From: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
To: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
Cc: 39983@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39983: Acknowledgement (help)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:00:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200311190054.GB26593@jasmine.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO_b3FWejUJSkx6rAHuBY2_OA==WD5=9pb9dAVA40vixf2FyPA@mail.gmail.com>
On Sun, Mar 08, 2020 at 08:22:42AM -0500, Adam Porter wrote:
> Okay, here's what happened:
>
> 1. I found a bug in Guix that I wanted to report.
> 2. I checked the manual, which directed me to https://issues.guix.gnu.org/.
> 3. That page directed me to "submit your patches or email
> bug-guix@gnu.org to open a new issue." There were no further
> instructions, so I guessed that sending an email with the body "help"
> would return one with instructions on how to file an actual bug
> report.
> 4. Instead, that filed a bug reporting "help."
>
> Perhaps this bug could be repurposed into one about improving the
> instructions for reporting bugs. :) Now I'll file the real bug
> report...
As a person that is super-experienced with reporting bugs in Guix, I
found the instructions perfectly clear :)
So, it's good to have feedback from somebody with fresh eyes. Can you
suggest any improvements to the text?
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2020-03-08 13:19 bug#39983: help Adam Porter
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2020-03-08 13:22 ` bug#39983: Acknowledgement (help) Adam Porter
2020-03-11 19:00 ` Leo Famulari [this message]
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