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Thomas, All, On 2014-03-05 17:24 +0100, Thomas De Schampheleire spake thusly: > This patch makes some minor fixes in the section about reporting bugs. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> > > --- > docs/manual/contribute.txt | 15 ++++++++------- > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > Although I don't think this section belongs in the Contributing chapter, > there currently isn't a better place. When I get to rethinking the manual > structure, this can be changed. > > diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt > --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt > +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt > @@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ This can be easily handled with +git for > --------------------- > > [[reporting-bugs]] > -Reporting issues/bugs, get help > -------------------------------- > +Reporting issues/bugs or getting help > +------------------------------------- > > Before reporting any issue, please check > xref:mailing-list-subscribe[the mailing list archive] in case someone has > already reported and fixed a similar problem. > > -However you choose to report bugs or get help, > -xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or > -xref:mailing-list-subscribe[send a mail to the mailing list], there are > +However you choose to report bugs or get help, either by > +xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or by > +xref:mailing-list-subscribe[sending a mail to the mailing list], there are > a number of details to provide in order to help people reproduce and > find a solution to the issue. > > @@ -287,11 +287,12 @@ Here is a short list of details to provi > * host machine (OS/release) > * version of Buildroot > * target for which the build fails > -* package(s) which the build fails > +* package(s) for which the build fails > * the command that fails and its output > * any information you think that may be relevant > > -Additionnally, your can add the +.config+ file. > +Additionally, you should add the +.config+ file (or if you know how, a > ++defconfig+). ... the +.config+ file (or better yet, a +defconfig+) > If some of these details are too large, do not hesitate to use a > pastebin service (see http://www.similarsitesearch.com/alternatives-to/pastebin.com[]). There are some pastebin sites which, when you download the 'raw' paste, will send you a CRLF file. This is inconvenient, since the files have to be converted first. Maybe we could list a pastebins that don;t do that, and list them prominently? Regards, Yann E. MORIN.
Hi Thomas, On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> wrote: > This patch makes some minor fixes in the section about reporting bugs. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> > > --- > docs/manual/contribute.txt | 15 ++++++++------- > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > Although I don't think this section belongs in the Contributing chapter, > there currently isn't a better place. When I get to rethinking the manual > structure, this can be changed. > > diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt > --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt > +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt > @@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ This can be easily handled with +git for > --------------------- > > [[reporting-bugs]] > -Reporting issues/bugs, get help > -------------------------------- > +Reporting issues/bugs or getting help > +------------------------------------- > > Before reporting any issue, please check > xref:mailing-list-subscribe[the mailing list archive] in case someone has We could add a link to buildroot gmane. This iscertainly the easiest way to search the ML archive. > already reported and fixed a similar problem. > > -However you choose to report bugs or get help, > -xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or > -xref:mailing-list-subscribe[send a mail to the mailing list], there are > +However you choose to report bugs or get help, either by > +xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or by > +xref:mailing-list-subscribe[sending a mail to the mailing list], there are > a number of details to provide in order to help people reproduce and > find a solution to the issue. > > @@ -287,11 +287,12 @@ Here is a short list of details to provi > * host machine (OS/release) > * version of Buildroot > * target for which the build fails > -* package(s) which the build fails > +* package(s) for which the build fails > * the command that fails and its output > * any information you think that may be relevant > > -Additionnally, your can add the +.config+ file. > +Additionally, you should add the +.config+ file (or if you know how, a > ++defconfig+). > > If some of these details are too large, do not hesitate to use a > pastebin service (see http://www.similarsitesearch.com/alternatives-to/pastebin.com[]). > _______________________________________________ > buildroot mailing list > buildroot@busybox.net > http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot Regards,
Hi Samuel, On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Samuel Martin <s.martin49@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Thomas De Schampheleire > <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> wrote: >> This patch makes some minor fixes in the section about reporting bugs. >> >> Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> >> >> --- >> docs/manual/contribute.txt | 15 ++++++++------- >> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) >> >> Although I don't think this section belongs in the Contributing chapter, >> there currently isn't a better place. When I get to rethinking the manual >> structure, this can be changed. >> >> diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt >> --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt >> +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt >> @@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ This can be easily handled with +git for >> --------------------- >> >> [[reporting-bugs]] >> -Reporting issues/bugs, get help >> -------------------------------- >> +Reporting issues/bugs or getting help >> +------------------------------------- >> >> Before reporting any issue, please check >> xref:mailing-list-subscribe[the mailing list archive] in case someone has > > We could add a link to buildroot gmane. This iscertainly the easiest > way to search the ML archive. > This link is already present from the 'the mailing list archive' reference, so I don't think we should replicate it here, right? thanks, Thomas
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Samuel, > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Samuel Martin <s.martin49@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> >> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Thomas De Schampheleire >> <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> wrote: >>> This patch makes some minor fixes in the section about reporting bugs. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> >>> >>> --- >>> docs/manual/contribute.txt | 15 ++++++++------- >>> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) >>> >>> Although I don't think this section belongs in the Contributing chapter, >>> there currently isn't a better place. When I get to rethinking the manual >>> structure, this can be changed. >>> >>> diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt >>> --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt >>> +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt >>> @@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ This can be easily handled with +git for >>> --------------------- >>> >>> [[reporting-bugs]] >>> -Reporting issues/bugs, get help >>> -------------------------------- >>> +Reporting issues/bugs or getting help >>> +------------------------------------- >>> >>> Before reporting any issue, please check >>> xref:mailing-list-subscribe[the mailing list archive] in case someone has >> >> We could add a link to buildroot gmane. This iscertainly the easiest >> way to search the ML archive. >> > > This link is already present from the 'the mailing list archive' > reference, so I don't think we should replicate it here, right? Fair enough! > > thanks, > Thomas Regards,
diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt @@ -266,16 +266,16 @@ This can be easily handled with +git for --------------------- [[reporting-bugs]] -Reporting issues/bugs, get help -------------------------------- +Reporting issues/bugs or getting help +------------------------------------- Before reporting any issue, please check xref:mailing-list-subscribe[the mailing list archive] in case someone has already reported and fixed a similar problem. -However you choose to report bugs or get help, -xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or -xref:mailing-list-subscribe[send a mail to the mailing list], there are +However you choose to report bugs or get help, either by +xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or by +xref:mailing-list-subscribe[sending a mail to the mailing list], there are a number of details to provide in order to help people reproduce and find a solution to the issue. @@ -287,11 +287,12 @@ Here is a short list of details to provi * host machine (OS/release) * version of Buildroot * target for which the build fails -* package(s) which the build fails +* package(s) for which the build fails * the command that fails and its output * any information you think that may be relevant -Additionnally, your can add the +.config+ file. +Additionally, you should add the +.config+ file (or if you know how, a ++defconfig+). If some of these details are too large, do not hesitate to use a pastebin service (see http://www.similarsitesearch.com/alternatives-to/pastebin.com[]).
This patch makes some minor fixes in the section about reporting bugs. Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> --- docs/manual/contribute.txt | 15 ++++++++------- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Although I don't think this section belongs in the Contributing chapter, there currently isn't a better place. When I get to rethinking the manual structure, this can be changed.