Gnats

Gnats
Gnats
Type of	Bug tracking system
Developer	Chad Wollstrom , GNU Project
Written on	Si
operating system	Cross platform
First edition
Latest version	4.2.0 (February 28, 2015 )
License	GPL
Site	gnu.org/software/gnats/

GNATS is a free bug tracking system created by the GNU Project . Distributed under the GPL .

GNU GNATS includes a set of tools for tracking software errors ( bugs ) reported by users on a central site. It solves the problem of managing messages and interacting with users in various ways. GNATS stores all information about a reported problem in its databases and provides tools for querying, editing, and maintaining databases.

A web interface was created for the project called Gnatsweb .

Content

Features

Due to its architecture, GNATS is not tied to any one user interface - it can be used through the command line , email , Emacs, or the network daemon commonly used with the web interface. However, the fact that all GNATS databases and configuration files can be stored in a simple text file makes this easy to use and provides good flexibility.

Officially Supported Interfaces

There are four officially supported GNATS interfaces ^[2] :

Gnatsweb: Web-based interface for requesting and reporting error messages; GNATS works as a background process
Emacs GNATS Mode: Extension ("major mode") for GNU Emacs and XEmacs, allowing direct access to GNAT systems
send-pr / edit-pr / query-pr: Traditional command line utilities
Tkgnats: Cross-platform application written in Tcl / Tk

Notes

↑ GNATS - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
↑ GNATS Frequently Asked Questions: Clients (neopr.) . “The GNATS distribution has several client applications. The most important of these are Gnatsweb (the GNATS WWW interface), TkGnats (the Tcl / Tk-based interface), GNATS mode for Emacs and XEmacs, as well as send-pr (the traditional command line interface for sending error messages via email). ".

Links

GNATS Project Website
GNATS Developer Website at savannah.gnu.org
Gnatsweb Developer Website at savannah.gnu.org
How to integrate CVS and GNATS

[1] GNATS - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

[2] GNATS Frequently Asked Questions: Clients (neopr.) . “The GNATS distribution has several client applications. The most important of these are Gnatsweb (the GNATS WWW interface), TkGnats (the Tcl / Tk-based interface), GNATS mode for Emacs and XEmacs, as well as send-pr (the traditional command line interface for sending error messages via email). ".