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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2001-06-20 10:49:08 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2001-06-20 10:49:08 +0000
commit87b930e0f3b977974822157ff92c989266fdc6be (patch)
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parentd6b3f99c47d03a8e7a8ba9e064451cf2f81d4852 (diff)
downloademacs-87b930e0f3b977974822157ff92c989266fdc6be.tar.gz
Update how to find etc/DEBUG.
Clarify what to do instead of finding more examples of a bug.
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@@ -819,11 +819,8 @@ That file also includes instructions for investigating problems
whereby Emacs stops responding (many people assume that Emacs is
``hung,'' whereas in fact it might be in an infinite loop).
-In an installed Emacs, the file @file{etc/DEBUG} is in the same
-directory where the Emacs on-line documentation file @file{DOC},
-typically in the @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/@var{version}/etc/}
-directory. The directory for your installation is stored in the
-variable @code{data-directory}.
+To find the file @file{etc/DEBUG} in your Emacs installation, use the
+directory name stored in the variable @code{data-directory}.
@end itemize
Here are some things that are not necessary in a bug report:
@@ -838,9 +835,11 @@ which changes to the input file will make the bug go away and which
changes will not affect it.
This is often time-consuming and not very useful, because the way we
-will find the bug is by running a single example under the debugger with
-breakpoints, not by pure deduction from a series of examples. You might
-as well save time by not searching for additional examples.
+will find the bug is by running a single example under the debugger
+with breakpoints, not by pure deduction from a series of examples.
+You might as well save time by not searching for additional examples.
+It is better to send the bug report right away, go back to editing,
+and find another bug to report.
Of course, if you can find a simpler example to report @emph{instead} of
the original one, that is a convenience. Errors in the output will be