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What is the Whiteboard?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:46 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

The whiteboard is used to instead of keywords for certain things (I have no idea why we don't use keywords for these things). At least one of those is:

* haspatch - indicates the bug report contains a patch

Answered at 6:53 PM on February 03, 2009

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What are Keywords?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:46 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

Key words are a set of defined words that can be associated with a bug report. Quick searches can be done on keywords. The following points should be kept in mind about keywords:

* They are defined by the Bugzilla maintainer. Send requests for new key words to the Bugzilla maintainer.
* They are case insensitive.
* They can not be added to a bug report when it is first created. They can only be added when editing a bug report.
* The keywords are described at: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/descr ibekeywords.cgi

Answered at 6:53 PM on February 03, 2009

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How to you search by relative dates?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:46 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

Under advanced search for date changed you can enter a date in the form YYYY-MM-DD or a "relative date"... but it does not say how you enter a relative date. The syntax is:

* Now - Today's date/time.
* -1w - One week ago.
* -1d - One day ago.
* -1y - One year ago.
* -1h - One hour ago.

Answered at 6:52 PM on February 03, 2009

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Why am I getting so much email and how can I make it stop?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:46 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

Go to the “Change password or user preferences” link off the main page (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/user prefs.cgi) and select Email settings. Change your settings to suite your preferences.

Answered at 6:53 PM on February 03, 2009

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How do I search for bugs containing certain text?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:45 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

There are several ways to do this:

* Use the Quick Search box on: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/. This box will only perform a case insensitive search on bug summaries. It will not search descriptions or comments.
* Fill in the “Summary” and/or “A description entry:” fields on the main query page at: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/query .cgi. The “description entry” field will search the initial description and all the comments of a bug report.

Note that the bug # field in the footer of most Bugzilla pages can not be used to search for text.

Answered at 6:52 PM on February 03, 2009

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What is the “My Bugs” link on the footer of most Bugzilla pages?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:45 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

his is a predefined query for bugs that are New, Assigned or Reopened and that where reported by or assigned to you. You may not change this predefined query but you can remove the link from your footer using the “prefs” link on the footer.

Answered at 6:52 PM on February 03, 2009

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What is the difference between "Report a new bug" and “Enter a feature request”?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:44 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

"Enter a feature request" provides a simplified form to enter information pertaining to a suggested enhancement. Certain fields are automatically saved with default values. When a feature request is entered it is stored in the regular bug database along with the bugs. Feature severities are automatically set to "Enhancement"

Answered at 6:51 PM on February 03, 2009

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What is the difference between Severity and Priority?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:44 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

Severity is assigned by a user and describes the level of impact the bug is having on them. Priority is assigned by the developer and describes the importance a developer places on fixing the bug. P1 is the highest priority, P5 is the lowest.

Answered at 6:52 PM on February 03, 2009

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How do I find a particular bug number?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:45 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

There are several ways to do this:

* Use the Quick Search box on: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs.
* Type the bug number in the bug # action box on the footer of most Bugzilla pages.
* Put the bug number in the “Only bugs numbered” field on the main query page at: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/query .cgi

Answered at 6:52 PM on February 03, 2009

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How are the values for Platform and OS filled in on the bug entry form?

Asked by ramesh singh in Computers & Accessories at 6:44 PM on February 03, 2009

M P's Answer

These fields are set based on information provided automatically by your browser. In general they will reflect the Platform and OS you are using when you enter the bug. Please be sure to change these to accurately reflect the bug you are entering. Feature requests have Platform and OS set to “All”.

Answered at 6:51 PM on February 03, 2009

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