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Using Bugzilla</TD -><TD -WIDTH="10%" -ALIGN="right" -VALIGN="bottom" -><A -HREF="hintsandtips.html" -ACCESSKEY="N" ->Next</A -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -><HR -ALIGN="LEFT" -WIDTH="100%"></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H1 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="how" -></A ->3.1. How do I use Bugzilla?</H1 -><P ->This section contains information for end-users of Bugzilla. - There is a Bugzilla test installation, called - <A -HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/" -TARGET="_top" ->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" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="myaccount" -></A ->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.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/</A ->. - </P -><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><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 can be - changed to something more memorable.</P -></LI -><LI -><P ->Click the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Log In"</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 ->. - </P -></LI -></OL -><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" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="bug_page" -></A ->3.1.2. Anatomy of a Bug</H2 -><P ->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" -> Bug 1 on Landfill</A -> - - 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 -> <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.</TD -></TR -><TR -><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.</TD -></TR -><TR -><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.</TD -></TR -><TR -><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.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD -> <EM ->Reporting/Charting:</EM -> - Getting reports from Bugzilla.</TD -></TR -><TR -><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 -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE -><P -></P -> - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <EM ->Status and Resolution:</EM -> - - 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 -> <EM ->Assigned To:</EM -> - The person responsible for fixing the bug.</P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <EM ->*URL:</EM -> - A URL associated with the bug, if any.</P -></LI -><LI -><P -> <EM ->Summary:</EM -> - A one-sentence summary of the problem.</P -></LI -><LI -><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 -> <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" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="query" -></A ->3.1.3. Searching for Bugs</H2 -><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" ->http://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. For some - fields, multiple values can be selected. In those cases, Bugzilla - returns bugs where the content of the field matches one of the selected - values. If none is selected, then the field can take any value.</P -><P ->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.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="list" -></A ->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 ->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 ->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 Columns:</EM -> - - change the bug attributes which appear in the list.</TD -></TR -><TR -><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 ->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 -><P -></P -> - </P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="bugreports" -></A ->3.1.5. Filing Bugs</H2 -><P ->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" -> 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 ->The procedure for filing a test bug is as follows:</P -><P -></P -><OL -TYPE="1" -><LI -><P ->Go to - <A -HREF="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/" -TARGET="_top" -> 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 ->. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P ->Select a product - any one will do.</P -></LI -><LI -><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 ->Select "Commit" and send in your bug report.</P -></LI -></OL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H2 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer" -></A ->3.1.6. Patch Viewer</H2 -><P ->Viewing and reviewing patches in Bugzilla is often difficult due to - lack of context, improper format and the inherent readability issues that - raw patches present. Patch Viewer is an enhancement to Bugzilla designed - to fix that by offering increased context, linking to sections, and - integrating with Bonsai, LXR and CVS.</P -><P ->Patch viewer allows you to:</P -><P -></P -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -><TBODY -><TR -><TD ->View patches in color, with side-by-side view rather than trying - to interpret the contents of the patch.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->See the difference between two patches.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->Get more context in a patch.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->Collapse and expand sections of a patch for easy - reading.</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->Link to a particular section of a patch for discussion or - review</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->Go to Bonsai or LXR to see more context, blame, and - cross-references for the part of the patch you are looking at</TD -></TR -><TR -><TD ->Create a rawtext unified format diff out of any patch, no - matter what format it came from</TD -></TR -></TBODY -></TABLE -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_view" -></A ->3.1.6.1. Viewing Patches in Patch Viewer</H3 -><P ->The main way to view a patch in patch viewer is to click on the - "Diff" link next to a patch in the Attachments list on a bug. You may - also do this within the edit window by clicking the "View Attachment As - Diff" button in the Edit Attachment screen.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_diff" -></A ->3.1.6.2. Seeing the Difference Between Two Patches</H3 -><P ->To see the difference between two patches, you must first view the - newer patch in Patch Viewer. Then select the older patch from the - dropdown at the top of the page ("Differences between [dropdown] and - this patch") and click the "Diff" button. This will show you what - is new or changed in the newer patch.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_context" -></A ->3.1.6.3. Getting More Context in a Patch</H3 -><P ->To get more context in a patch, you put a number in the textbox at - the top of Patch Viewer ("Patch / File / [textbox]") and hit enter. - This will give you that many lines of context before and after each - change. Alternatively, you can click on the "File" link there and it - will show each change in the full context of the file. This feature only - works against files that were diffed using "cvs diff".</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_collapse" -></A ->3.1.6.4. Collapsing and Expanding Sections of a Patch</H3 -><P ->To view only a certain set of files in a patch (for example, if a - patch is absolutely huge and you want to only review part of it at a - time), you can click the "(+)" and "(-)" links next to each file (to - expand it or collapse it). If you want to collapse all files or expand - all files, you can click the "Collapse All" and "Expand All" links at the - top of the page.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_link" -></A ->3.1.6.5. Linking to a Section of a Patch</H3 -><P ->To link to a section of a patch (for example, if you want to be - able to give someone a URL to show them which part you are talking - about) you simply click the "Link Here" link on the section header. The - resulting URL can be copied and used in discussion. (Copy Link - Location in Mozilla works as well.)</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_bonsai_lxr" -></A ->3.1.6.6. Going to Bonsai and LXR</H3 -><P ->To go to Bonsai to get blame for the lines you are interested in, - you can click the "Lines XX-YY" link on the section header you are - interested in. This works even if the patch is against an old - version of the file, since Bonsai stores all versions of the file.</P -><P ->To go to LXR, you click on the filename on the file header - (unfortunately, since LXR only does the most recent version, line - numbers are likely to rot).</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="section" -><H3 -CLASS="section" -><A -NAME="patchviewer_unified_diff" -></A ->3.1.6.7. 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