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authorStefan Monnier2010-10-15 17:55:33 -0400
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1If you think you may have found a bug in GNU Emacs, please 1If you think you may have found a bug in GNU Emacs, please read the
2read the Bugs section of the Emacs manual for advice on 2Bugs section of the Emacs manual for advice on
3
3(1) how to tell when to report a bug, and 4(1) how to tell when to report a bug, and
4(2) how to write a useful bug report and what information 5(2) how to write a useful bug report and what information it needs to have.
5it needs to have.
6 6
7There are three ways to read the Bugs section. 7You can read the read the Bugs section of the manual from inside Emacs.
8Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, then m Emacs RET to get to the
9Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET to get to the section on bugs.
10Or you can use the standalone Info program in a like manner.
11(Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution, not part of the
12Emacs distribution.)
8 13
9(1) In a printed copy of the Emacs manual. 14Printed copies of the Emacs manual can be purchased from the Free
10You can order one from the Free Software Foundation; 15Software Foundation's online store at <http://shop.fsf.org/>.
11see the file etc/ORDERS. But if you don't have a copy on
12hand and you think you have found a bug, you shouldn't wait
13to get a printed manual; you should read the section right away
14as described below.
15 16
16(2) With Info. Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, 17If necessary, you can read the manual without an info program:
17then m Emacs RET to get to the Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET
18to get to the section on bugs. Or use standalone Info in
19a like manner. (Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution,
20not part of the Emacs distribution.)
21 18
22(3) By hand. Do
23 cat info/emacs* | more "+/^File: emacs, Node: Bugs," 19 cat info/emacs* | more "+/^File: emacs, Node: Bugs,"
24 20
21
25Please first check the file etc/PROBLEMS (e.g. with C-h C-p in Emacs) to 22Please first check the file etc/PROBLEMS (e.g. with C-h C-p in Emacs) to
26make sure it isn't a known issue. 23make sure it isn't a known issue.