Bug#796464: general: there is no auto crash reporting
On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Richard Jasmin <frazzledjazz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: general
> Severity: important
>
> debian should implement an automatic crash detection and reporting system like
> Fedora and Ubuntu teams have.If not mistaken, Fedora uses upstream of what
> ubuntu uses --apport.
>
> There is no reason for debian to not have this feature.Yes, it is mostly a gui
> tool. Debian is used on both client workstations and servers.
>
> Tool should catch crashes as they happen and allow users to report them.It
> should auto-generate and allow people to auto generate debugging backtrace
> reports, installing gdb packages as needed.This would generate useful traces
> for developers in non-trivial way.
>
> Hint: corekeeper? ..but that is console based. Who uses a console these days?
We have a GSoC project this year working specifically on Apport for
Debian, and you might be interested to follow up on that, :)
Thanks,
Aron
[1]https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2015/Projects#SummerOfCode2015.2FProjects.2FApportForDebian.Apport_for_Debian
[2]http://blog.yurushao.info/2015/07/Debian-Apport-GSoC/
[3]http://www.researchut.com/blog/gsoc-apport-for-debian
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