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diff --git a/docs/xml/installation.xml b/docs/xml/installation.xml index 6f3ba4c7a..d3475f763 100644 --- a/docs/xml/installation.xml +++ b/docs/xml/installation.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"> --> -<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.95 2005/06/29 23:43:33 zach%zachlipton.com Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.96 2005/07/01 15:44:36 jake%bugzilla.org Exp $ --> <chapter id="installing-bugzilla"> <title>Installing Bugzilla</title> @@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ c:\perl\bin\perl.exe -xc:\bugzilla -wT "%s" %s </para> </section> - <section> + <section id="installation-whining-cron"> <title>The Whining Cron</title> <para>What good are @@ -1202,6 +1202,45 @@ c:\perl\bin\perl.exe -xc:\bugzilla -wT "%s" %s </note> </section> + <section id="installation-whining"> + <title>Whining</title> + + <para> + As of Bugzilla 2.20, users can configure Bugzilla to regularly annoy + them at regular intervals, by having Bugzilla execute saved searches + at certain times and emailing the results to the user. This is known + as "Whining". The process of configuring Whining is described + in <xref linkend="whining"/>, but for it to work a Perl script must be + executed at regular intervals. + </para> + + <para> + This can be done by adding the following command as a daily + crontab entry, in the same manner as explained above for bug + graphs. This example runs it every 15 minutes. + </para> + + <programlisting>*/15 * * * * cd <your-bugzilla-directory> ; ./whine.pl</programlisting> + + <note> + <para> + Whines can be executed as often as every 15 minutes, so if you specify + longer intervals between executions of whine.pl, some users may not + be whined at as often as they would expect. Depending on the person, + this can either be a very Good Thing or a very Bad Thing. + </para> + </note> + + <note> + <para> + Windows does not have 'cron', but it does have the Task + Scheduler, which performs the same duties. There are also + third-party tools that can be used to implement cron, such as + <ulink url="http://www.nncron.ru/">nncron</ulink>. + </para> + </note> + </section> + <section id="patch-viewer"> <title>Patch Viewer</title> |