Simple non-web based bug tracker

Question

There's a ton and and a half of questions and even more answers here concerning people looking for bug trackers. However all of them (that I found) seem to be about web based solutions. Since I'm working on a local project where I don't want to set up a web / DB server, and I don't want to use a hosted tracker either, I'm looking for something that runs locally.

• very preferably open-source
• pure Python or (at least) Windows executable
• no need for a database server (sqlite is obviously fine)
• Doesn't have to be fancy, just the basic bug / issue tracking functionality; just a little bit more than my current TODO text file or an Excel table.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Roundup.

It meets all your criteria, including not requiring a web-based interface (as per your specification, and unlike the accepted answer which suggested Trac).

Roundup is:

• Open source
• Pure Python
• Supports SQLite
• Not fancy, focuses on solid bug tracking

And as a significant point of differentiation, it has command-line and email interfaces in addition to a web interface.

It's very easy to get started - I suggest you take it for a spin.

Answer 2

Trac might be a bit too over engineered, but you could still run it locally via tracd on localhost.

It's:

• opensource.
• pure Python
• uses sqlite

But as I said, might be too complex for your use case.

Link: http://trac.edgewall.org

Answer 3

If you don't need to share your bug tracker system with a team (i.e., it's okay to have it isolated to your computer) I would recommend using Tiddlywiki. Technically it's web-based, but it's entirely encapsulated within a single HTML document and requires no database or server whatsoever (only a web browser) so I think it follows the spirit of what you are wanting. It's extremely customizable since it's 100% HTML/CSS/javascript. I have been using a tiddlywiki as a project notebook for years, keeping track of my to-do list, bug list, and general project documentation in one centralized, cross-referenced place. You can also find all sorts of tiddlywikis that you can download pre-configured for productivity (for example, TeamTasks, MonkeyGTD, or GTDTiddlyWiki Plus).

Answer 4

Maybe Fossil is of any use to you?

It is actually a DVCS but it also integrates a bugtracker and wiki, very much like trac (although I like trac, don't get me wrong). And its webbased, on the other hand the installation is supossedly dead simple.

Answer 5

Proprietary TestTrack (http://www.seapine.com/ttpro.html) has a client edition that will those things. We use it at work and I'm very happy using it.

Maybe you can check out this wikipedia article for hints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_issue_tracking_systems

Answer 6

Do yourself a favor. Get over this "must not be web based" obsession, Install a local WAMP stack on your PC or on a LAN server. Now, you can install your own wiki. And something like Trac. I'd like to find an implementation of google code's bugtracker and integrated wiki thats runnable locally - Trac seems to be the closest.

You have also installed a local SVN server? Even for personal projects the ability to track changes over time. revert etc. and integration with Trac are too good to pass up even for purely 1 man projects.