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svn commit: r155742 - in jakarta/site: docs/site/bugs.html xdocs/site/bugs.xml

Author: bayard
Date: Mon Feb 28 19:08:29 2005
New Revision: 155742

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?view=rev&rev=155742
Log:
update to the bugs page. Maybe not perfect, but the new content is far more relevant to the present. 

Modified:
    jakarta/site/docs/site/bugs.html
    jakarta/site/xdocs/site/bugs.xml

Modified: jakarta/site/docs/site/bugs.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta/site/docs/site/bugs.html?view=diff&r1=155741&r2=155742
==============================================================================
--- jakarta/site/docs/site/bugs.html (original)
+++ jakarta/site/docs/site/bugs.html Mon Feb 28 19:08:29 2005
@@ -153,51 +153,47 @@
 <td class="main-body" valign="top" align="left">
 <div class="section">
 <div class="section-header">
-<a name="Apache Bug Database">
-<strong>Apache Bug Database</strong>
+<a name="Apache Issue Trackers">
+<strong>Apache Issue Trackers</strong>
 </a>
 </div>
 <p>
 <div class="section-body">
 
+<p>Apache projects track bugs, new feature ideas and other issues in one of three issue trackers: <a href="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/">Bugzilla</a>, <a href="http://issues.apache.org/scarab/">Scarab</a> and <a href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/">JIRA</a>.  </p>
 
-<p>
-Pier Fumagalli has set up the <b>
-<a href="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/">Apache Bug
-Database</a>
-</b>. Please use this database report bugs and suggest new
-features. To suggest a new feature, set the severity of the bug to
-"enhancement". In case of problems with the Apache Bug Database,
-please notify to <a href="./mail2.html#general">Jakarta General Mailing list</a>.
-</p>
+<p>We take bugs very seriously. To help us to quickly fix the bug, be sure to include as much information with your report as possible such as your platform, version numbers, error logs, configuration, etc.  </p>
+
+<p>In case of problems please notify the <a href="./mail2.html#general">Jakarta General Mailing list</a>.  </p>
 
-<p>We take bugs very seriously. To help us to quickly fix the bug, be
-sure to include as much information with your report as possible such
-as your platform, version numbers, error logs, configuration, etc.
+  </div>
 </p>
+</div>
+<div class="section">
+<div class="section-header">
+<a name="Patches">
+<strong>Patches</strong>
+</a>
+</div>
+<p>
+<div class="section-body">
 
-<p>We were previously using BugRat servlet by Tim Endres. We wish to
-thank Nick Bauman for setting up, hosting and maintaining the BugRat
-servlet.</p>
+<p>
+If you have a code-change linked to your issue that you'd like to submit, please attach it a patch-file to the issue. Failing that please mail it to the appropriate <a href="./mail2.html">developer mailing list</a>.  Use the prefix "[PATCH]" on your message subject.
+</p>
 
 <p>
-If you have a patch to submit, please mail it to the appropriate <a href="./mail2.html">developer
-mailing list</a>.  Use the prefix "[PATCH]" on your message subject.
-Please include any relevant bug numbers.  Diffs should be created with
-the "-u" option, for instance 
+Patches should be created with the "-u" option, for instance:
 </p>
 
-<pre>
-<big>cvs diff -u Main.java &gt;&gt; myPatchfile.txt</big>
-</pre> or 
-<pre>
-<big>diff -u Main.java.orig Main.java &gt;&gt; myPatchfile.txt</big>
-</pre>
+<pre>cvs diff -u Main.java &gt;&gt; arg-fix.patch</pre> or 
+<pre>diff -u Main.java.orig Main.java &gt;&gt; arg-fix.patch</pre> or
+<pre>svn diff -x -u Main.java &gt;&gt; arg-fix.patch</pre>
 
 <p>
 Note: You should give your patch files meaningful names. For instance if you 
 fix a concurrency bug in the foo component do not call your patch file 
-"patchfile.txt" but instead call it "foo-concurrency.txt". This makes it easier
+"patchfile.txt" but instead call it "foo-concurrency.patch". This makes it easier
 for developers who need to apply a number of different patches.
 </p>
 

Modified: jakarta/site/xdocs/site/bugs.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta/site/xdocs/site/bugs.xml?view=diff&r1=155741&r2=155742
==============================================================================
--- jakarta/site/xdocs/site/bugs.xml (original)
+++ jakarta/site/xdocs/site/bugs.xml Mon Feb 28 19:08:29 2005
@@ -22,42 +22,33 @@
 
 <body>
 
-  <section name="Apache Bug Database">
+  <section name="Apache Issue Trackers">
 
+<p>Apache projects track bugs, new feature ideas and other issues in one of three issue trackers: <a href="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/">Bugzilla</a>, <a href="http://issues.apache.org/scarab/">Scarab</a> and <a href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/">JIRA</a>.  </p>
 
-<p>
-Pier Fumagalli has set up the <b><a
-href="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/">Apache Bug
-Database</a></b>. Please use this database report bugs and suggest new
-features. To suggest a new feature, set the severity of the bug to
-"enhancement". In case of problems with the Apache Bug Database,
-please notify to <a href="./mail2.html#general">Jakarta General Mailing list</a>.
-</p>
+<p>We take bugs very seriously. To help us to quickly fix the bug, be sure to include as much information with your report as possible such as your platform, version numbers, error logs, configuration, etc.  </p>
 
-<p>We take bugs very seriously. To help us to quickly fix the bug, be
-sure to include as much information with your report as possible such
-as your platform, version numbers, error logs, configuration, etc.
-</p>
+<p>In case of problems please notify the <a href="./mail2.html#general">Jakarta General Mailing list</a>.  </p>
 
-<p>We were previously using BugRat servlet by Tim Endres. We wish to
-thank Nick Bauman for setting up, hosting and maintaining the BugRat
-servlet.</p>
+  </section>
+  <section name="Patches">
+
+<p>
+If you have a code-change linked to your issue that you'd like to submit, please attach it a patch-file to the issue. Failing that please mail it to the appropriate <a href="./mail2.html">developer mailing list</a>.  Use the prefix "[PATCH]" on your message subject.
+</p>
 
 <p>
-If you have a patch to submit, please mail it to the appropriate <a
-href="./mail2.html">developer
-mailing list</a>.  Use the prefix "[PATCH]" on your message subject.
-Please include any relevant bug numbers.  Diffs should be created with
-the "-u" option, for instance 
+Patches should be created with the "-u" option, for instance:
 </p>
 
-<pre><big>cvs diff -u Main.java >> myPatchfile.txt</big></pre> or 
-<pre><big>diff -u Main.java.orig Main.java >> myPatchfile.txt</big></pre>
+<pre>cvs diff -u Main.java >> arg-fix.patch</pre> or 
+<pre>diff -u Main.java.orig Main.java >> arg-fix.patch</pre> or
+<pre>svn diff -x -u Main.java >> arg-fix.patch</pre>
 
 <p>
 Note: You should give your patch files meaningful names. For instance if you 
 fix a concurrency bug in the foo component do not call your patch file 
-"patchfile.txt" but instead call it "foo-concurrency.txt". This makes it easier
+"patchfile.txt" but instead call it "foo-concurrency.patch". This makes it easier
 for developers who need to apply a number of different patches.
 </p>
 



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