3.31.1. Submitting a Defect Against the Yocto Project

Use the Yocto Project implementation of Bugzilla to submit a defect (bug) against the Yocto Project. For additional information on this implementation of Bugzilla see the "Yocto Project Bugzilla" section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual. For more detail on any of the following steps, see the Yocto Project Bugzilla wiki page.

Use the following general steps to submit a bug"

  1. Open the Yocto Project implementation of Bugzilla.

  2. Click "File a Bug" to enter a new bug.

  3. Choose the appropriate "Classification", "Product", and "Component" for which the bug was found. Bugs for the Yocto Project fall into one of several classifications, which in turn break down into several products and components. For example, for a bug against the meta-intel layer, you would choose "Build System, Metadata & Runtime", "BSPs", and "bsps-meta-intel", respectively.

  4. Choose the "Version" of the Yocto Project for which you found the bug (e.g. 2.6).

  5. Determine and select the "Severity" of the bug. The severity indicates how the bug impacted your work.

  6. Choose the "Hardware" that the bug impacts.

  7. Choose the "Architecture" that the bug impacts.

  8. Choose a "Documentation change" item for the bug. Fixing a bug might or might not affect the Yocto Project documentation. If you are unsure of the impact to the documentation, select "Don't Know".

  9. Provide a brief "Summary" of the bug. Try to limit your summary to just a line or two and be sure to capture the essence of the bug.

  10. Provide a detailed "Description" of the bug. You should provide as much detail as you can about the context, behavior, output, and so forth that surrounds the bug. You can even attach supporting files for output from logs by using the "Add an attachment" button.

  11. Click the "Submit Bug" button submit the bug. A new Bugzilla number is assigned to the bug and the defect is logged in the bug tracking system.

Once you file a bug, the bug is processed by the Yocto Project Bug Triage Team and further details concerning the bug are assigned (e.g. priority and owner). You are the "Submitter" of the bug and any further categorization, progress, or comments on the bug result in Bugzilla sending you an automated email concerning the particular change or progress to the bug.