The gist of my post was that accounts must be requested through a mailing list. As you correctly clarified, though, the R-devel list should be used, not R-help. I am quite sure of the bugs I have identified, but will report them on R-devel for good form. Best regards, Florent
On 19 December 2016 at 17:41, David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> On Dec 19, 2016, at 12:25 AM, Florent Angly <florent.an...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have identified a couple of bugs that I would like to file on >> https://bugs.r-project.org/ . >> >> Reading the archives, I found that the bugzilla account creation is not >> automated anymore and must be mannually requested on this mailing list. > > I'm not sure what part of what "archive" was the source of this > misinformation, but what I read in "the archives" (which I'm defining broadly > by my use of Markmail in this instance) is that you are supposed to contact > the administrator individually for permission. > > http://markmail.org/search/?q=list%3Aorg.r-project+bugzilla+account > > Almost all of the bug discussion is on R-devel rather than r-help. My > understanding is that suspected bugs should be posted to that mailing list > unless you are a very experienced R-user with tested bug-fix code that you > intend to submit. > > I've confirmed my sometimes hazy memory by reading the Posting Guide and > following embedded link regarding bug reporting to: > > https://www.r-project.org/bugs.html > >> >> Can an administrator please create an account for me? >> >> Florent >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > The fact that you are posting in HTML is an additional black mark against > you. Rhelp is a plain text mailing list. You should definitely read the > Posting Guide before proceeding. > > >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > David Winsemius > Alameda, CA, USA > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
