugzilla Guide and README to fix bug 76156, bug 76841, and bug 26242.
The README is now gutted, pointers to Guide. Also some new sections added, old ones fixed, and notes appended to deprecated sections I've not yet had the heart to remove.
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@@ -272,7 +272,14 @@
<qandadiv id="faq_redhat">
<title>Red Hat Bugzilla</title>
-
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>This section is no longer up-to-date.</emphasis>
+ Please see the section on "Red Hat Bugzilla" under "Variants" in The Bugzilla Guide.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>
@@ -430,7 +437,8 @@
<note>
<para>
This information is somewhat dated; I last updated it
- 7 June 2000.
+ 7 June 2000. Please see the "Variants" section of "The Bugzilla Guide"
+ for more up-to-date information regarding Red Hat Bugzilla.
</para>
</note>
<emphasis>Dave Lawrence</emphasis>:
@@ -465,7 +473,7 @@
thing going to help others that may need it.
</para>
<para>
- As Matt has mentioned it is still using out-dated code and with a
+ 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
@@ -490,16 +498,21 @@
<qandadiv id="faq_loki">
<title>Loki Bugzilla (AKA Fenris)</title>
- <note>
- <para>
- Loki's "Fenris" Bugzilla is no longer actively maintained.
- It works well enough for Loki. Additionally, the major
- differences in Fenris have now been integrated into
- the main source tree of Bugzilla, so there's not much
- reason to go grab the source. I left this section of the
- FAQ principally for historical interest.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Loki's "Fenris" Bugzilla is based upon the (now ancient) Bugzilla 2.8
+ tree, and is no longer actively maintained.
+ It works well enough for Loki. Additionally, the major
+ differences in Fenris have now been integrated into
+ the main source tree of Bugzilla, so there's not much
+ reason to go grab the source. I leave this section of the
+ FAQ principally for historical interest, but unless Loki has further
+ input into Bugzilla's future, it will be deprecated in future versions
+ of the Guide.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
@@ -558,12 +571,14 @@
<qandadiv id="faq_phb">
<title>Pointy-Haired-Boss Questions</title>
- <note>
- <para>
- 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 :)
- </para>
- </note>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ 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 :)
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
@@ -1228,7 +1243,7 @@
is unavailable.
</para>
<para>
- This is now a configurable parameter called "sendmailparm", available
+ This is now a configurable parameter called "sendmailnow", available
from editparams.cgi.
</para>
</answer>
@@ -1767,6 +1782,26 @@ A: Sure! Here ya go!
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>
+ How can I change the default priority to a null value? For instance, have the default
+ priority be "---" instead of "P2"?
+ </para>
+ </question>
+ <answer>
+ <para>
+ This is well-documented here: <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49862">
+ http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49862</ulink>. 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...
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>
What's the best way to submit patches? What guidelines should I follow?
</para>
</question>