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* README: (Reporting bugs): List the bug-reporting address here, too,
not just in the following more test-oriented paragraph.
Reported by Tim Mooney.
All changes are no longer listed in version-controlled ChangeLog
files, so note that contributions are attributed in the commit logs.
Mention bootstrap.conf, now that it's the authoritative source of
minimal prerequisite program/version# pairs.
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Jim Meyering 2009-04-18 09:17:04 +02:00
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Special thanks to Paul Eggert, Brian Matthews, Bruce Evans, Karl Berry,
Kaveh Ghazi, and François Pinard for help with debugging and porting
these programs. Many thanks to all of the people who have taken the
time to submit problem reports and fixes. All contributed changes are
attributed in the ChangeLog files.
attributed in the commit logs.
And thanks to the following people who have provided accounts for
portability testing on many different types of systems: Bob Proulx,
@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ run this command:
For some tests, you can get even more detail by adding DEBUG=yes.
Then include the contents of the file `log' in your bug report.
Send bug reports, questions, comments, etc. to bug-coreutils@gnu.org.
If you would like to suggest a patch, see the files README-hacking
and HACKING for tips.
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There are many tests, but nowhere near as many as we need.
@ -209,13 +213,7 @@ subtle bugs.
WARNING: If you modify files like configure.in, m4/*.m4, aclocal.m4,
or any Makefile.am, then don't be surprised if what gets regenerated no
longer works. To make things work, you'll have to be using appropriate
versions of automake and autoconf. As for what versions are `appropriate',
use the versions of
* autoconf specified via AC_PREREQ in m4/jm-macros.m4
* automake specified via AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE in configure.ac
Usually it's fine to use versions that are newer than those specified.
versions of the tools listed in bootstrap.conf's buildreq string.
All of these programs except `test' recognize the `--version' option.
When reporting bugs, please include in the subject line both the package