This is a bug tracking system used by some projects in the GNU Operating System. We use this to keep records of bug reports, as well as feature requests and patches, submitted by users and developers. Each issue is given a number, and is kept open until it is marked as having been dealt with.
The following GNU projects (known as "packages" in this context) use this tracker:
| Project | Bug mailing list | Specific help | Browse bug reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emacs | bug-gnu-emacs | How to report a bug in Emacs | Emacs reports |
| Coreutils | bug-coreutils | How to report a bug in Coreutils | Coreutils reports |
| debbugs.gnu.org | help-debbugs | How to report a bug in this tracker | debbugs.gnu.org reports |
Each project has specific instructions on the best way to report a bug - see the above table. You do not need to know the details of how this bug tracker works in order to report bugs, but if you want to, you can read more about this tracker.
Submissions are moderated, so there may be a delay before your report appears.
If you want to send a copy of your initial report to someone else, please use an X-Debbugs-CC header rather than plain CC, as explained in more detail here.
If a report is closed and receives no more mail for one month, it is archived. Before you can send more mail to it, you must send the command "unarchive 123" in the body of a message to the control server address.
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