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{{Intro|1=The Audacity Team track bugs and agreed enhancement issues on our [http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org Bugzilla]. This page is for those using Bugzilla or who would like an account on it.|2=If you are a member of the public reporting a bug, please read [[Reporting Bugs]] and then send an e-mail to our [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/contact/#feedback feedback address]. }}
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{{Intro|1=The Audacity Team track bugs and agreed enhancement issues on our [http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org Bugzilla]. This page is a list of useful Bugzilla links for Developer/Quality Assurance use.|2=If you are a member of the public reporting a bug, please read [[Reporting Bugs]] and then send an e-mail to our [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/contact/#feedback feedback address]. Suggestions for new or improved features are also welcome at that address.}}
  
  
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*[http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/report.cgi?x_axis_field=priority&y_axis_field=bug_severity&z_axis_field=&query_format=report-table&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&longdesc_type=allwordssubstr&longdesc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&format=table&action=wrap&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Table of issues awaiting fix or review] by Priority and Bug Type (also available from the Audacity icon on Bugzilla)
 
*[http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/report.cgi?x_axis_field=priority&y_axis_field=bug_severity&z_axis_field=&query_format=report-table&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&longdesc_type=allwordssubstr&longdesc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&format=table&action=wrap&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Table of issues awaiting fix or review] by Priority and Bug Type (also available from the Audacity icon on Bugzilla)
 
* [[Nightly Builds|Latest alpha development builds of Audacity]]
 
* [[Nightly Builds|Latest alpha development builds of Audacity]]
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* [mailto:[email protected]?subject=Bugzilla_account Ask for a Bugzilla account] if you are a developer or bug watcher, or want to contribute patches to fix bugs
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* [mailto:[email protected]?subject=Bugzilla_account Ask for a Bugzilla account] (for experienced C++ developers or seasoned bug watchers who want to actively fix or test bugs)
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* [http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel audacity-devel] developers' mailing list   
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* [[SubmittingPatches|How to submit patches]] to our feedback address or developers' mailing list
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Revision as of 15:38, 31 January 2011

The Audacity Team track bugs and agreed enhancement issues on our Bugzilla. This page is a list of useful Bugzilla links for Developer/Quality Assurance use.
If you are a member of the public reporting a bug, please read Reporting Bugs and then send an e-mail to our feedback address. Suggestions for new or improved features are also welcome at that address.


Quick Links:


Tip: For easy access, bookmark any links in these bug lists!


Latest Changes for:


Bugs by Priority

Open Bugs   Awaiting Developer Fix
PX   P1 only   P1 bugs prevent any release, including beta.
P1 to P2   P2 only P2 bugs prevent a stable release.
P1 to P3   P3 only P3 bugs must be release noted.
P1 to P4   P4 only P4 and P5 bugs are not release noted.
All Open Bugs   P5 only


Deciding on bug priority is not an exact science, and some of the natural 'rules' conflict with each other.

  • Reproducible crashes and regressions are generally P1.
  • However, reproducible bugs which can't be progressed (e.g. because they are incompatibilities in a driver or operating system beyond our control) will usually be P3 or lower, so they don't needlessly prevent stable releases.
  • Similarly where a bug lacks a ready way to reproduce it there may be pressures to demote it to P3, even if it is a frequently reported crash or regression. One solution to handling a bug demoted for this reason may be to flag or keyword it, or otherwise encourage testers to discover how to reproduce it.

Also a P2 bug in a new feature we can turn off will generally be a reason to turn that feature off in stable releases so that we can get a stable release out.


Workflow when resolving bugs

  • The current workflow is that when a bug has a fix applied by a developer, the developer should move the bug status to DEVEL - FIX MADE. This means the bug is still OPEN. Then QA should test it, ideally on all three platforms. If QA are happy with the result and the fix has been committed, QA move the bug status to RESOLVED - FIXED. That means the bug is closed. It will not be visible in searches except when searching for Fixed.
  • It is suggested the only case where a developer should change bug status to RESOLVED - FIXED should be for bugs P3 and below where a logic error was to blame which does not appear to have possible platform or machine dependencies, and this fix has been committed.


Some Categories


Reports

Not strictly bug lists...

One Level

Two Levels

  • Bug Type and Priority. This is showing open bugs. It is possibly the best table for getting an overview of the kinds of live bugs we have.
  • Status and Priority. This is showing both open and closed bugs. It shows, for example, that we tend to close a higher proportion of high priority bugs than lower priority bugs.
  • Status and Bug Type. This is showing open and closed bugs. It shows, for example, that summary issues tend to stay open.

Three Levels

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