This page gives you some bookmarks to use the Bugzilla <ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/">
Apache Bug Database</a>.
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<p>
This link <ahref="http://issues.apache.org/">issues.apache.org</a> connects you
to the complete list of Apache Bug Database systems.
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<aname="Has It Been Reported?"></a>
Has It Been Reported?
</h4>
<p>
If the current nightly build doesn't resolve your problem, it is
possible that someone else has reported the issue. It is time to
look at . This system is easy to use, and it will
let you search the <ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&product=Ant&short_desc=&short_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&bug_file_loc=&bug_file_loc_type=substring&keywords=&keywords_type=anywords&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&order=bugs.bug_id">
currently open</a> and resolved bugs to see if your problem has
already been reported. If your problem has been reported, you can
see whether any of the developers have commented, suggesting
workarounds, or the reason for the bug, etc. Or you may have
information to add (see about creating and modifying bug reports
below), in which case, go right ahead and add the information.
If you don't have any additional information, you may just want
to vote for this bug, and perhaps
add yourself to the <code>CC</code> list to follow the progress
of this bug.
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<p><ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Ant&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=">Open Ant bugs by order of priority</a>.</p>
<p><ahref="http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Ant&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&order=bugs.votes,bugs.priority%2Cbugs.bug_severity&query_based_on=">Open Ant bugs by number of votes</a>.</p>
<h4class="subsection">
<aname="Filing a Bug Report"></a>
Filing a Bug Report
</h4>
<p>
Please read our document about <ahref="problems.html">problems</a>
before deciding that there is an unreported
bug in Ant.
</p>
<p>
You have a few choices at this point. You can send
an email to the <code>user</code> mailing list
to see if
others have encountered your issue and find out how they may
have worked around it. If after some discussion, you feel it
is time to create
a bug report, this is a simple operation in the bug database.
Please try to provide as much information as possible in order
to assist the developers in resolving the bug. Please try to enter
correct values for the various inputs when creating the bug, such
as which version of Ant you are running, and on which platform,
etc. Once the bug is created, you can also add attachments to
the bug report.
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<p>
What information should you include in your bug report? The
easiest bugs to fix are those that are most easily reproducible,
so it is really helpful if you can produce a small test case that
exhibits the problem. In this case, you would attach the build file
and any other files necessary to reproduce the problem, probably
packed together in an archive. If you can't produce a test case,
you should try to include a snippet from your build file and the
relevant sections from the verbose or debug output from Ant. Try
to include the header information where Ant states the version,
the OS and VM information, etc. As debug output is likely to be
very large, it's best to remove any output that is not
relevant. Once the bug is entered into the bug database, you
will be kept informed by email about progress on the bug. If
you receive email asking for further information, please try to
respond, as it will aid in the resolution of your bug.
