dev-manual, ref-manual: Added error reporting tool information

Fixes [YOCTO #1562]

In the dev-manual, I created a new section called "Using the
Error Reporting Tool" that describes how to use this feature.
The text was based on information I received from Andreea Proca.

In the ref-manual, I added a new variable entry for ERR_REPORT_DIR
in the glossary and a new report-error class in the class chapter.

(From yocto-docs rev: 70a5538fefcc1b77958fe4b2f29be00354f4137a)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 67 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 5dced8b608..c11df717d3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -6988,6 +6988,73 @@
             </para>
         </section>
     </section>
+
+    <section id='using-the-error-reporting-tool'>
+        <title>Using the Error Reporting Tool</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The error reporting tool allows you to
+            submit errors encountered during builds to a central database.
+            Outside of the build environment, you can use a web interface to
+            browse errors, view statistics, and query for errors.
+            The tool works using a client-server system where the client
+            portion is integrated with the installed Yocto Project
+            <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
+            (e.g. <filename>poky</filename>).
+            The server receives the information collected and saves it in a
+            database.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            By default, the error reporting tool is disabled.
+            You can enable it by inheriting the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-report-error'><filename>report-error</filename></ulink>
+            class by adding the following statement to the end of
+            your <filename>local.conf</filename> file in your
+            <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>.
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "report-error"
+            </literallayout>
+            To disable the feature, simply remove or comment out the statement.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            By default, the error reporting feature stores information in
+            <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LOG_DIR'><filename>LOG_DIR</filename></ulink><filename>}/error-report</filename>.
+            However, you can specify a directory to use by adding the following
+            to your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ERR_REPORT_DIR = "path"
+            </literallayout>
+            Enabling error reporting causes the build process to collect
+            the errors and store them in a file as previously described.
+            When the build system encounters an error, it includes a command
+            as part of the console output.
+            You can run the command to send the error file to the server.
+            For example, the following command sends the errors to an upstream
+            server:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     send-error-report /home/brandusa/project/poky/build/tmp/log/error-report/error_report_201403141617.txt [server]
+            </literallayout>
+            In the above example, the <filename>server</filename> parameter is
+            optional.
+            By default, the errors are sent to a database used by the entire
+            community.
+            If you specify a particular server, you can send them to a different
+            database.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When sending the error file, you receive a link that corresponds
+            to your entry in the database.
+            For example, here is a typical link:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     http://localhost:8000/Errors/Search/1/158
+            </literallayout>
+            Following the link takes you to a web interface where you can
+            browse, query the errors, and view statistics.
+         </para>
+     </section>
 </chapter>
 
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