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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga community support ideas => Topic started by: ChaosLord on September 25, 2011, 01:39:46 PM

Title: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: ChaosLord on September 25, 2011, 01:39:46 PM
I recently discovered the project management system that Amiga.org has in their vb system.  Its way cool!

I have recently been thinking of setting up a phpBB forum to help me get organized in my Amiga gamecoding.

So I went to see if there was a plug in like it for phpbb but I could not find one.  Maybe I am not using the right search terms?  I tried track, tracker, manag, but nothing useful popped up.

So then I checked my Yahoo Groups to see if they had an app to do something similar.  They have many apps but nothing like a bugtracker or project manager.

I need a kewl friendly way of tracking bugreports and feature requests.  Maybe it will organize me and motivate me better.

I never ever used a bugtracker or feature request manager or project manager before until yesterday when I spent half an hour using the Amiga.org project thingamajig.  So I am a total newb.

What is the ultimate project manager?
What is the ultimate bugtracker?
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on September 25, 2011, 01:53:13 PM
Trac (http://trac.edgewall.org/) comes highly recommended.  It's what is in use on the "dark side" of the NatAmi project.  Since you're on the team you can look at it yourself and see what you think.
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: ChaosLord on September 25, 2011, 02:04:39 PM
@Sam

My apologies kind sir, but I just don't like the look and feel of Trac at all.  And it does not seem to do the kinds of things that the Amiga.org Project Manager does.  Maybe I am doing something wrong or my brain is just not working, but that is how it looks to me.

I used Trac for 5 mins and was like "blah".

I used Amiga.org Project manger for 5 mins and was like "Wow! This is cool!"
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on September 25, 2011, 02:19:39 PM
I can't find a link to the project manager here on Amiga.org that you are referring to.  Do you have to be the manager of a social group to see it?
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: ChaosLord on September 25, 2011, 02:28:43 PM
Nah.  There is link on left hand side Site Navigation / Bug Reports

Or just click here for an example bug report:http://www.amiga.org/forums/project.php?issueid=59#note317

It was so cool!  I was wandering around in there and came to that one and it asked me if I could reproduce the bug and I was like "Why thank u 4 asking!  Yes I experience that bug and it really annoys me.  Its wack."

I could have voted "Can't reproduce" or "Not a bug".

That could be darn useful for when I issue major new updates of Total Chaos!
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on September 25, 2011, 02:39:06 PM
Something like this (http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/modteamtools/)?
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: ChaosLord on September 25, 2011, 02:48:29 PM
@Sam
I can't find it listed anywhere that a person can download and run that on their own.
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: buzz on September 25, 2011, 02:53:46 PM
I've used a few over the years. The only one flexible enough has been redmine.
multiple projects/parent child projects/public/private projects/multi user/wiki/repo browser/files/formus/documents/issues etc etc.

only thing it's ruby so if you are not familiar might take a few mins longer to config/setup.

http://www.redmine.org/

http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Features
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on September 25, 2011, 03:20:12 PM
Quote from: buzz;661194
I've used a few over the years. The only one flexible enough has been redmine.


Since it's written in Rails, I assume that means it needs to have that on the server instead of PHP or in addition to it?  (I'm not much on Web design.)
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: buzz on September 25, 2011, 03:27:36 PM
in addition - you can happily run php alongside ruby. you need ruby and rails and a a few other ruby libs like rack. on debian most is available as packages but you can use ruby's "gem" tool to install anything missing.

I run it via apache with mod_rails (passenger) - http://www.modrails.com/ on debian squeeze.

it was more of an arse to setup initially that perhaps some php+mysql app, but it was worth it imho.
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: yakumo9275 on September 25, 2011, 04:08:16 PM
redmine is awesome. trac is pure evil in being setup and keeping running and configured. I run my redmin as an fcgi in lighttpd
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: commodorejohn on September 25, 2011, 05:08:42 PM
Notepad. I say that mostly to horrify the kind of process-worshipping anal-retentives who populate TheDailyWTF, though :lol:
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: kamelito on September 25, 2011, 06:07:11 PM
Quote from: ChaosLord;661182
I recently discovered the project management system that Amiga.org has in their vb system.  Its way cool!

I have recently been thinking of setting up a phpBB forum to help me get organized in my Amiga gamecoding.

So I went to see if there was a plug in like it for phpbb but I could not find one.  Maybe I am not using the right search terms?  I tried track, tracker, manag, but nothing useful popped up.

So then I checked my Yahoo Groups to see if they had an app to do something similar.  They have many apps but nothing like a bugtracker or project manager.

I need a kewl friendly way of tracking bugreports and feature requests.  Maybe it will organize me and motivate me better.

I never ever used a bugtracker or feature request manager or project manager before until yesterday when I spent half an hour using the Amiga.org project thingamajig.  So I am a total newb.

What is the ultimate project manager?
What is the ultimate bugtracker?

 Bug tracker you've Bugzilla, currently I'm using Mantis which is quite simple and do the job. As for project manager I think Salome TMF can be used but I never tried it. On the commercial side of thing the most used one is Quality Center by HP.   Kamel
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: Heiroglyph on September 25, 2011, 06:52:14 PM
I've been happy with FogBugz, but it's commercial.  http://www.fogcreek.com/fogbugz/
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: Caius on September 25, 2011, 07:52:08 PM
I'll recommend Redmine too. I also agree Mantis is nice, but Redmine gives you an all-in-one solution.
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: yakumo9275 on September 26, 2011, 02:33:36 AM
I love that redmine has roadmaps, bug tracking, plugs directly into my revision control and has integrated forums + wiki. I can close bug tickets with commit messages etc.
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: ChaosLord on September 26, 2011, 03:00:51 AM
Quote from: yakumo9275;661311
I I can close bug tickets with commit messages etc.
What is the procedure for when u close a bug ticket with a commit but then it turns out that ur commit did not actually fix the bug?
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: buzz on September 26, 2011, 03:12:16 AM
Quote from: ChaosLord;661314
What is the procedure for when u close a bug ticket with a commit but then it turns out that ur commit did not actually fix the bug?


you reopen the ticket.
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: ChaosLord on September 26, 2011, 04:03:42 AM
Ok so anyone and everyone can reopen closed tickets?
Title: Re: What is the best bugtracker / project manager?
Post by: buzz on September 26, 2011, 04:52:48 AM
it's up to you. you have user/group control and full control over who can do what on which project etc. why not have a read of the redmine site :-)