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author Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
date Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:57:59 +0900
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1 If you think you may have found a bug in GNU Emacs, please 1 If you think you may have found a bug in GNU Emacs, please read the
2 read the Bugs section of the Emacs manual for advice on 2 Bugs 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.
5 it needs to have.
6 6
7 There are three ways to read the Bugs section. 7 You can read the read the Bugs section of the manual from inside Emacs.
8 Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, then m Emacs RET to get to the
9 Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET to get to the section on bugs.
10 Or you can use the standalone Info program in a like manner.
11 (Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution, not part of the
12 Emacs distribution.)
8 13
9 (1) In a printed copy of the Emacs manual. 14 Printed copies of the Emacs manual can be purchased from the Free
10 You can order one from the Free Software Foundation; 15 Software Foundation's online store at <http://shop.fsf.org/>.
11 see the file etc/ORDERS. But if you don't have a copy on
12 hand and you think you have found a bug, you shouldn't wait
13 to get a printed manual; you should read the section right away
14 as described below.
15 16
16 (2) With Info. Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, 17 If necessary, you can read the manual without an info program:
17 then m Emacs RET to get to the Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET
18 to get to the section on bugs. Or use standalone Info in
19 a like manner. (Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution,
20 not 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,"
20
24 21
25 Please first check the file etc/PROBLEMS (e.g. with C-h C-p in Emacs) to 22 Please first check the file etc/PROBLEMS (e.g. with C-h C-p in Emacs) to
26 make sure it isn't a known issue. 23 make sure it isn't a known issue.