Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:08:48 -0700 | From | randy_dunlap <> | Subject | Re: Script to help users to report a BUG |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:32:16 +0200 Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
| Hi all, | what do you think about this simple idea of a script that could help | users to fill better BUG reports ? | | The usage is quite simple, put the attached file in | /usr/src/linux/scripts and then: | | [root@frodo scripts]# ./report-bug.sh /tmp/BUGREPORT/ | cat: /proc/scsi/scsi: No such file or directory | | [root@frodo scripts]# ls /tmp/BUGREPORT/ | cpuinfo.bug ioports.bug modules.bug software.bug | iomem.bug lspci.bug scsi.bug version.bug | | Now you can simply attach all the .bug files to the bugzilla report or | inline them in a email. | | The script is rude but it is enough to give you an idea of what I have in mind. | | Any comment ?
It can be useful. We certainly see bug reports with a good bit of missing information.
I would rather see the script write all /proc etc. contents to just one file (with some headings prior to each file). One file would be easier to email inline or to attach...
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