Re: Updating bug reporting request error messages and docs to gcc.gnu.org

[Alexandre Oliva <oliva at dcc dot unicamp dot br>]

On Jul 17, 1999, Gerald Pfeifer <pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:

> I am afraid that specifying --best and -9 might confuse some users
> (Which option for which compressor?). Perhaps simply asking for maximum
> compression is sufficient?

Since all listed compressors accept `-9' except `compress', I've
rephrased it like this:

<p>Typically the CPP output (extension <code>.i</code> for C or
<code>.ii</code> for C++) will be large, so please compress the
resulting file with one of the popular compression programs such as
<tt>bzip2</tt>, <tt>gzip</tt>, <tt>zip</tt>, <tt>pkzip</tt> or
<tt>compress</tt> (in decreasing order of preference).  Use maximum
compression (<code>-9</code>) if available.  Please include the
compressed CPP output in your bug report.

>   +<code>.s</code>), you don't usually have to include it in the bug

> "usually don't" instead?

Yup

> +bug report in order to tell who should take care of it.  A meaningful
> +subject, indicating the language and platform in which the bug
> +occurred, also helps.

> I stumbled over "in which the bug occurred", but I am not a native speaker
> either. ;-)

A meaningful subject indicating language and platform also helps.

> +<p>If you fail to supply information enough information for a bug
>                           ^^^^^^^^^^^        ^^^^^^^^^^^

Thanks, installing.

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