Am Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:55:34 +0000 schrieb "simendsjo" <simend...@gmail.com>:
> Hi, > This is way off topic, but I'm not sure where else to go. I want > to report a bug to g++, but this has shown to be extremely hard.. > I hope that at least here I can get a reply. And if it's really > this hard to add a bugreport, maybe someone could be nice and > report it for me. > > This is a cross-post from gcc.reddit.com: > http://www.reddit.com/r/gcc/comments/2tq4ra/how_can_i_report_a_bug_to_the_gcc_team/ > > ---- > > Many open-source software have easily accessible bug databases > - an important aspect of developing high quality products. > > So why is it nearly impossible to report a GCC bug? > > I tried to register at https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla, but the > response was: "User account creation has been restricted. Contact > your administrator or the maintainer (overse...@gcc.gnu.org) for > information about creating an account." > > So lets send a mail to overse...@gcc.gnu.org explaining the issue. > The reply: "I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to > the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given > up. Sorry it didn't work out." > > Well, at least they have a mailing list. I registered to the > gcc-help mailing list and tried submitting the bug report there. > And I finally got a reply today! Yay! > "Hi. This is the qmail-send program at sourceware.org. I'm afraid > I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. > This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work > out." > > Is this for real? An open-source project of this size, and it's > hard-as-hell to get in touch with any developers? > > So I ask you: How can I report a bug to the gcc team? > > Thanks. > > PS: Yes, the correct subreddit would probably have been r/gcc, but > seeing 514 subscribers and 2 online, I don't expect to get > a response there. I registered an account on https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla some time ago and there were no restrictions. Sounds like they currently have some issues with their email servers.
