Bug tracking

[Tom Tromey]

Martin> From my point of view, there are probably none. It's more of
Martin> an administrative problem: I just tried filing a new report
Martin> using the Web interface, and the system came back with a
Martin> message

Martin>   Error
Martin>   Your problem report has not been sent.
Martin>   Fix the following problems, then submit the problem report again:
Martin>   Submitter-Id is 'unknown'

I haven't looked at this, but I imagine it is easily fixable.
I'll fix it if there is interest in using this Gnats database...

Martin> Also, I don't know how to use the email interface.

Ordinarily the package maintainers build a special version of
"send-pr" which knows the email address and which presents the user a
nice form which can be fed directly into the database.

You can also change the state of PRs via email, as I recall.  You'd
have to look in the manual to see how this is done, since I never use
this feature.

I think gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org is probably the right address, but I
didn't look.  This is easy enough to find out once the larger issue
(should gcc even use this database) is resolved.

Martin> Finally, I thought there should be a gccbugs script, but there
Martin> is none.

A gcc maintainer would have to make this script.
You'd have to read the Gnats documentation to find out how to do it.
Offhand I don't remember.  (As I recall the process seemed needlessly
complicated, but you only have to do it once.)

The docs are available here:

http://sourceware.cygnus.com/gnats/

Martin> Another issue is the GNATS installation at
Martin> http://www-gnats.gnu.org:8080/cgi-bin/wwwgnats.pl
Martin> which has a gcc-queue category - I don't think GCC needs two bug
Martin> tracking systems.

IMNSHO, wwwgnats really sucks compared to gnatsweb.  Maybe the FSF
could install gnatsweb and give all the gcc maintainers an account to
use it.  Or maybe we could move the existing database over to
gcc.gnu.org.

Tom