It's not easy (read very time consuming) for a newbie like me to get the right info to fill out this bug form. 1. I would propose to include the product version in the file comment of each source file. 2. I would propose to include the component id (awt, classpath, ...) into each source code file. An alternative would be to provide a complete package -> component matching at http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/describecomponents.cgi?product=classpath
Yes, Bugzilla is known to have a notoriously bad user interface. :/ However, it's (IMHO) neither feasible or particularily desireable to tag every file with their component and version number. I'm not sure the gains would justify the effort. -If you're uncertain about which version you've got, leave that field as unspecified. Similarily, if you're uncertain about which component to file it under, just file it under "classpath". If it's wrong someone will come along and put it in the right place.
Created attachment 13314 [details] Retrieve the version of GNU Classpath
The version number can be retrieved from the property "gnu.classpath.version" using System.getProperties().get("gnu.classpath.version"). The attached file will do this for you. The component can be left as 'classpath' and will be directed elsewhere by a developer if required.