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author | law <law@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4> | 1999-07-18 03:48:02 +0000 |
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committer | law <law@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4> | 1999-07-18 03:48:02 +0000 |
commit | 5fc93f1254e39d788068aeb7b0e5c5b32767a4cf (patch) | |
tree | 9835e4d71ad0afac072a023e94c8b969b1b7c140 /gcc/gcc.texi | |
parent | 3d40f1a2607b24b3e424dde5c006653199f101c8 (diff) | |
download | gcc-5fc93f1254e39d788068aeb7b0e5c5b32767a4cf.tar.gz |
* gcc.texi: Update e-mail addresses and URLs to gcc.gnu.org.
Removed paragraph about compression of files and size limitation,
duplicated in the FAQ. Use gcc-patches for posting patches.
* gcc.c (main): Updated URL with bug reporting instructions to
gcc.gnu.org. Removed e-mail address.
* system.h (abort): Likewise.
git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@28151 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4
Diffstat (limited to 'gcc/gcc.texi')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/gcc.texi b/gcc/gcc.texi index af108124879..1c6a25ec05e 100644 --- a/gcc/gcc.texi +++ b/gcc/gcc.texi @@ -2252,13 +2252,12 @@ for improvement of GNU CC or GNU C++ are welcome in any case. @node Bug Lists @section Where to Report Bugs @cindex bug report mailing lists -@kindex egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com -Send bug reports for GNU C to @samp{egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com}. +@kindex gcc-bugs@@gcc.gnu.org +Send bug reports for the GNU Compiler Collection to +@samp{gcc-bugs@@gcc.gnu.org}. -@kindex egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com -@kindex egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com -Send bug reports for GNU C++ and the C++ runtime libraries to -@samp{egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com}. +Please read @samp{<URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#bugreport>} for +bug reporting instructions before you post a bug report. Often people think of posting bug reports to the newsgroup instead of mailing them. This appears to work, but it has one problem which can be @@ -2280,6 +2279,9 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA @section How to Report Bugs @cindex compiler bugs, reporting +You may find additional and/or more up-to-date instructions at +@samp{<URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#bugreport>}. + The fundamental principle of reporting bugs usefully is this: @strong{report all the facts}. If you are not sure whether to state a fact or leave it out, state it! @@ -2312,20 +2314,6 @@ Please report each bug in a separate message. This makes it easier for us to track which bugs have been fixed and to forward your bugs reports to the appropriate maintainer. -If you include source code in your message, you can send it as clear -text if it is small. If the message is larger, you may compress it using -@file{gzip}, @file{bzip2}, or @file{pkzip}. Please be aware that sending -compressed files needs an additional binary-safe mechanism such as -@code{MIME} or @code{uuencode}. There is a 100k message limit on the -@samp{egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com} mailing list at the time of this -writing (March 1999). We're trying to create some mechanism for larger -bug reports to be submitted; please check the on-line FAQ for more -up-to-date instructions. Don't think that just posting a URL to the -code is better, we do want to archive bug reports, and not all -maintainers have good network connectivity to download large pieces of -software when they need them; it's much easier for them to have them in -their mailboxes. - To enable someone to investigate the bug, you should include all these things: @@ -2551,8 +2539,8 @@ we should be able to reproduce the crash ourselves. @section Sending Patches for GNU CC If you would like to write bug fixes or improvements for the GNU C -compiler, that is very helpful. Send suggested fixes to the bug report -mailing list, @code{egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com}. +compiler, that is very helpful. Send suggested fixes to the patches +mailing list, @code{gcc-patches@@gcc.gnu.org}. Please follow these guidelines so we can study your patches efficiently. If you don't follow these guidelines, your information might still be @@ -2672,8 +2660,8 @@ ways to find it: @itemize @bullet @item Send a message to a suitable network mailing list. First try -@code{egcs-bugs@@egcs.cygnus.com}, and if that brings no response, try -@code{egcs@@egcs.cygnus.com}. +@code{gcc-bugs@@gcc.gnu.org}, and if that brings no response, try +@code{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org}. @item Look in the service directory for someone who might help you for a fee. |