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Visual SVN and Bug Tracking Integrated

Hey Guys,

So I have a perfectively working VisualSVN that me and my other 2 team members use (tiny team). The problem is at the moment that we use an excel spreadsheet to really maintain our bugs.

We have said for ages "get around to installing some bug tracking software" - never had the time. So today, biting the bullet.

What is the best software to integrate with VisualSVN and anyone got any instrucions for Vista etc?

Thanks

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I would suggest FogBugz. Not free, but affordable for small teams, and it integrates nicely with SVN. Installation and configuration is a breeze, compared to some other open-source bug trackers.

Philippe Leybaert 2009-07-10 07:07:01

hey thanks for the suggestion. you gotta pay though - there is far too many free solns out there to justify paying :)

2009-07-10 07:10:43

Most free solutions aren't nearly as easy to use and setup as FogBugz. Time is money also, so if you save a lot of time setting it up, you've paid for the modest license fee many times over.

Philippe Leybaert 2009-07-10 07:13:30

@andyare you getting paid for your time and effort?

mP 2009-07-11 13:46:31

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Consider using Trac. It integrates nicely with Subversion, provides bug tracking, a wiki and a bunch of other nice features. And it's free. My favorite feature is that it gives you a nice timeline view that shows a chronological list of everything that has happened in a time period, from bug status changes to subversion commits. It also has a slick web-based Subversion repository viewer. The bug tracker isn't the most advanced in the world, but coming from a spreadsheet, I'm sure it will have everything you would want and more.

Adam Batkin 2009-07-10 07:18:29

you can also look into adding the agilo plugin that gives trac a bit more power :)I also like you can download diff between revision for a whole directory.

solomongaby 2009-07-10 08:31:22

We're using Jira . It seems to integrate fairly nicely with SVN. You can link in your bug tracking number with a checkin and Jira will give you a list of the changes made for that bug etc. I personally preferred Fogbugs from a usability perspective - especially if customers or support staff are going to be using the bug tracking system. I was overruled though and we went with Jira because it is a far more powerful system for engineers.

Russell Troywest 2009-07-10 08:18:36

trac is free and integrates easily with svn

I'd suggest you actually outsource the hosting to some other services - they will host them for you and take care of backing up, get to it from anywhere in the world, etc. Unless of course you have that all taken care of and don;t mind managing it yourselves.

Tim 2009-07-11 01:28:42

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Integration with VisualSVN isn't much of an issue. Most tracking software looks for entries in the log message, entries like:

Fixes #443

We used redmine with a lot of success at my last place. It's like trac, but multi-project. We made use of the bugtraq properties to highlight and provide links to the bugs from within tortoisesvn.

Jim T 2009-07-11 13:29:33

+2 A:

Try Artifacts. Integrates with Visual Studio, works with Subversion and fits small team very well.

glider 2010-06-02 23:24:47

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