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>1. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_GENERAL"
>General Questions</A
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><DD
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>A.1.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1620"
> Where can I find information about Bugzilla?</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1626"
> What license is Bugzilla distributed under?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.3. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1632"
> How do I get commercial support for Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.4. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1639"
> What major companies or projects are currently using Bugzilla
for bug-tracking?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.5. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1664"
> Who maintains Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.6. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1670"
> How does Bugzilla stack up against other bug-tracking databases?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.7. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1677"
> How do I change my user name in Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.8. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1682"
> Why doesn't Bugzilla offer this or that feature or compatability
with this other tracking software?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.9. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1689"
> Why MySQL? I'm interested in seeing Bugzilla run on
Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.10. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1707"
> Why do the scripts say "/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl" instead of
"/usr/bin/perl" or something else?
</A
></DT
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></DD
><DT
>2. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_REDHAT"
>Red Hat Bugzilla</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.2.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1724"
> What about Red Hat Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.2.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1732"
> What are the primary benefits of Red Hat Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.2.3. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1760"
> What's the current status of Red Hat Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>3. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_LOKI"
>Loki Bugzilla (AKA Fenris)</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.3.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1773"
> What is Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)?
</A
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><DT
>4. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_PHB"
>Pointy-Haired-Boss Questions</A
></DT
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><DT
>A.4.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1784"
> Is Bugzilla web-based or do you have to have specific software or
specific operating system on your machine?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1789"
> Has anyone you know of already done any Bugzilla integration with
Perforce (SCM software)?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.3. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1794"
> Does Bugzilla allow the user to track multiple projects?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.4. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1799"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1804"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1809"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1814"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1820"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1828"
> 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?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.10. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1833"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1838"
> If there is email notification, do users have to have any particular
type of email application?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.12. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1845"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1850"
> 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
and export that data to MS Excel, could I do that?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.14. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1858"
> Does Bugzilla allow fields to be added, changed or deleted? If I want to
customize the bug submission form to meet our needs, can I do that using our
terminology?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.15. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1863"
> Has anyone converted Bugzilla to another language to be used in other
countries? Is it localizable?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.16. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1868"
> Can a user create and save reports? Can they do this in Word format?
Excel format?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.17. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1873"
> Can a user re-run a report with a new project, same query?
</A
></DT
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>A.4.18. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1878"
> Can a user modify an existing report and then save it into another name?
</A
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>A.4.19. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1883"
> Does Bugzilla have the ability to search by word, phrase, compound
search?
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></DT
><DT
>A.4.20. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1888"
> Can the admin person establish separate group and individual user
privileges?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.21. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1893"
> 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.4.22. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1898"
> Are there any backup features provided?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.23. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1904"
> Can users be on the system while a backup is in progress?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.24. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1909"
> 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
individuals would we need to hire and how much would that cost vs buying an
"Out-of-the-Box" solution.
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.25. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1916"
> 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
a multi-week install process, plus a full time job for 1 person, 2 people,
etc?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.26. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1921"
> 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
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>5. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_INSTALL"
>Bugzilla Installation</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.5.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1928"
> How do I download and install Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.5.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1934"
> How do I install Bugzilla on Windows NT?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.5.3. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1939"
> Is there an easy way to change the Bugzilla cookie name?
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>6. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_SECURITY"
>Bugzilla Security</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.6.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1946"
> 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!)?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.6.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1952"
> Are there any security problems with Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.6.3. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1957"
> 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.
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>7. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_EMAIL"
>Bugzilla Email</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.7.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1964"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1969"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1974"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1980"
> 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="faq.html#AEN1987"
> How do I set up the email interface to submit/change bugs via email?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.6. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1992"
> Email takes FOREVER to reach me from bugzilla -- it's extremely slow.
What gives?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.7. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN1999"
> How come email never reaches me from bugzilla changes?
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>8. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_DB"
>Bugzilla Database</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.8.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2007"
> I've heard Bugzilla can be used with Oracle?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2012"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2017"
> I think my database might be corrupted, or contain invalid entries. What
do I do?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.4. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2022"
> I want to manually edit some entries in my database. How?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.5. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2027"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2032"
> I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but bugzilla still can't
connect.
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.7. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2037"
> How do I synchronize bug information among multiple different Bugzilla
databases?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.8. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2044"
> Why do I get bizarre errors when trying to submit data, particularly problems
with "groupset"?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.9. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2049"
> How come even after I delete bugs, the long descriptions show up?
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>9. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_NT"
>Bugzilla and Win32</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.9.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2056"
> What is the easiest way to run Bugzilla on Win32 (Win98+/NT/2K)?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2061"
> Is there a "Bundle::Bugzilla" equivalent for Win32?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.3. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2066"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2074"
> Can I have some general instructions on how to make Bugzilla on Win32 work?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.5. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2080"
> I'm having trouble with the perl modules for NT not being able to talk to
to the database.
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>10. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_USE"
>Bugzilla Usage</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.10.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2101"
> The query page is very confusing. Isn't there a simpler way to query?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.10.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2107"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2117"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2122"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2127"
> How do I change a keyword in Bugzilla, once some bugs are using it?
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>11. <A
HREF="faq.html#FAQ_HACKING"
>Bugzilla Hacking</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>A.11.1. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2134"
> What bugs are in Bugzilla right now?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.11.2. <A
HREF="faq.html#AEN2143"
> 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="faq.html#AEN2149"
> What's the best way to submit patches? What guidelines should I follow?
</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_GENERAL"
></A
>1. General Questions</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1620"
></A
><B
>A.1.1. </B
> Where can I find information about Bugzilla?</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> You can stay up-to-date with the latest Bugzilla
information at <A
HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/"
TARGET="_top"
> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/</A
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1626"
></A
><B
>A.1.2. </B
> What license is Bugzilla distributed under?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Bugzilla is covered by the Mozilla Public License.
See details at <A
HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/"
TARGET="_top"
> http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/</A
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1632"
></A
><B
>A.1.3. </B
> How do I get commercial support for Bugzilla?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> <A
HREF="http://www.collab.net/"
TARGET="_top"
>www.collab.net</A
> offers
Bugzilla as part of their standard offering to large projects.
They do have some minimum fees that are pretty hefty, and generally
aren't interested in small projects.
</P
><P
> There are several experienced
Bugzilla hackers on the mailing list/newsgroup who are willing
to whore themselves out for generous compensation.
Try sending a message to the mailing list asking for a volunteer.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1639"
></A
><B
>A.1.4. </B
> What major companies or projects are currently using Bugzilla
for bug-tracking?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> There are <EM
>dozens</EM
> of major comapanies with public
Bugzilla sites to track bugs in their products. A few include:
<P
></P
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
>Netscape/AOL</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Mozilla.org</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>AtHome Corporation</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Red Hat Software</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Loki Entertainment Software</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>SuSe Corp</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>The Horde Project</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>The Eazel Project</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>AbiSource</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Real Time Enterprises, Inc</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Eggheads.org</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Strata Software</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>RockLinux</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Creative Labs (makers of SoundBlaster)</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>The Apache Foundation</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>The Gnome Foundation</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
>Linux-Mandrake</TD
></TR
></TBODY
></TABLE
><P
></P
>
</P
><P
> Suffice to say, there are more than enough huge projects using Bugzilla
that we can safely say it's extremely popular.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1664"
></A
><B
>A.1.5. </B
> Who maintains Bugzilla?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Bugzilla maintenance has been in a state of flux recently.
Please check <A
HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/"
TARGET="_top"
>the Bugzilla Project Page for the latest details. </A
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1670"
></A
><B
>A.1.6. </B
> How does Bugzilla stack up against other bug-tracking databases?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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
experience with other bug-trackers, Bugzilla offers
superior performance on commodity hardware, better price
(free!), more developer- friendly features (such as stored
queries, email integration, and platform independence),
improved scalability, open source code, greater
flexibility, and superior ease-of-use.
</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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1677"
></A
><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="AEN1682"
></A
><B
>A.1.8. </B
> Why doesn't Bugzilla offer this or that feature or compatability
with this other tracking software?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> It may be that the support has not been built yet, or that you
have not yet found it. Bugzilla is making tremendous strides in
usability, customizability, scalability, and user interface. It
is widely considered the most complete and popular open-source
bug-tracking software in existence.
</P
><P
> That doesn't mean it can't use improvement!
You can help the project along by either hacking a patch yourself
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/"
TARGET="_top"
>bugzilla.mozilla.org</A
>.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1689"
></A
><B
>A.1.9. </B
> Why MySQL? I'm interested in seeing Bugzilla run on
Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
>Terry Weissman answers,
<A
NAME="AEN1693"
></A
><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
>
</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
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1707"
></A
><B
>A.1.10. </B
> Why do the scripts say "/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl" instead of
"/usr/bin/perl" or something else?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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="AEN1712"
></A
><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"
><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
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"
></A
>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="AEN1724"
></A
><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="AEN1729"
></A
><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
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1732"
></A
><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="AEN1737"
></A
><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="AEN1760"
></A
><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="AEN1767"
></A
><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"
></A
>3. Loki Bugzilla (AKA Fenris)</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1773"
></A
><B
>A.3.1. </B
> What is Loki Bugzilla (Fenris)?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_PHB"
></A
>4. Pointy-Haired-Boss Questions</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
> 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 :)
</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
>
</P
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1784"
></A
><B
>A.4.1. </B
> Is Bugzilla web-based or do you have to have specific software or
specific operating system on your machine?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> It is web and e-mail based. You can edit bugs by sending specially
formatted email to a properly configured Bugzilla, or control via the web.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1789"
></A
><B
>A.4.2. </B
> Has anyone you know of already done any Bugzilla integration with
Perforce (SCM software)?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes! You can find more information elsewhere in "The Bugzilla
Guide" in the "Integration with Third-Party Products" section.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1794"
></A
><B
>A.4.3. </B
> Does Bugzilla allow the user to track multiple projects?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1799"
></A
><B
>A.4.4. </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?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1804"
></A
><B
>A.4.5. </B
> Does Bugzilla allow attachments (text, screenshots, urls etc)? If yes,
are there any that are NOT allowed?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes. 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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1809"
></A
><B
>A.4.6. </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
the choice of acceptable values?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes. However, modifying some fields, notably those related to bug
progression states, also require adjusting the program logic to
compensate for the change.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1814"
></A
><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
> This was a late-breaking question for the Guide, so I just have to
quote the relevant newsgroup thread on it.
</P
><P
CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
>> AFAIK, most sites (even if they have SSI enabled) won't have #exec cmd<br>
> enabled. Perhaps what would be better is a #include virtual and a<br>
> footer.cgi the basically has the "require 'CGI.pl' and PutFooter command.<br>
><br>
> Please note that under most configurations, this also requires naming<br>
> the file from index.html to index.shtml (and making sure that it will<br>
> still be reconized as an index). Personally, I think this is better on<br>
> a per-installation basis (perhaps add something to the FAQ that says how<br>
> to do this).<br>
<br>
Good point. Yeah, easy enough to do, that it shouldn't be a big deal for<br>
someone to take it on if they want it. FAQ is a good place for it.<br>
<br>
> Dave Miller wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I did a little experimenting with getting the command menu and footer on<br>
>> the end of the index page while leaving it as an HTML file...<br>
>><br>
>> I was successful. :)<br>
>><br>
>> I added this line:<br>
>><br>
>> <br>
>><br>
>> Just before the </BODY> </HTML> at the end of the file. And it worked.<br>
>><br>
>> Thought I'd toss that out there. Should I check this in? For those that<br>
>> have SSI disabled, it'll act like a comment, so I wouldn't think it would<br>
>> break anything.<br>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1820"
></A
><B
>A.4.8. </B
> Does Bugzilla provide any reporting features, metrics, graphs, etc? You
know, the type of stuff that management likes to see. :)
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes. Look at <A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi"
TARGET="_top"
> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/reports.cgi</A
> for basic reporting
facilities.
</P
><P
> For more advanced reporting, I recommend hooking up a professional
reporting package, such as Crystal Reports, and use ODBC to access
the MySQL database. You can do a lot through the Query page of
Bugzilla as well, but right now Advanced Reporting is much
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
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1828"
></A
><B
>A.4.9. </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?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Email notification is user-configurable. The bug id and Topic
of the bug report accompany each email notification, along with
a list of the changes made.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1833"
></A
><B
>A.4.10. </B
> Can email notification be set up to send to multiple
people, some on the To List, CC List, BCC List etc?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1838"
></A
><B
>A.4.11. </B
> If there is email notification, do users have to have any particular
type of email application?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Bugzilla email is sent in plain text, the most compatible mail format
on the planet.
<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 decide to use the bugzilla_email integration features
to allow Bugzilla to record responses to mail with the associated bug,
you may need to caution your users to set their mailer to "respond
to messages in the format in which they were sent". For security reasons
Bugzilla ignores HTML tags in comments, and if a user sends HTML-based
email into Bugzilla the resulting comment looks downright awful.
</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1845"
></A
><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="AEN1850"
></A
><B
>A.4.13. </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
imported into "matching" fields? If I wanted to take the results of a query
and export that data to MS Excel, could I do that?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Mozilla allows data export through a custom DTD in XML format.
It does not, however, export to specific formats other than the
XML Mozilla DTD. Importing the data into Excel or any other application
is left as an exercise for the reader.
</P
><P
> If you create import filters to other applications from Mozilla's XML,
please submit your modifications for inclusion in future Bugzilla
distributions.
</P
><P
> As for data import, any application can send data to Bugzilla through
the HTTP protocol, or through Mozilla's XML API. However, it seems
kind of silly to put another front-end in front of Bugzilla;
it makes more sense to create a simplified bug submission form in
HTML. You can find an excellent example at
<A
HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/quality/help/bugzilla-helper.html"
TARGET="_top"
> http://www.mozilla.org/quality/help/bugzilla-helper.html</A
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1858"
></A
><B
>A.4.14. </B
> Does Bugzilla allow fields to be added, changed or deleted? If I want to
customize the bug submission form to meet our needs, can I do that using our
terminology?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1863"
></A
><B
>A.4.15. </B
> Has anyone converted Bugzilla to another language to be used in other
countries? Is it localizable?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1868"
></A
><B
>A.4.16. </B
> Can a user create and save reports? Can they do this in Word format?
Excel format?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes. No. No.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1873"
></A
><B
>A.4.17. </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="AEN1878"
></A
><B
>A.4.18. </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="AEN1883"
></A
><B
>A.4.19. </B
> Does Bugzilla have the ability to search by word, phrase, compound
search?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> You have no idea. Bugzilla's query interface, particularly with the
advanced Boolean operators, is incredibly versatile.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1888"
></A
><B
>A.4.20. </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="AEN1893"
></A
><B
>A.4.21. </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
or how are they notified?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Bugzilla does not lock records. It provides mid-air collision detection,
and offers the offending user a choice of options to deal with the conflict.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1898"
></A
><B
>A.4.22. </B
> Are there any backup features provided?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> MySQL, the database back-end for Bugzilla, allows hot-backup of data.
You can find strategies for dealing with backup considerations
at <A
HREF="http://www.mysql.com/doc/B/a/Backup.html"
TARGET="_top"
> http://www.mysql.com/doc/B/a/Backup.html</A
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1904"
></A
><B
>A.4.23. </B
> Can users be on the system while a backup is in progress?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Yes. However, commits to the database must wait
until the tables are unlocked. Bugzilla databases are typically
very small, and backups routinely take less than a minute.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1909"
></A
><B
>A.4.24. </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
have? I need to find out if we were to go with Bugzilla, what types of
individuals would we need to hire and how much would that cost vs buying an
"Out-of-the-Box" solution.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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".
</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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1916"
></A
><B
>A.4.25. </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
install and a couple of hours per week to maintain and customize or is this
a multi-week install process, plus a full time job for 1 person, 2 people,
etc?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> It all depends on your level of commitment. Someone with much Bugzilla
experience can get you up and running in less than a day, and
your Bugzilla install can run untended for years. If your
Bugzilla strategy is critical to your business workflow, hire somebody
with reasonable UNIX or Perl skills to handle your process management and
bug-tracking maintenance & customization.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1921"
></A
><B
>A.4.26. </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?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> No. MySQL asks, if you find their product valuable, that you purchase
a support contract from them that suits your needs.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_INSTALL"
></A
>5. Bugzilla Installation</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1928"
></A
><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="AEN1934"
></A
><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
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1939"
></A
><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"
></A
>6. Bugzilla Security</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1946"
></A
><B
>A.6.1. </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!)?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> 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
bathroom for safekeeping.</EM
> Please read the Security section of the
Administration chapter of "The Bugzilla Guide" before proceeding.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1952"
></A
><B
>A.6.2. </B
> Are there any security problems with Bugzilla?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> The Bugzilla code has not undergone a complete security audit.
It is recommended that you closely examine permissions on your Bugzilla
installation, and follow the recommended security guidelines found
in The Bugzilla Guide.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1957"
></A
><B
>A.6.3. </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
problems with MySQL no longer working correctly.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> This is a common problem, related to running out of file descriptors.
Simply add "ulimit -n unlimited" to the script which starts
mysqld.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_EMAIL"
></A
>7. Bugzilla Email</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1964"
></A
><B
>A.7.1. </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?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> With the email changes to 2.12, the user should be able to set
this in user email preferences.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1969"
></A
><B
>A.7.2. </B
> I'm evaluating/testing Bugzilla, and don't want it to send email to
anyone but me. How do I do it?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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)".
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1974"
></A
><B
>A.7.3. </B
> I want whineatnews.pl to whine at something more, or other than, only new
bugs. How do I do it?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Try Klaas Freitag's excellent patch for "whineatassigned" functionality.
You can find it at<A
HREF=" http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6679"
TARGET="_top"
> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6679</A
>. This
patch is against an older version of Bugzilla, so you must apply
the diffs manually.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1980"
></A
><B
>A.7.4. </B
> I don't like/want to use Procmail to hand mail off to bug_email.pl.
What alternatives do I have?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> You can call bug_email.pl directly from your aliases file, with
an entry like this:
<A
NAME="AEN1984"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
> bugzilla-daemon: "|/usr/local/bin/bugzilla/contrib/bug_email.pl"
</P
></BLOCKQUOTE
>
However, this is fairly nasty and subject to problems; you also
need to set up your smrsh (sendmail restricted shell) to allow
it. In a pinch, though, it can work.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1987"
></A
><B
>A.7.5. </B
> How do I set up the email interface to submit/change bugs via email?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> You can find an updated README.mailif file in the contrib/ directory
of your Bugzilla distribution that walks you through the setup.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1992"
></A
><B
>A.7.6. </B
> Email takes FOREVER to reach me from bugzilla -- it's extremely slow.
What gives?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </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
instances of "sendmail" are correct for your MTA. If you are using Sendmail,
you may wish to delete the "-ODeliveryMode=deferred" option in the
"processmail" script for every invocation of "sendmail". (Be sure and leave
the "-t" option, though!)
</P
><P
> A better alternative is to change the "-O" option to
"-ODeliveryMode=background". This prevents Sendmail from hanging your
Bugzilla Perl processes if the domain to which it must send mail
is unavailable.
</P
><P
> This is now a configurable parameter called "sendmailnow", available
from editparams.cgi.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN1999"
></A
><B
>A.7.7. </B
> How come email never reaches me from bugzilla changes?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Double-check that you have not turned off email in your user preferences.
Confirm that Bugzilla is able to send email by visiting the "Log In"
link of your Bugzilla installation and clicking the "Email me a password"
button after entering your email address.
</P
><P
> If you never receive mail from Bugzilla, chances you do not have
sendmail in "/usr/lib/sendmail". Ensure sendmail lives in, or is symlinked
to, "/usr/lib/sendmail".
</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_DB"
></A
>8. Bugzilla Database</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2007"
></A
><B
>A.8.1. </B
> I've heard Bugzilla can be used with Oracle?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Red Hat Bugzilla, mentioned above, 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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2012"
></A
><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="AEN2017"
></A
><B
>A.8.3. </B
> I think my database might be corrupted, or contain invalid entries. What
do I do?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Run the "sanity check" utility (./sanitycheck.cgi in the bugzilla_home
directory) to see! If it all comes back, you're OK. If it doesn't come back
OK (i.e. any red letters), there are certain things Bugzilla can recover
from and certain things it can't. If it can't auto-recover, I hope you're
familiar with mysqladmin commands or have installed another way to manage
your database...
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2022"
></A
><B
>A.8.4. </B
> I want to manually edit some entries in my database. How?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> There is no facility in Bugzilla itself to do this. It's also generally
not a smart thing to do if you don't know exactly what you're doing.
However, if you understand SQL you can use the mysqladmin utility to
manually insert, delete, and modify table information. Personally, I
use "phpMyAdmin". You have to compile a PHP module with MySQL
support to make it work, but it's very clean and easy to use.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2027"
></A
><B
>A.8.5. </B
> I try to add myself as a user, but Bugzilla always tells me my password is wrong.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Certain version of MySQL (notably, 3.23.29 and 3.23.30) accidentally disabled
the "crypt()" function. This prevented MySQL from storing encrypted passwords.
Upgrade to the "3.23 stable" version of MySQL and you should be good to go.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2032"
></A
><B
>A.8.6. </B
> I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but bugzilla still can't
connect.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Try running MySQL from its binary: "mysqld --skip-grant-tables". This
will allow you to completely rule out grant tables as the cause of your
frustration. However, I do not recommend you run it this way on a regular
basis, unless you really want your web site defaced and your machine
cracked.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2037"
></A
><B
>A.8.7. </B
> How do I synchronize bug information among multiple different Bugzilla
databases?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Well, you can synchronize or you can move bugs. Synchronization will
only work one way -- you can create a read-only copy of the database
at one site, and have it regularly updated at intervals from the main
database.
</P
><P
> MySQL has some synchronization features builtin to the latest releases.
It would be great if someone looked into the possibilities there
and provided a report to the newsgroup on how to effectively
synchronize two Bugzilla installations.
</P
><P
> If you simply need to transfer bugs from one Bugzilla to another,
checkout the "move.pl" script in the Bugzilla distribution.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2044"
></A
><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="AEN2049"
></A
><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
> Delete everything from $BUZILLA_HOME/shadow. Bugzilla creates shadow
files there, with each filename corresponding to a
bug number. Also be sure to run syncshadowdb to make sure, if you are using
a shadow database, that the shadow database is current.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_NT"
></A
>9. Bugzilla and Win32</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2056"
></A
><B
>A.9.1. </B
> What is the easiest way to run Bugzilla on Win32 (Win98+/NT/2K)?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Remove Windows. Install Linux. Install Bugzilla.
The boss will never know the difference.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2061"
></A
><B
>A.9.2. </B
> Is there a "Bundle::Bugzilla" equivalent for Win32?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Not currently. Bundle::Bugzilla enormously simplifies Bugzilla
installation on UNIX systems. If someone can volunteer to
create a suitable PPM bundle for Win32, it would be appreciated.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2066"
></A
><B
>A.9.3. </B
> CGI's are failing with a "something.cgi is not a valid Windows NT
application" error. Why?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Depending on what Web server you are using, you will have to configure
the Web server to treat *.cgi files as CGI scripts. In IIS, you do this by
adding *.cgi to the App Mappings with the <path>\perl.exe %s %s as the
executable.
</P
><P
> Microsoft has some advice on this matter, as well:
<A
NAME="AEN2071"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
> "Set application mappings. In the ISM, map the extension for the script
file(s) to the executable for the script interpreter. For example, you might
map the extension .py to Python.exe, the executable for the Python script
interpreter. Note For the ActiveState Perl script interpreter, the extension
.pl is associated with PerlIS.dll by default. If you want to change the
association of .pl to perl.exe, you need to change the application mapping.
In the mapping, you must add two percent (%) characters to the end of the
pathname for perl.exe, as shown in this example: c:\perl\bin\perl.exe %s %s"
</P
></BLOCKQUOTE
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2074"
></A
><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"
> 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="AEN2080"
></A
><B
>A.9.5. </B
> I'm having trouble with the perl modules for NT not being able to talk to
to the database.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Your modules may be outdated or inaccurate. Try:
<P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
> Hitting http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Download ActivePerl
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Go to your prompt
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Type 'ppm'
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> <TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
>PPM></TT
> <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>install DBI DBD-mysql GD</B
>
</P
></LI
></OL
>
I reckon TimeDate and Data::Dumper come with the activeperl. You can check
the ActiveState site for packages for installation through PPM.
<A
HREF=" http://www.activestate.com/Packages/"
TARGET="_top"
> http://www.activestate.com/Packages/</A
>
</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDADIV"
><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_USE"
></A
>10. Bugzilla Usage</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2101"
></A
><B
>A.10.1. </B
> The query page is very confusing. Isn't there a simpler way to query?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><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"
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2107"
></A
><B
>A.10.2. </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?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </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
to change this behavior, however.
<P
></P
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
><A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=8029"
TARGET="_top"
> Add a "and accept bug" radio button</A
></TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=8153"
TARGET="_top"
> "Accept" button automatically assigns to you</A
></TD
></TR
></TBODY
></TABLE
><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.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2117"
></A
><B
>A.10.3. </B
> I can't upload anything into the database via the "Create Attachment"
link. What am I doing wrong?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> The most likely cause is a very old browser or a browser that is
incompatible with file upload via POST. Download the latest Netscape,
Microsoft, or Mozilla browser to handle uploads correctly.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2122"
></A
><B
>A.10.4. </B
> Email submissions to Bugzilla that have attachments end up asking me to
save it as a "cgi" file.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </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
cripple some other functionality.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2127"
></A
><B
>A.10.5. </B
> How do I change a keyword in Bugzilla, once some bugs are using it?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> In the Bugzilla administrator UI, edit the keyword and it will let you
replace the old keyword name with a new one. This will cause a problem
with the keyword cache. Run sanitycheck.cgi to fix it.
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><H3
><A
NAME="FAQ_HACKING"
></A
>11. Bugzilla Hacking</H3
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2134"
></A
><B
>A.11.1. </B
> What bugs are in Bugzilla right now?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> Try <A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Webtools&component=Bugzilla"
TARGET="_top"
> this link</A
> to view current bugs or requests for
enhancement for Bugzilla.
</P
><P
> You can view bugs marked for 2.14 release
<A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Webtools&component=Bugzilla&target_milestone=Bugzilla+2.14"
TARGET="_top"
>here</A
>.
This list includes bugs for the 2.14 release that have already
been fixed and checked into CVS. Please consult the
<A
HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bugzilla/"
TARGET="_top"
> Bugzilla Project Page</A
> for details on how to
check current sources out of CVS so you can have these
bug fixes early!
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2143"
></A
><B
>A.11.2. </B
> How can I change the default priority to a null value? For instance, have the default
priority be "---" instead of "P2"?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
> This is well-documented here: <A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49862"
TARGET="_top"
> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49862</A
>. 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...
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
><DIV
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
NAME="AEN2149"
></A
><B
>A.11.3. </B
> What's the best way to submit patches? What guidelines should I follow?
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
><B
> </B
><P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
> Enter a bug into bugzilla.mozilla.org for the "Webtools" product,
"Bugzilla" component.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> 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!
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Announce your patch and the associated URL
(http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=XXXX) 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
be.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> If it passes muster with minimal modification, the person to whom
the bug is assigned in Bugzilla is responsible for seeing the patch
is checked into CVS.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Bask in the glory of the fact that you helped write the most successful
open-source bug-tracking software on the planet :)
</P
></LI
></OL
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