BugZilla Resources & Information

Linux Distribution:

• Debian: http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/

Upgrading Virtual Bugzilla Server:

• How to upgrade Virtual Bugzilla Server from version 1.x to version 2.x: http://almworks.com/vbs/upgrading.html

• How to upgrade Virtual Bugzilla Server from version 3.2.2 or earlier to version 3.4: http://almworks.com/vbs/upgrading34.html

• Notes On Upgrading From a Previous Version: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.0.2/release-notes.html#v40_upgrading

Required Modules for Linux (Ubuntu shown):

• Required: apache2 mysql-server libappconfig-perl libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl libmime-perl build-essential libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-send-perl libemail-mime-perl libemail-mime-modifier-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libcgi-pm-perl
• Optional: apache2-mpm-prefork libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev libchart-perl libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl
  
• Even More Optional: libtemplate-perl-doc bzr
  

- From https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Prerequisites#Debian_Lenny

Bugzilla Configuration:

• Parameters: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/parameters.html

BugZilla Email Configuration:

• Bugzilla:Windows_Gmail: http://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Windows_Gmail
• Glob sendmail: http://glob.com.au/sendmail/
• How to install and setup Apache, MySQL and PHP in Windows: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/25/how-to-install-and-setup-apache-mysql-and-php-in-windows/
• Configuring other mail clients (Gmail): http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13287

Security:

• Network: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/security-webserver.html

SSH/SFTP:

• Chrooted SSH/SFTP Tutorial (Debian Lenny): http://www.howtoforge.com/chrooted-ssh-sftp-tutorial-debian-lenny

IIS Related:

• Configure and Test a PERL Script with IIS 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;245225
• How to Use Perl with Microsoft Personal Web Server: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;231998
• 2.2.4.2. Microsoft Internet Information Services: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/2.18/html/configuration.html
• Installing Bugzilla on Microsoft Windows with IIS: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Win32Install

How-To:

• Find files on your computer with find: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-find-files-on-your-computer-with-find
  

Troubleshooting:

• install mod_perl2 fails: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=513110 
• Missing or Misconfigured libgdbm.so: http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/install.html#toc_Missing_or_Misconfigured_libgdbm_so  
• Bug in Requirements.pm (code): https://bug678772.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=552915

Required file 'alink.dll with IAlink3' could not be found

After reinstalling Visual Studio and attempting to open and build a new project on my Vista system, I encountered the following error:

"Required file 'alink.dll with IAlink3' could not be found"

So that time may be saved in the future for the next who encounters this error, the following steps will solve this problem:

1. Explore the Visual Studio installation source and go to the "\WCU\dotNetFramework\dotNetMSP\x86" directory;

2. Install the updates in this order: Windows6.0-KB110806-x86.msu, Windows6.0-KB929300-x86.msu, Windows6.0-kb930264-x86.msu (if the last item is not in the directory as some have noted, it can be downloaded here);

3. Reboot your system and build the affected solution.

It's the little things about software development that make coding a profession only for the patient...

Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=2.0.0.0

I encountered this error today when compiling a project of mine, and luckily it was one of the more straightforward problems to correct.

All that was required was to change the "2.0.0.0" to "3.5.0.0" in the web.config file and all was well. It look as though Visual Studio 2008 doesn't automatically change a lot of the references during a project upgrade. If only most of the errors I came across were this easy to solve...