https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82487
Bug ID: 82487
Summary: Change generic "attachment too big" message
Product: gcc
Version: unknown
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: web
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: redi at gcc dot gnu.org
CC: LpSolit at netscape dot net
Target Milestone: ---
When users attempt to upload an attachment that is too large they get a message
telling them to put the file online somewhere and attach a URL to bugzilla.
This is bad in several ways:
- we don't want testcases provided via URLs to external resources that might
disappear at any time, see https://gcc.gnu.org/bugs/ which is clear we want the
preprocessed source attached here;
- adding the URL as the attachment is just stupid and requires unnecessary
clicks to view it. URLs are better in comments, not as attachments;
- we should tell users to try compressing the file using gzip, bzip2, or
something like that, because the compressed file is almost always small enough;
- we should point them to
https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/A_guide_to_testcase_reduction as well.
Please could we change that message so it doesn't contradict
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugs/ and so it says to try compression and/or reduction?
