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author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2010-10-11 20:45:41 -0700 |
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committer | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2010-10-11 20:45:41 -0700 |
commit | 6c3ab469a434395c128dd78741c7a5e2e0a38074 (patch) | |
tree | b0eb8056f1b6ecf875c45c8ede0162e99c4c0079 /BUGS | |
parent | fdb893e71201a781e2ce5972ca799468d3ade014 (diff) | |
download | emacs-6c3ab469a434395c128dd78741c7a5e2e0a38074.tar.gz |
* BUGS, INSTALL.BZR: Updates.
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@@ -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. +(2) how to write a useful bug report and what information it needs to have. -There are three ways to read the Bugs section. +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.) -(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. +Printed copies of the Emacs manual can be purchased from the Free +Software Foundation's online store at <http://shop.fsf.org/>. -(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.) +If necessary, you can read the manual without an info program: -(3) By hand. Do 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. |