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  * ''What if it's a usability bug, or another bug that doesn't make the application crash/leave a stacktrace? -- MartinAhnelöv''

The Gnome bugzilla host a range of packages that are upstream to Ubuntu including the standard Gnome desktop and additional components like Accerciser.

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Packages affected

Using the bug tracker

Gnome bugs are tracked upstream at [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ bugzilla.gnome.org]. Click 'New Account' in the top right corner and enter your email address.

Searching

The basic search functionality is the search box which is designed to be really simple to use but still allow you to use some more advanced search features. At [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/query.cgi Basic Search] page you can search by:

  • Bug Numbers
  • Phrases
  • Status
  • Priority
  • Version of GNOME
  • Target
  • Keywords
  • etc ...

Examples:

ToDo

Advanced

There's also a functionality that allows you do to advanced searches which you can find here at the [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/query.cgi?format=advanced Advanced Search] page. Read [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=boogle-help.html this] for more information on search.

Filing new bugs

After searching for possible duplicates you can file a new bug using the guided bug filing or the advanced form. If you know the gnome package name and version (as you should when forwarding a bug from Ubuntu) you may find i most efficient to use the advanced form. Include a basic description of the problem and link to the original Launchpad report:

For forwarding bugs to the [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ GNOME Bugtracker] (aka GNOME Bugzilla) you should follow these steps:

Before submitting a new bug, you need to take care of a few things:

After this just submit the bug and follow the steps listed [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Watches here] for linking the report to launchpad

Example: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/188565 Launchpad report] - [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514318 Upstream report]

Keywords and conventions

For the list of keywords please take a look to the [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/describekeywords.cgi Bugzilla Keywords description].

Bugs/Upstream/GNOME (last edited 2012-04-25 12:40:20 by gauntlet)