On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, martin f krafft wrote: > ? Reporting.wml.patch > Index: Reporting.wml > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/Bugs/Reporting.wml,v > retrieving revision 1.59 > diff -u -r1.59 Reporting.wml > --- Reporting.wml 12 Sep 2007 23:54:02 -0000 1.59 > +++ Reporting.wml 10 Oct 2007 13:41:27 -0000 > @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ > #use wml::debian::template title="Debian BTS - reporting bugs" NOHEADER=yes > NOCOPYRIGHT=true > > -<h1>How to report a bug in Debian using reportbug</h1> > +<h1>How to report a bug in Debiang</h1> ^ > + > +<h2>Use reportbug</h2>
These were split out this way because using reportbug is the recommended way, and the instructions below do not apply in the normal case if you're using > <a name="reportbug"></a> > <p>We strongly recommend that you report bugs in Debian using the > @@ -15,13 +17,9 @@ > href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Debian user mailing > list</a>.</p> > > -<h1>How to report a bug in Debian using email</h1> > - > - > <h2>Important things to note <strong>before</strong> sending your bug > report</h2> > > - > <a name="whatpackage"></a> > <h3>What package does your bug report belong to?</h3> > <p>You need to know what package your bug report should be filed > @@ -63,12 +61,13 @@ > Debian. If necessary, the maintainer of the package will forward the > bug upstream.</p> > > - > <h2>Sending the bug report via e-mail</h2> > > <p>You can report bugs in Debian by sending an e-mail to > <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><code>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</code></a> > -with a special format described below.</p> > +with a special format described below. <code>reportbug</code> (<a > +href="#reportbug">see above</a>) will properly format the e-mails for you; > +please use it!</p> This is needless because it's already explained above. > <h3>Headers</h3> > <p>Like any e-mail you should include a clear, descriptive > @@ -371,10 +370,14 @@ > <h2><a name="findpkgver">Using <code>dpkg</code> to find the package and > version for the report</a></h2> > > -<p>If you are reporting a bug in a command, you can find out which > -package installed it by using <code>dpkg --search</code>. You can > -find out which version of a package you have installed by using > -<code>dpkg --list</code> or <code>dpkg --status</code>. > +<p>When using <code>reportbug</code> to report a bug in a command, say > +<code>grep</code>, the following will automatically select the right package > +and let you write the report right away: <code>reportbug --file $(which > +grep)</code></p> > + > +<p>You can also find out which package installed it by using <code>dpkg > +--search</code>. You can find out which version of a package you have > +installed by using <code>dpkg --list</code> or <code>dpkg --status</code>. > </p> And likewise, these commands only apply when you're not using reportbug; mentioning it here is useless. Don Armstrong -- Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you. If you don't bet, you can't win. -- Robert Heinlein _Time Enough For Love_ p240 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]