bugzilla

Tue Jan 30 15:58:00 GMT 2007

Andrew Haley wrote:
> Marco Trudel writes:
> > Andrew Haley wrote:
> > > Marco Trudel writes:
> > > > Andrew Haley wrote:
> > > > > Marco Trudel writes:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > So, what am I doing wrong. This can't be broken, can it? There are too 
> > > > > > much people using it...
> > > > > 
> > > > > This is a bug report, and like very other bug report it needs a
> > > > > reproducible test case.
> > > > 
> > > > Of course, you're right. Sorry about that...
> > > > 
> > > > - I use firefox 2.0.0.1.
> > > > - The error only occurs if you're not logged in at first (just found out 
> > > > myself).
> > > > 
> > > > Go to (be sure to not be logged in):
> > > > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30510
> > > > 
> > > > Fill in the "Additional Comments:":
> > > > Something that makes sense. At best use another bug but one that someone 
> > > > else reported...
> > > > 
> > > > - Leave "Leave as REOPENED"
> > > 
> > > What does this mean, as an instruction? Am I not to change anything
> > > here?
> > 
> > Yes. Do not change any of the settings. Just add a comment and Commit it.
> > 
> > > > - Click "Commit"
> > > > - Log in
> > > > 
> > > > I get:
> > > > You tried to change the Assignee field from unassigned@gcc.gnu.org to 
> > > > __UNKNOWN__, but only the assignee of the bug, or a sufficiently 
> > > > empowered user may change that field.
> > > 
> > > Works for me: I get a prompt to log in to gcc bugzilla, and when I
> > > then log in my change is then committed. (This is probably because I
> > > am "sufficently empowered".)
> > 
> > Either that or because it is from you.
> > 
> > I also tried to add a comment to that bug as I described before. I again 
> > run into:
> > You tried to change the Assignee field from unassigned@gcc.gnu.org to 
> > __UNKNOWN__, but only the assignee of the bug, or a sufficiently 
> > empowered user may change that field.
> > 
> > So maybe you have the right to change the assignee field...
> > I can give you my account if you're not interested in creating a new one 
> > (You can change all my bugs anyway and I do not use the password 
> > somewhere else).
>> OK, I have generated a new Bugzilla account for myself and duplicated
> this bug: "You tried to change the Assignee field from
> unassigned@gcc.gnu.org to __UNKNOWN__, but only the assignee of the
> bug, or a sufficiently empowered user may change that field."
>> I don't know whether this is a bug in Bugzilla or in Firefox.

Also fails with Internet Explorer...
Marco