From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt McCutchen Subject: [PATCH] git.txt: encourage bug reporters to test recent versions Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 19:34:25 -0500 Message-ID: <1455048415.2511.200.camel@mattmccutchen.net> References: <20160208135607.GB27054@sigill.intra.peff.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Feb 09 21:07:03 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aTEYw-0004Pa-Ah for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:07:02 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932539AbcBIUG7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:06:59 -0500 Received: from homie.mail.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.208]:57879 "EHLO homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932149AbcBIUG6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:06:58 -0500 Received: from homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DFF6348070 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2016 12:06:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=mattmccutchen.net; h= in-reply-to:references:from:date:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:mime-version; s= mattmccutchen.net; bh=jm+vML0MeNGeRL4ejVxW76bgE/k=; b=JtmJPYmaql MlejTmgiQoH7of2vE4M/2lw4/fUxmJFhea9O/OJqAGxFxRf/wpyiSY3nAs+DoffP ATWQ4lAdyZtwBLkepsLQ6f49ikfRwMsh+ScC8y+TUNIRcVPD6kpMyZ9n0QxtNTNN PUD0Q4KqbEzfPSPa3f6oPhJHg/2QpQS0o= Received: from main (30-9-175.wireless.csail.mit.edu [128.30.9.175]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: matt@mattmccutchen.net) by homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CD00B34806C for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2016 12:06:57 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20160208135607.GB27054@sigill.intra.peff.net> X-Mailer: Evolution 3.18.4 (3.18.4-1.fc23) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Specifically, the latest released version or the "next" branch, as reporters are willing. This is based on: http://marc.info/?l=git&m=145496979420513&w=2 Signed-off-by: Matt McCutchen --- Documentation/git.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index d987ad2..1a148bc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -1226,7 +1226,11 @@ Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Git mailing list where the development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be -subscribed to the list to send a message there. +subscribed to the list to send a message there. You can help us out by +attempting to reproduce the bug in the latest released version of git, +or if you're willing to build git from source, the `next` branch. +Sometimes an attempted fix may be pending in this branch, in which case +your feedback as to whether the fix worked for you will be appreciated. SEE ALSO -------- -- 2.5.0