[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/emacs-23 r99734: * admin/notes/bugtracker: Minor updates.

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 99734
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: emacs-23
timestamp: Tue 2010-04-13 19:36:48 -0700
message:
  * admin/notes/bugtracker: Minor updates.
modified:
  admin/notes/bugtracker

=== modified file 'admin/notes/bugtracker'
--- a/admin/notes/bugtracker    2010-03-11 06:54:51 +0000
+++ b/admin/notes/bugtracker    2010-04-14 02:36:48 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 * Quick-start guide
 
-This is 95% of all you will ever need.
+This is 95% of all you will ever need to know.
 
 ** How do I report a bug?
 Use M-x report-emacs-bug, or send mail to address@hidden
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@
 
 For a list of all bugs, see http://debbugs.gnu.org/db/pa/lemacs.html
 This is a static page, updated once a day.  There is also a dynamic
-list, generated on request, but since there are many bug reports this
-is slow and not recommended.
+list, generated on request. This accepts various options, eg to see
+the most recent bugs:
+
+http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?newest=100
+
+Or follow the links on the front page http://debbugs.gnu.org .
 
 ** How do I report a bug in Emacs now?
 The same way as you always did.  Send mail to address@hidden,
@@ -92,6 +96,9 @@
 in the subsequent discussion will end up creating a new bug.
 This is annoying.
 
+(So annoying that a form of message-id tracking has been implemented
+to hopefully stop this happening, but it is still better to use X-Debbugs-CC.)
+
 If a new report contains X-Debbugs-CC in the input, this is
 converted to a real Cc header in the output.  (See Bug#1720).
 It is also merged into the Resent-CC header (see below).
@@ -191,8 +198,7 @@
 Version: 23.0.60
 Severity: minor
 
-Optionally, add a sub-package, eg Package: emacs,calendar.
-This can include tags.  Some things (e.g. submitter) don't seem to
+This can also include tags.  Some things (e.g. submitter) don't seem to
 work here.
 
 Otherwise, send mail to the control server, address@hidden
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@
 
 123             # given bug number
 123;mbox=yes    # mbox version of given bug
-package         # bugs in given package    (don't use "emacs" - too many bugs!)
+package         # bugs in given package
 from:address@hidden
 severity:severity      # all bugs of given severity
 tag:tag                # all bugs with given tag
@@ -281,6 +287,9 @@
 search box.  The only piece you really need to add is the "users"
 portion, the rest has the same syntax as normal.
 
+**** To browse bugs by usertag:
+http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgindex.cgi?indexon=users
+
 **** To find all bugs usertagged by a given email address:
 
 http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/address@hidden
@@ -359,7 +368,7 @@
 notfixed 123 23.0.60
 
 *** To assign or reassign a bug to a package or list of packages:
-reassign 1234 emacs,cc-mode
+reassign 1234 emacs
 
 ** To remove spam from the tracker, move it to the `spam' pseudo-package:
 reassign 123 spam