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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Best way to link Redmine issue to SVN revision
We are using Redmine for issue and bug tracking. We added SVN integration but, by doing this, it just shows SVN revisions in activity.
It would be great to see all SVN changes caused by a bug or issue. But it does not seem to be possible.
Is…
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Where to report device-specific bugs to Samsung?
I'm looking for a place to report Android bugs on Samsung devices. The place would ideally have actual representation by Samsung developers. Japanese forums are ok.
I have tried:
- http://innovator.samsungmobile.com - This has a Java ME forum but…
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Bug tracking best practices
In my company, these rules apply:
Only testers are allowed to create issues.
Developers must send e - mail a tester to have them create an issue.
Developers send e - mail to technical lead for having him assign an issue to themselves for issues…
Serhat Ozgel
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Free Bug Tracker in .NET
Is there any good bug tracker based on .NET which is free?
Ramesh Soni
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Which issue trackers support sub-tickets, and how well do they work for bridging the gap between project managers and developers?
There's a feature that I'd like to see in issue tracking software that just doesn't seem to be all that common, and that is the ability to divide a ticket (bug, feature request, etc) into sub-tasks and view them in a hierarchical fashion, perhaps…
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Is there an equivalent to Trac written in PHP?
Is there an equivalent to Trac written in PHP? I need something that integrates with SVN and is free. It should allow me to browse the SVN source, have some kind of bug tracking and show recent changes in the SVN. A wiki isn't essential.
Thanks in…
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Mantis Bug Tracker - What is default Admin password after fresh installation?
I installed Mantis BT and was redirected to login page after successful installation. It says that default user is 'administrator' but gives no hint about its password. Documentation has not specified default password either. Any clue?
Gaurang Patel
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Mantis Bug tracker API integration?
I have just installed the Mantis bug tracker to use together with Eclipse IDE and have started too found out the advantages of it. Really great.
Since Eclipse communicates with Mantis through an PHP soap API, I wonder if there's some documentation…
Industrial
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Redmine add watchers after bug creation
I have been trying out Redmine to see if I like it better than mantis. However, I am wondering if it possible to modify watchers of a bug after bug creation. As a project manager, when I create a bug, I can select users to have watch a bug, but…
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Is there a bug/issue tracking system which integrates with Mercurial?
I've used Trac/Subversion before and really like the integration. My current project is using Mercurial for distributed development and it'd be nice to be able to track issues/bugs and have this be integrated with Mercurial. I realized this could be…
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How to prioritize bugs?
In my current company there isn't clear understanding between the test and development teams as to how severe a bug should be? There are arguments which go back and forth to reduce or to increase the severity. We are not as of now aware of any…
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Use bug tracker to get things done and manage personal tasks?
This is slightly off-topic, but can only be answered by programmers and is useful to many programmers:
Do you think it is useful to use a bug tracking system to keep track of personal todo items and to Get Things Done? I have not tried that; in…
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Tracking requirements across multiple projects with JIRA (or other tools)
My company has been using JIRA as a requirements tracking tool as well as a bug tracker, and it's been working pretty well while we've been working on one project at a time.
We now have a scenario where we have three different project proposals…
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Tools to help a small shop score higher on the "Joel Test"
Questions #1 through #4 on the Joel Test in my opinion are all about the development tools being used and the support system in place for developers:
Do you use source control?
Can you make a build in one step?
Do you make daily builds?
Do you…
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Configuring MantisBT to send emails using GMail
I am new to Mantis bug tracker and I want to enable the email notification after registering for a new account.
Well, I installed the MantisBT correctly without any problem on my local computer, I already changed the admin's password and removed the…
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