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changeset 110980:ac52af4a044c
* BUGS, INSTALL.BZR: Updates.
author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> |
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date | Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:45:41 -0700 |
parents | b43d7e69dc42 |
children | dbe481657418 |
files | BUGS ChangeLog INSTALL.BZR |
diffstat | 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/BUGS Mon Oct 11 20:43:52 2010 -0700 +++ b/BUGS Mon Oct 11 20:45:41 2010 -0700 @@ -1,26 +1,23 @@ -If you think you may have found a bug in GNU Emacs, please -read the Bugs section of the Emacs manual for advice on +If you think you may have found a bug in GNU Emacs, please read the +Bugs section of the Emacs manual for advice on + (1) how to tell when to report a bug, and -(2) how to write a useful bug report and what information -it needs to have. - -There are three ways to read the Bugs section. +(2) how to write a useful bug report and what information it needs to have. -(1) In a printed copy of the Emacs manual. -You can order one from the Free Software Foundation; -see the file etc/ORDERS. But if you don't have a copy on -hand and you think you have found a bug, you shouldn't wait -to get a printed manual; you should read the section right away -as described below. +You can read the read the Bugs section of the manual from inside Emacs. +Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, then m Emacs RET to get to the +Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET to get to the section on bugs. +Or you can use the standalone Info program in a like manner. +(Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution, not part of the +Emacs distribution.) -(2) With Info. Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, -then m Emacs RET to get to the Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET -to get to the section on bugs. Or use standalone Info in -a like manner. (Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution, -not part of the Emacs distribution.) +Printed copies of the Emacs manual can be purchased from the Free +Software Foundation's online store at <http://shop.fsf.org/>. -(3) By hand. Do +If necessary, you can read the manual without an info program: + cat info/emacs* | more "+/^File: emacs, Node: Bugs," + Please first check the file etc/PROBLEMS (e.g. with C-h C-p in Emacs) to make sure it isn't a known issue.
--- a/ChangeLog Mon Oct 11 20:43:52 2010 -0700 +++ b/ChangeLog Mon Oct 11 20:45:41 2010 -0700 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2010-10-12 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> + + * BUGS, INSTALL.BZR: Updates. + 2010-10-08 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * make-dist: Don't distribute src/buildobj.h. (Bug#7167)
--- a/INSTALL.BZR Mon Oct 11 20:43:52 2010 -0700 +++ b/INSTALL.BZR Mon Oct 11 20:45:41 2010 -0700 @@ -31,13 +31,9 @@ subdirectories of lisp/, e.g. mh-e/ and calendar/) will need to be updated to reflect new autoloaded functions. If you see errors (rather than warnings) about undefined lisp functions during compilation, that -may be the reason. Another symptom may be an error saying that -"loaddefs.el" could not be found; this is due to a change in the way -loaddefs.el was handled in version control, and should only happen -once, for users that are updating old sources. Finally, sometimes -there can be build failures related to *loaddefs.el (e.g. "required -feature `esh-groups' was not provided"). In that case, follow the -instructions below. +may be the reason. Finally, sometimes there can be build failures +related to *loaddefs.el (e.g. "required feature `esh-groups' was not +provided"). In that case, follow the instructions below. To update loaddefs.el (and similar files), do: @@ -53,10 +49,6 @@ etc.) before "make bootstrap" or "make"; the rest of the procedure is applicable to those systems as well. -Questions, requests, and bug reports about the Bazaar versions of Emacs -should be sent to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org rather than gnu.emacs.help. -Ideally, use M-x report-emacs-bug RET. - Because the Bazaar version of Emacs is a work in progress, it will sometimes fail to build. Please wait a day or so (and check the bug and development mailing list archives) before reporting such problems.