[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS bugreports.html,1.37,1.38
Diego Biurrun CVS
diego at mplayerhq.hu
Wed Aug 28 00:28:05 CEST 2002
Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS
In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv6219
Modified Files:
bugreports.html
Log Message:
Added some introductory words, request only CVS for bug reports and further
condemn HTML mail.
Index: bugreports.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/bugreports.html,v
retrieving revision 1.37
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -r1.37 -r1.38
--- bugreports.html 27 Aug 2002 21:32:35 -0000 1.37
+++ bugreports.html 27 Aug 2002 22:28:03 -0000 1.38
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
<H1><A NAME=C>Appendix C - How to report bugs</A></H1>
+<P>Good bug reports are a very valuable contribution to the development of any
+ software project. But just like writing good software, good problem reports
+ involve some work. Please realize that most developers are extremely busy and
+ receive obscene amounts of email. So while your feedback is crucial in
+ improving <B>MPlayer</B> and very much appreciated, please understand that you
+ have to provide <B>all</B> of the information we request and follow the
+ instructions in this document closely.</P>
+
<H2>How to fix bugs</H2>
@@ -26,7 +34,9 @@
<H2>How to report bugs</H2>
<P>First of all please try the latest CVS version of <B>MPlayer</B> as your bug
- might already be fixed there. CVS instructions can be found at the bottom of
+ might already be fixed there. Development moves extremely fast, most problems
+ in official releases are reported within days or even hours, so please use
+ <B>only CVS</B> to report bugs. CVS instructions can be found at the bottom of
<A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">this page</A> or in the
README. If this did not help please refer to
<A HREF="documentation.html#known_bugs">the list of known bugs</A> and the
@@ -65,8 +75,11 @@
<P>The language of this list is <B>English</B>. Please follow the standard
<A HREF="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt">Netiquette Guidelines</A> and
<B>do not send HTML mail</B> to any of our mailing lists. You will only get
- ignored or banned. Also note that we will not individually CC (carbon-copy)
- people so it is a good idea to subscribe to actually receive your answer.</P>
+ ignored or banned. If you do not know what HTML mail is or why it is evil,
+ read this <A HREF="http://expita.com/nomime.html">fine document</A>. It
+ explains all the details and has instructions for turning HTML off. Also note
+ that we will not individually CC (carbon-copy) people so it is a good idea to
+ subscribe to actually receive your answer.</P>
<H3>What to report?</H3>
@@ -188,7 +201,7 @@
<H4>How to extract meaningful information from a core dump</H4>
-<P>Please create following command file:</P>
+<P>Please create the following command file:</P>
<P><CODE>disass $eip-32 $eip+32<BR>
printf "eax=%08lX\n",$eax<BR>
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