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Re: Source of bugs.debian.org web interface?



On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 02:59:35AM +0100, Christian Hammers wrote:
> I don't like the current bugs.debian.org web interface and would
> like to write an alternative bug viewer.
> 
> (Not a replacement for the lynx-compatible official one just something that
> some people might prefer. With colors, tables and javascript, you know...)

I'd prefer you use CSS for styling the page, but since you're doing
the work, it's your choice.

> Is there a way to get the results of a bug query as machine readable
> input? I.e. has the current pkgreport.cgi a hidden switch to generate
> RSS or XML output or are the bugs stored somewhere as files or in LDAP
> so that I can access them myself from e.g. people.debian.org?
> I do not seem to have ssh access to bugs.debian.org.

You can retrieve the bug logs in the mbox format.  For example,

 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=275909&mbox=yes

-- 
Matt

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