Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of AlphaInstructions


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    12= Instructions for alpha testers =
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    1415send email to [ProjectPeople David Anderson or Rom Walton],
    1516and we'll give you an account in the BOINC Alpha test project
    16 
    17 == The BOINC Alpha project ==
    18 
    19 Testers must log in to the [http://isaac.ssl.berkeley.edu/alpha/ BOINC Alpha project]
    20 to report test results.
    21 It's also a BOINC project, but usually it doesn't have any jobs, and you don't need to attach your client to it.
    22 
    23 == The BOINC Alpha email list ==
     17(this is a BOINC project but it never has jobs; don't attach your client to it).
    2418
    2519Testers must subscribe to the [mlist:boinc_alpha boinc_alpha email list].
     
    3125asking alpha testers to download and test a specific new release of BOINC.
    3226You can find these releases on the [//download_all.php?dev=1 BOINC download page].
    33 Please try to report test results within two days of receiving the email.
     27Please try to report test results within 3-4 days of receiving the email.
    3428
    3529== How to test ==
     
    4842
    4943Report results through the [http://isaac.ssl.berkeley.edu/alpha/test_form.php web-based interface].
     44You must log in to the [http://isaac.ssl.berkeley.edu/alpha/ BOINC Alpha project]
     45to report test results.
    5046
    51 If you find a bug or unexpected behavior in the BOINC client,
    52 it will help us a lot if you can tell BOINC to generate more detailed
    53 messages, and then post a message to boinc_alpha describing the problem
    54 and including the message log.
    55 To do this, use a text editor like Notepad to create a file
    56 '''cc_config.xml''' in your BOINC data directory.
    57 It has the following form:
    58 {{{
    59 <cc_config>
    60    <log_flags>
    61        <work_fetch_debug>1</work_fetch_debug>
    62    </log_flags>
    63 </cc_config>
    64 }}}
    65 The '''work_fetch_debug''' flag tells BOINC to generate detailed
    66 messages about how it decides when to ask projects for jobs.
    67 There are  [userw:Client_configuration#Logging_flags lots of other flags] for other types of problems.
     47== How to report bugs ==
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    70 For more details on reporting bugs, see [ReportBugs Reporting Hard Bugs].
     49In addition to reporting negative test results,
     50we strongly encourage you to
     51[ReportBugs submit detailed bug reports].
    7152
    7253If you're not sure whether something is a problem, post to the boinc_alpha@ssl.berkeley.edu email list.
     
    7657or send email to the relevant [DevProcess area owner].
    7758
    78 
    7959== Resources ==
    8060