Working on my first bug

GNUnify 2017, Pune11th February 2017

Simple AgendaHow to “Report Bugs”

How to get started with “Bug fixing”

What is a Bug?“First actual case of a bug being

found”?What do you mean by Bug Fixing?

.... usual questions

In an organisation like Mozilla,

We use Bugzilla, as an efficient bug tracking tool- Helps keep a track of already reported BUGS!

So, let’s get started....

We use Bugzilla because..Advanced search capabilities; E-mail Notifications

Modify/file Bugs by e-mailTime tracking

Strong securityCustomizationLocalization

Bugzilla Dashboard

Step 1: Creating a Bugzilla Account:

Create an account or login via GitHub.

Step 2: File a new bug:

Requirements of the bug are:

Give the bug a specific and descriptive summary.

Describe the exact steps to make the bug happen again.

Attach a screen shot, a link, or code, if that will help others understand the bug.

To report a bug, you will need an account on bugzilla.mozilla.org

Bugzilla Helper (encountered by a new user)

3 steps that it walks you through, to file a bug:•Choose a product•Summarise the Bug •Describe the Bug-- Answer 3 questions (Helps people while fixing, really!)

Choose a Product

Summarise the BugKey tip: Always check for similar

issues first!

good news &

bad news here!

Describe your bugAnswer 3 questions (let’s help the people who fix it!)

•What did you do?

•What happened?

•What should’ve happened?

Once you’re up with the basics of Bug Reporting, you can move on to the ADVANCED bug entry form.

have a question about a bug?

you'd like to direct that question to a specific person

USE ME: needinfo flags

1.may get a person's attention faster

2.requested of others and the ones requested of you

Key tips:

What should I do today? - Dashboard

Use Quick search

Search Pronouns

Use Bugmail filtering

Bug tagging

Use reports

Use keywords (e.g.“regression” and "crash")

Thankyou for your patience!You just heard Aastha Vijay

Email: aasthavijay380@gmail.comTelegram: @Aastha_i_am

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