Mercurial > emacs
changeset 97973:0127639d1179
*** empty log message ***
| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> |
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| date | Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:34:54 +0000 |
| parents | 0f2f9b7e7d8e |
| children | 1a97dc0ac0e5 |
| files | admin/notes/bugtracker |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/admin/notes/bugtracker Thu Sep 04 02:32:12 2008 +0000 +++ b/admin/notes/bugtracker Thu Sep 04 02:34:54 2008 +0000 @@ -4,6 +4,29 @@ For a list of all bugs, see http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/emacs +** How do I report a bug in Emacs now? +The same way as you always did. Send mail to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, +or use M-x report-emacs-bug. + +The only differences are: + +i) Your report will be assigned a number and generate an automatic reply. + +ii) Optionally, you can set some database parameters when you first +report a bug (see "Setting bug parameters" below). + +iii) If you want to CC: someone, use X-Debbugs-CC: (see below). + +Once your report is filed and assigned a number, it is sent out to the +bug mailing list. In some cases, it may be appropriate to just file a +bug, without sending out a copy. To do this, send mail to +quiet@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. + +** How do I reply to an existing bug report? +Reply to 123@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, replacing 123 with the number +of the bug you are interested in. Cc anyone you like. Do NOT send +a copy to the bug list, since this may generate a new report. The +only time to send mail to the bug list is to create a new report. ** When reporting a bug, to send a Cc to another address (e.g. bug-cc-mode@gnu.org), do not just use a Cc: header. @@ -56,6 +79,7 @@ Version: 23.0.60 Severity: minor +Optionally, add a sub-package, eg Package: emacs,calendar. This can include tags. Some things (e.g. submitter) don't seem to work here.