Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Bugzilla

Fredy sent me another email with a lot of helpful info. I also just tried IRC for the first and I idled in the #firefox channel that fredy told me about. I used mibbit because it basically required no set up. Fredy talked a lot about bugzilla so I messed with that today and I'll summarize some of it here. I can also forward any other emails, if you like.

Smoketests
  • Always run the latest version of the app which can be done through this method
  • An easy way to get multiple users is to use the device and the simulator
  • I should not fail tests that pass but have a wrong sequence of buttons which may be due to UI changes. Instead I should mark it as invalid and say what is wrong with the testcase itself.
  • Search in bugzilla for bugs that may be relevant to a failed testcase
  • Screenshots may be helpful for UI bugs or bugs that are hard to describe
  • Also, it's good to still describe which step failed the testcase 
Bugzilla
  1. To file a bug report you have to first create an account or use your moztrap account
  2. Categorize the bug as a specific product(website, app, etc)
  3. In this case, after clicking "File a bug", you have to search for BuddyUp because it isn't listed
  4. The bug must then be summarized and you may choose to report the bug or follow the bug if it has already been listed
  5. If it hasn't been listed then different fields have to be filled out and then the bug report will be posted.

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  1. jelknerMarch 23, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    I'm glad to see you using IRC. Yes, I just checked out mibbit, and no installation or configuration is a *big* plus. IRC is easy on GNU/Linux systems, but on Windows it appears to be much less supported.

    What can you tell me about BuddyUp? I found this page:

    https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/Projects/BuddyUp/BuddyUp_on_your_phone

    and this one:

    https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/BuddyUp

    but neither page tells me what BuddyUp is. I'm assuming from your post yesterday that it is some kind of help system, but who is helping whom?

    Bugzilla is a well known bug tracker. The Wikipedia page is often a good place to find information on software like this, as it was here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugzilla

    You should read this article.

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