Re: bugzilla

[Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>]

Marco Trudel writes:
 > Andrew Haley wrote:
 > > Marco Trudel writes:
 > >  > Andrew Haley wrote:
 > >  > > Marco Trudel writes:
 > >  > >  > 
 > >  > >  > So, what am I doing wrong. This can't be broken, can it? There are too 
 > >  > >  > much people using it...
 > >  > > 
 > >  > > This is a bug report, and like very other bug report it needs a
 > >  > > reproducible test case.
 > >  > 
 > >  > Of course, you're right. Sorry about that...
 > >  > 
 > >  > - I use firefox 2.0.0.1.
 > >  > - The error only occurs if you're not logged in at first (just found out 
 > >  > myself).
 > >  > 
 > >  > Go to (be sure to not be logged in):
 > >  > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30510
 > >  > 
 > >  > Fill in the "Additional Comments:":
 > >  > Something that makes sense. At best use another bug but one that someone 
 > >  > else reported...
 > >  > 
 > >  > - Leave "Leave as REOPENED"
 > > 
 > > What does this mean, as an instruction?  Am I not to change anything
 > > here?
 > 
 > Yes. Do not change any of the settings. Just add a comment and Commit it.
 > 
 > >  > - Click "Commit"
 > >  > - Log in
 > >  > 
 > >  > I get:
 > >  >   You tried to change the Assignee field from unassigned@gcc.gnu.org to 
 > >  > __UNKNOWN__, but only the assignee of the bug, or a sufficiently 
 > >  > empowered user may change that field.
 > > 
 > > Works for me: I get a prompt to log in to gcc bugzilla, and when I
 > > then log in my change is then committed.  (This is probably because I
 > > am "sufficently empowered".)
 > 
 > Either that or because it is from you.
 > 
 > I also tried to add a comment to that bug as I described before. I again 
 > run into:
 > You tried to change the Assignee field from unassigned@gcc.gnu.org to 
 > __UNKNOWN__, but only the assignee of the bug, or a sufficiently 
 > empowered user may change that field.
 > 
 > So maybe you have the right to change the assignee field...
 > I can give you my account if you're not interested in creating a new one 
 > (You can change all my bugs anyway and I do not use the password 
 > somewhere else).

OK, I have generated a new Bugzilla account for myself and duplicated
this bug: "You tried to change the Assignee field from
unassigned@gcc.gnu.org to __UNKNOWN__, but only the assignee of the
bug, or a sufficiently empowered user may change that field."

I don't know whether this is a bug in Bugzilla or in Firefox.

Andrew.