<!ENTITY revhistory SYSTEM "revhistory.xml">
<!ENTITY bz "http://www.bugzilla.org/">
-<!ENTITY bz-ver "2.16.4">
-<!ENTITY bz-date "2003-11-01">
-<!ENTITY bz-cvs-ver "2.17">
-<!ENTITY bzg-ver "2.16.4">
-<!ENTITY bzg-cvs-ver "2.17.5">
+<!ENTITY bz-ver "2.16.5">
+<!ENTITY bz-date "2004-03-04">
+<!ENTITY bz-cvs-ver "2.17.7">
+<!ENTITY landfillbase "http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-&bz-ver;/">
+<!ENTITY bzg-ver "2.16.5">
+<!ENTITY bzg-cvs-ver "2.17.7">
<!ENTITY bzg-auth "The Bugzilla Team">
<!ENTITY bzg-bugs "<ulink url='http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&component=Documentation'>Bugzilla</ulink>">
<!ENTITY mysql "http://www.mysql.com/">
<section id="how">
<title>How do I use Bugzilla?</title>
- <para>This section contains information for end-users of Bugzilla.
- There is a Bugzilla test installation, called
- <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/">Landfill</ulink>,
- which you are welcome to play with (if it's up.)
- However, it does not necessarily
- have all Bugzilla features enabled, and often runs cutting-edge versions
- of Bugzilla for testing, so some things may work slightly differently
- than mentioned here.</para>
+ <para>This section contains information for end-users of Bugzilla. There
+ is a Bugzilla test installation, called
+ <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/">Landfill</ulink>, which you are
+ welcome to play with (if it's up). However, not all of the Bugzilla
+ installations there will necessarily have all Bugzilla features enabled,
+ and different installations run different versions, so some things may not
+ quite work as this document describes.</para>
<section id="myaccount">
<title>Create a Bugzilla Account</title>
Consult with the administrator responsible for your installation of
Bugzilla for the URL you should use to access it. If you're
test-driving Bugzilla, use this URL:
- <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/">
- http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/</ulink>
+ <ulink url="&landfillbase;"/>
</para>
<orderedlist>
<para>The core of Bugzilla is the screen which displays a particular
bug. It's a good place to explain some Bugzilla concepts.
<ulink
- url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/show_bug.cgi?id=1">
+ url="&landfillbase;show_bug.cgi?id=1">
Bug 1 on Landfill</ulink>
is a good example. Note that the labels for most fields are hyperlinks;
<para>The Bugzilla Search page is is the interface where you can find
any bug report, comment, or patch currently in the Bugzilla system. You
can play with it here:
- <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi">
- landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/query.cgi</ulink>
+ <ulink url="&landfillbase;query.cgi"/>
.</para>
<para>Highly advanced querying is done using Boolean Charts, which have
their own
<ulink
- url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/booleanchart.html">
+ url="&landfillbase;booleanchart.html">
context-sensitive help</ulink>
.</para>
<para>Years of bug writing experience has been distilled for your
reading pleasure into the
<ulink
- url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/bugwritinghelp.html">
+ url="&landfillbase;bugwritinghelp.html">
Bug Writing Guidelines</ulink>.
While some of the advice is Mozilla-specific, the basic principles of
reporting Reproducible, Specific bugs, isolating the Product you are
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Go to
- <ulink url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/">
+ <ulink url="&landfillbase;">
Landfill</ulink>
in your browser and click
<ulink
- url="http://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/enter_bug.cgi">
+ url="&landfillbase;enter_bug.cgi">
Enter a new bug report</ulink>.
</para>
</listitem>