GNOME
Introduction
The Gnome bugzilla host a range of packages that are upstream to Ubuntu including the standard Gnome desktop and additional components like Accerciser.
Packages affected
[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/~desktop-bugs/+packagebugs Bug contact packages for the Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Team]
[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME/UniverseList Universe List] of GNOME packages that also are using the GNOME Bugzilla as a bug tracker.
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.
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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...
Advanced
There's also a functionality that allows you do to advanced searchs which you can find here at the [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/query.cgi?format=advanced Advanced Search] page.
For more information on search features please visit http://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=boogle-help.html
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 Ubunntu) 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 need to follow at least these steps:
[http://bugzilla.gnome.org/index.cgi?GoAheadAndLogIn=1 Log in] or create a [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/createaccount.cgi new account]
Search if the bug was already reported with the [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/query.cgi search tool] and also take a look to [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/duplicates.cgi the most frequently reported bugs]
If it doesn't exists open a [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi new one]
- Before submit it, you need to take care of a few things:
Choose the GNOME and the product version, also you need to select a component, almost all the products have a description about their components, for example [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=nautilus nautilus].
Choose the [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=bug-status.html#op_sys OS] in most of the cases Linux, unless the bug affect all the OS.
Set the right [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=bug-status.html#priority priority] and [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=bug-status.html#bug_severity severity]
If needed set a [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/describekeywords.cgi keyword], this is very important to set for reports with a complete stacktrace.
- Provide a complete description and a link to our bug in launchpad.
After this just submit the bug and follow the steps listed [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage#head-ab0eb9d7731fa877b5fc866eedc4c312dab50ee7 here] for linking the report to launchpad
Example:
Launchpad report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/188565
Upstream report: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514318
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Keywords and conventions
States