$::HaveUtil = ($@ eq "");
};
-my $Version = "1.25";
+my $Version = "1.26";
# Changed in 1.06 to skip Mail::Send and Mail::Util if not available.
# Changed in 1.07 to see more sendmail execs, and added pipe output.
# Changed in 1.23 Restore -ok(ay): say 'success'; don't prompt
# Changed in 1.24 Added '-F<file>' to save report HVDS 98-07-01
# Changed in 1.25 Warn on failure to open save file. HVDS 98-07-12
+# Changed in 1.26 Don't require -t STDIN for -ok. HVDS 98-07-15
# TODO: - Allow the user to re-name the file on mail failure, and
# make sure failure (transmission-wise) of Mail::Send is
if ($::opt_h) { Help(); exit; }
if ($::opt_d) { Dump(*STDOUT); exit; }
-if (!-t STDIN) {
+if (!-t STDIN && !($ok and not $::opt_n)) {
paraprint <<EOF;
Please use perlbug interactively. If you want to
include a file, you can use the -f switch.
$Is_MSWin32 = $^O eq 'MSWin32';
$Is_VMS = $^O eq 'VMS';
- getopts("dhva:s:b:f:F:r:e:SCc:to:n:");
+ if (!getopts("dhva:s:b:f:F:r:e:SCc:to:n:")) { Help(); exit; };
# This comment is needed to notify metaconfig that we are
# using the $perladmin, $cf_by, and $cf_time definitions.
local(*OUT) = @_;
print REP "\n---\n";
- print REP "This perlbug was built using Perl $config_tag1\n",
- "It is being executed now by Perl $config_tag2.\n\n"
+ print REP "This perlbug was built using Perl $config_tag2\n",
+ "It is being executed now by Perl $config_tag1.\n\n"
if $config_tag2 ne $config_tag1;
print OUT <<EOF;
Environment for perl $]:
EOF
for my $env (sort
- (qw(PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LANG PERL_BADLANG SHELL HOME LOGDIR),
+ (qw(PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LANG PERL_BADLANG SHELL HOME LOGDIR LANGUAGE),
grep /^(?:PERL|LC_)/, keys %ENV)
) {
print OUT " $env",
Be aware of the familiar traps that perl programmers of various hues
fall into. See L<perltrap>.
+Check in L<perldiag> to see what any Perl error message(s) mean.
+If message isn't in perldiag, it probably isn't generated by Perl.
+Consult your operating system documentation instead.
+
+If you are on a non-UNIX platform check also L<perlport>, some
+features may not be implemented or work differently.
+
Try to study the problem under the perl debugger, if necessary.
See L<perldebug>.
test suite. If you have the time, consider making your test case so
that it will readily fit into the standard test suite.
+Remember also to include the B<exact> error messages, if any.
+"Perl complained something" is not an exact error message.
+
+If you get a core dump (or equivalent), you may use a debugger
+(B<dbx>, B<gdb>, etc) to produce a stack trace to include in the bug
+report. NOTE: unless your Perl has been compiled with debug info
+(often B<-g>), the stack trace is likely to be somewhat hard to use
+because it will most probably contain only the function names, not
+their arguments. If possible, recompile your Perl with debug info and
+reproduce the dump and the stack trace.
+
=item Can you describe the bug in plain English?
The easier it is to understand a reproducible bug, the more likely it
C<perlbug> at all on your system, be sure to include the entire output
produced by running C<perl -V> (note the uppercase V).
+Whether you use C<perlbug> or send the email manually, please make
+your subject informative. "a bug" not informative. Neither is "perl
+crashes" nor "HELP!!!", these all are null information. A compact
+description of what's wrong is fine.
+
=back
Having done your bit, please be prepared to wait, to be told the bug
by Gurusamy Sarathy (E<lt>gsar@umich.eduE<gt>), Tom Christiansen
(E<lt>tchrist@perl.comE<gt>), Nathan Torkington (E<lt>gnat@frii.comE<gt>),
Charles F. Randall (E<lt>cfr@pobox.comE<gt>), Mike Guy
-(E<lt>mjtg@cam.a.ukE<gt>), Dominic Dunlop (E<lt>domo@computer.orgE<gt>)
-and Hugo van der Sanden (E<lt>hv@crypt0.demon.co.ukE<gt>).
+(E<lt>mjtg@cam.a.ukE<gt>), Dominic Dunlop (E<lt>domo@computer.orgE<gt>),
+Hugo van der Sanden (E<lt>hv@crypt0.demon.co.ukE<gt>), and
+Jarkko Hietaniemi (E<lt>jhi@iki.fiE<gt>).
=head1 SEE ALSO
-perl(1), perldebug(1), perltrap(1), diff(1), patch(1)
+perl(1), perldebug(1), perldiag(1), perlport(1), perltrap(1),
+diff(1), patch(1), dbx(1), gdb(1)
=head1 BUGS
chmod 0755, $file or die "Can't reset permissions for $file: $!\n";
exec("$Config{'eunicefix'} $file") if $Config{'eunicefix'} ne ':';
chdir $origdir;
-