This tag is for general bug tracking questions that aren't specific to a given tool. For those see the specific tag, e.g., redmine.
Questions tagged [bug-tracking]
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Where can I find and submit bug reports on Google's Chrome browser?
It will be important for developers wanting to develop for the chrome browser to be able to review existing bugs (to avoid too much pulling-out of hair), and to add new ones (to improve the thing). Yet I can't seem to find the bug tracking for this…
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How to mark an issue as resolved from the commit log?
I noted that in BitBucket when your commit log contains a number like #12 this number is linked to the bug number 12.
I found this feature interesting, and I wonder if there is any keyword that would allow me to mark the issue as resolved from the…
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Bugzilla or Mantis?
As the title says, I'm starting one project right now, and trying to layout the infrastructure for the project (SVN, Email, Bug tracking, Online Forums, etc...)
So, Bugzilla or Mantis?
John
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Reasons not to build your own bug tracking system
Several times now I've been faced with plans from a team that wants to build their own bug tracking system - Not as a product, but as an internal tool.
The arguments I've heard in favous are usually along the lines of :
Wanting to 'eat our own dog…
Matt Sheppard
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Any good strategies for dealing with 'not reproducible' bugs?
Very often you will get or submit bug reports for defects that are 'not reproducible'. They may be reproducible on your computer or software project, but not on a vendor's system. Or the user supplies steps to reproduce, but you can't see the defect…
P a u l
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Git and Trac (or similar)
In the past I have really enjoyed using Trac with subversion repositories hosted on some of my own servers. The integrated ticketing and online code browsing is very convenient.
I have used github for some of my public projects but I don't have the…
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Does Bugzilla support any markup language?
Maybe I'm just blind, but I can't find documentation about how to format text in Bugzilla. Does Bugzilla support Markdown, Textile or some sort of markup language out of the box?
-- EDIT --
Half interesting news: there is an open P3 enhancement [1]…
Paolo
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What's the difference between a bug tracking and an issue tracking system?
I'm looking for both an explanation of why and when you would use each system and what features differentiate a bug vs. issue tracking application.
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One man bugtracker?
Recently I've been doing lots of weekend coding, and have began to really need a bugtracker as things are gaining speed. This is probably the worst case scenario because I basically have to let things cool down over the week,so I simply can't…
Robert Gould
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Capture Window (Alt-Print Screen) of Context Menu
As everyone knows, sometimes developers have to document stuff. Or capture some stuff for filing bug reports.
My question is in MS Windows.
I'm trying to capture the context menu (the popup menu that appears after right-clicking an item) of several…
moogs
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Bug tracker setup with Git integration?
I know I can do most of this by hacking Trac and using Git hooks, but I was wondering if someone has / knows of something ready.
Commenting on (and closing) tickets from commit messages would be nice, specially if the diff appears inline with the…
Jordi Bunster
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Hosted bug tracking system with mercurial repositories (Summary of options & request for opinions)
The Question
What hosted mercurial repository/bug tracking system or systems have you used?
Would you recommend it to others?
Are there serious flaws, either in the repository hosting or the bug tracking features that would make it difficult to…
Mark Booth
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How to batch update multiple workitems in TFS
I need to update same field to same value for hundreds of workitems in TFS. Is there any way to do it in a batch instead of updating them manually one by one?
Ken Yao
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Where is the Oracle Bug Database?
They must have hidden the bug database somewhere. I could not find it with Google. Is the bug database public?
Thomas Jung
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How to have a private repository with public issue tracker on GitHub?
I am going to release some beta version of my application to the community. Project is stored on GitHub in the private repository.
I would like to allow this community to report bugs and place them directly on GitHub Issues tab - it's not provided…
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