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@@ -113,45 +113,39 @@ Knife" of embedded Linux, there are some applets that will not be accepted:
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Bug Reporting
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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-If you find a bug in Busybox, you can send a bug report to our bug tracking
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-system (homepage: http://bugs.lineo.com). Instructions on how to send a bug
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-report to the tracking system can be found at:
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+If you find bugs, please submit a detailed bug report to the busybox mailing
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+list at busybox@busybox.net. A well-written bug report should include a
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+transcript of a shell session that demonstrates the bad behavior and enables
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+anyone else to duplicate the bug on their own machine. The following is such
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+an example:
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- http://bugs.lineo.com/Reporting.html
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-
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-The README file that comes with Busybox also describes how to submit a bug.
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+ To: busybox@busybox.net
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+ From: diligent@testing.linux.org
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+ Subject: /bin/date doesn't work
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-A well-written bug report should include a transcript of a shell session that
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-demonstrates the bad behavior and enables anyone else to duplicate the bug on
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-their own machine. The following is such an example:
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+ Package: busybox
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+ Version: 1.00
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- When I execute Busybox 'date' it produces unexpected results.
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+ When I execute Busybox 'date' it produces unexpected results.
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+ With GNU date I get the following output:
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- This is using GNU date:
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$ date
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Wed Mar 21 14:19:41 MST 2001
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- This is using Busybox date:
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- $ date
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- codswaddle
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-
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+ But when I use BusyBox date I get this instead:
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-Bug Triage
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-~~~~~~~~~~
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+ $ date
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+ llegal instruction
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-Validating and confirming bugs is nearly as important as reporting them in the
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-first place. It is valuable to know if a bug can be duplicated on a different
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-machine, on a different filesystem, on a different architecture, with a
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-different C library, and so forth.
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+ I am using Debian unstable, kernel version 2.4.19-rmk1 on an Netwinder,
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+ and the latest uClibc from CVS. Thanks for the wonderful program!
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-To see a listing of all the bugs currently filed against Busybox, look here:
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+ -Diligent
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- http://bugs.lineo.com/db/pa/lbusybox.html
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+Note the careful description and use of examples showing not only what BusyBox
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+does, but also a counter example showing what an equivalent GNU app does. Bug
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+reports lacking such detail may never be fixed... Thanks for understanding.
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-If you have comments to add to a bug (can / can't duplicate, think a bug
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-should be closed / reopened), please send it to [bugnumber]@bugs.lineo.com.
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-The message you send will automatically be forwarded to the mailing list for
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-all to see.
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Write Documentation
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@@ -183,16 +177,6 @@ This will show all of the trouble spots or 'questionable' code. Pick a spot,
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any spot, these are all invitations for you to contribute.
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-Consult The Bug-Tracking System
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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-
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-Head to: http://bugs.lineo.com/db/pa/lBusybox.html and look at the bugs on
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-there. Pick one you think you can fix, and fix it. If it's a wishlist item and
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-someone's requesting a new feature, take a stab at adding it. Everything
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-previously said about "reading the mailing list" and "coordinating with the
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-applet maintainer" still applies.
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-
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Add a New Applet
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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@@ -309,16 +293,15 @@ are some guidelines on how to test your changes.
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Making Sure Your Patch Doesn't Get Lost
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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-If you don't want your patch to be lost or forgotten, send it to the bug
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-tracking system (http://bugs.lineo.com). You do this by emailing your patch in
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-a message to submit@bugs.lineo.com with a subject line something like this:
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+If you don't want your patch to be lost or forgotten, send it to the busybox
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+mailing list with a subject line something like this:
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[PATCH] - Adds "transmogrify" feature to "foo"
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In the body, you should have a pseudo-header that looks like the following:
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Package: busybox
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- Version: v0.50pre (or whatever the current version is)
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+ Version: v1.01pre (or whatever the current version is)
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Severity: wishlist
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The remainder of the body should read along these lines:
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@@ -328,16 +311,6 @@ The remainder of the body should read along these lines:
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GNU counterparts and the outputs are identical. I have run the scripts in
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the 'tests' directory and nothing breaks.
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-Detailed instructions on how to submit a bug to the tracking system are at:
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-
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- http://bugs.lineo.com/Reporting.html
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-
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-If you have a patch that will fix and close a reported bug, please send a
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-message to [bugnumber]@bugs.lineo.com with your patch attached. It will catch
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-people's attention if you have a subject line like the following:
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- [PATCH INCLUDED] - Fix attached, please apply and close this bug
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-
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Improving Your Chances of Patch Acceptance
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