Mail Archives: cygwin-developers/1998/11/17/15:24:54
Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
> New to maillist, would like to know if bugreports could be sent
> here, or only ones with patches? ;-) (I'm not subscribed to main list,
> traffic too large). If yes, I'll try, though someone hopefully
> reported already:
Since this is the "developers" list, I can understand your
concern, but keep in mind that development is more than just
writing code. There is also testing, documentation, and
other things that contribute to the overall package.
Obviously, bugs with patches would be best, but it's better
to report a bug you can't fix than to keep silent about it.
If you try to fix the bug but fail, let us know that too - it
might save us some time.
You can still help us out by following some common sense
guidelines:
* Please report only bugs about cygwin itself; bugs with programs
ported to cygwin should go to the main list.
* Include a complete description of the bug - what you did,
what it did, what you expected it to do.
* Include complete command line examples. If source code is
involved, try to come up with a very short yet complete sample
source that demonstrates the bug. (Please don't include
the source if it's long, but be prepared to send it to us
individually if we need it to reproduce the bug).
* Tell us what OS and version you're running, even if you think
it doesn't matter. We usually don't need to know what kind
of hardware you're running on, and we can always as if we do.
* If you have a workaround for the bug, tell us about that too.
Plus, all the Cygnus cygwin developers read both lists, so if
you send it to one of the lists, you don't need to send it
to the other list or copy us personally about it.
DJ
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