Tracking bugs in Extras
 
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=== What is a bugtracker? ===
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A bugtracker is a software application used by developers for keeping tracks of reported bugs in their work.
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A bugtracker is a software application used by developers for keeping tracks of reported bugs in their work.  
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=== Why should developers use bugtrackers for their applications? ===
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== Bugtrackers benefits ==
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Bugtrackers gives both developers and users a lot of benefits.
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Bugtrackers give both developers and users a lot of benefits.
''Developers'':
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* They can give developers tips and suggestions
* They can give developers tips and suggestions
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=== What makes a bugtracker valid? ===
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== Bugtracker location ==
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'''Requirement proposal''': After clicking bugtracker link, you can start filing a bug right away or just after clicking one link at maximum at the page that opens. --[[User:ossipena|ossipena]] 09:38, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
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You can find more info about how to add a bugtracker field in your application [[Packaging#Bugtracker_location|here]].
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'''Requirement proposal''': Bug report has to be directly noticed to the maintainer. --torpedo48 9:57, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
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== Validity criteria for bugtrackers and bugtrackers links ==
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Actually, these bugtrackers links are considered valid:
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* A link to a product dedicated page in bugs.maemo.org (e.g. https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xxx)
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** See [[Bugs:Adding Extra products]] for how to add a product
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* A link to a product dedicated page in another known bugtracker (e.g. Google Code, Gitorious, etc.)
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* A link to a Garage bugtracker (e.g. https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/?group_id=xxxx)
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* A mailto link (just for small applications)
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* A link to an opened thread about the application in talk.maemo.org (e.g. http://talk.maemo.com/showthread=xxxxxx)
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The following bugtracker links are NOT considered valid:
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* General links that do not lead to a dedicated page (e.g. http://talk.maemo.org or https://bugs.maemo.org)
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* Misspelled links (e.g. links starting with "xsbc-bugtracker")
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Proposals have been moved to [[Talk:Tracking_bugs_in_Extras]] -section. --[[User:ossipena|ossipena]] 10:46, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
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[[Category:Quality Assurance]]

Latest revision as of 11:00, 26 May 2012

Note: Work in progress

A bugtracker is a software application used by developers for keeping tracks of reported bugs in their work.

[edit] Bugtrackers benefits

Bugtrackers give both developers and users a lot of benefits.

Developers:

  • They are notified when a bug is found in their applications
  • They keep track of reported bugs so that they can organize their work
  • They can easily communicate with reporters if they need more information or further testing

Users:

  • They can easily report the bugs they find and help to fix them
  • They can give developers tips and suggestions

[edit] Bugtracker location

You can find more info about how to add a bugtracker field in your application here.

[edit] Validity criteria for bugtrackers and bugtrackers links

Actually, these bugtrackers links are considered valid:

The following bugtracker links are NOT considered valid:

Proposals have been moved to Talk:Tracking_bugs_in_Extras -section. --ossipena 10:46, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

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