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Bug Tracker

Using the Mercurial bug tracker.

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1. Finding the right bug tracker

Please first check if your issue is caused by a GUI tool or third-party extension. Other bug trackers include:

Mercurial's bug tracking system is located at http://bz.selenic.com/. It's used for tracking known bugs, requested features, and wishlist items.

Most bug tracker usage will need you to register an account so that you can get updates on your bug reports.

Before filing a new bug, please use the search form to try to locate similar bugs.

When creating a new issue, put a specific summary of your issue in the title.

Please try to select the most appropriate priority:

critical - top priority (data loss or security issue)
urgent - high priority (bug that's blocking development or is a regression)
bug - normal priority (bug that's not blocking development)
feature - eventually (it's not a bug, it's a feature request, good patches will probably be accepted)
wish - very low priority (it could perhaps be nice to have but is close to a done-cbb resolution)

(A regression is defined as a bug that breaks something that worked in earlier releases.)

The version of Mercurial you're using
The operating system you're using
Any third-party tools you're using
The command you were running
The precise traceback or error message you received
If you're using Windows, anything unusual about your setup, including but not limited to:
- VirtualBox
- CygWin
- using network shares
- using an on-access virus scanner

As a bug is tracked, it will go through various states, some of which will demand your attention:

unread - no one has yet responded
chatting - issue is under discussion
need-eg - more information is required from the submitter (e.g.: abbr. of Latin exempli gratia)
in-progress - a fix is being developed
testing - the submitter should test the fix
resolved - closed, issue is solved
done-cbb - closed, issue is not going to be fixed (cbb = could be better / can't be bothered)

Issues in the need-eg and testing states will get marked resolved if there is no further activity.

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-To create a new issue, click "Create New" under "Issues" in the sidebar. Put a ''specific'' summary of your issue in the title.
+When creating a [[http://bz.selenic.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Mercurial|new issue]], put a ''specific'' summary of your issue in the title.