From 19933e44743860ba32665774ae28a1eadf38b790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Wood Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:21:40 -0700 Subject: dev-manual: Updated the "Enabling and Using the Tool" section The send-error-report tool syntax has slightly changed since the documentation was written. Removed the [server] part of the command and added more detail on its use and results. Reported-by: Michael Wood (From yocto-docs rev: b0d427ac0c520dbaff6b3222f1d0e4ac617f5d41) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- .../dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 36 +++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation') diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 0ea494052e..147e0295ac 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -9877,28 +9877,36 @@ 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. + 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: + For example, the following command sends the errors to an + upstream server: - send-error-report /home/brandusa/project/poky/build/tmp/log/error-report/error_report_201403141617.txt [server] + $ send-error-report /home/brandusa/project/poky/build/tmp/log/error-report/error_report_201403141617.txt + + In the previous example, the errors are sent to a public + database available at + , which is + used by the entire community. + If you specify a particular server, you can send the errors + to a different database. + Use the following command for more information on available + options: + + $ send-error-report --help - In the above example, the server 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. - When sending the error file, you receive a link that corresponds - to your entry in the database. + When sending the error file, you are prompted to review the + data being sent as well as to provide a name and optional + email address. + Once you satisfy these prompts, the command returns a link + from the server that corresponds to your entry in the database. For example, here is a typical link: - http://localhost:8000/Errors/Search/1/158 + http://errors.yoctoproject.org/Errors/Details/9522/ Following the link takes you to a web interface where you can browse, query the errors, and view statistics. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf