use Config;
use File::Basename qw(&basename &dirname);
use Cwd;
+use File::Spec::Functions;
# List explicitly here the variables you want Configure to
# generate. Metaconfig only looks for shell variables, so you
# extract patchlevel.h information
-open PATCH_LEVEL, "<../patchlevel.h" or die "Can't open patchlevel.h: $!";
+open PATCH_LEVEL, "<" . catfile(updir, "patchlevel.h")
+ or die "Can't open patchlevel.h: $!";
my $patchlevel_date = (stat PATCH_LEVEL)[9];
while (<PATCH_LEVEL>) {
- last if $_ =~ /^\s*static\s+char.*?local_patches\[\]\s*=\s*{\s*$/;
+ last if $_ =~ /^\s*static\s+(?:const\s+)?char.*?local_patches\[\]\s*=\s*{\s*$/;
+}
+
+if (! defined($_)) {
+ warn "Warning: local_patches section not found in patchlevel.h\n";
}
my @patches;
while (<PATCH_LEVEL>) {
last if /^\s*}/;
chomp;
- s/^\s+,?"?//;
- s/"?,?$//;
+ s/^\s+,?\s*"?//;
+ s/"?\s*,?$//;
s/(['\\])/\\$1/g;
push @patches, $_ unless $_ eq 'NULL';
}
my $patch_desc = "'" . join("',\n '", @patches) . "'";
my $patch_tags = join "", map /(\S+)/ ? "+$1 " : (), @patches;
-close PATCH_LEVEL;
+close(PATCH_LEVEL) or die "Error closing patchlevel.h: $!";
# TO DO (prehaps): store/embed $Config::config_sh into perlbug. When perlbug is
# used, compare $Config::config_sh with the stored version. If they differ then
# In this section, perl variables will be expanded during extraction.
# You can use $Config{...} to use Configure variables.
+my $extract_version = sprintf("%vd", $^V);
+
print OUT <<"!GROK!THIS!";
$Config{startperl}
eval 'exec $Config{perlpath} -S \$0 \${1+"\$@"}'
if \$running_under_some_shell;
-my \$config_tag1 = '$] - $Config{cf_time}';
+my \$config_tag1 = '$extract_version - $Config{cf_time}';
my \$patchlevel_date = $patchlevel_date;
my \$patch_tags = '$patch_tags';
print OUT <<'!NO!SUBS!';
use Config;
+use File::Spec; # keep perlbug Perl 5.005 compatible
use Getopt::Std;
use strict;
$::HaveSend = ($@ eq "");
eval "use Mail::Util;";
$::HaveUtil = ($@ eq "");
+ # use secure tempfiles wherever possible
+ eval "require File::Temp;";
+ $::HaveTemp = ($@ eq "");
};
-my $Version = "1.26";
+my $Version = "1.35";
# 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 1.24 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
+# Changed in 1.27 Added Mac OS and File::Spec support CNANDOR 99-07-27
+# Changed in 1.28 Additional questions for Perlbugtron RFOLEY 20.03.2000
+# Changed in 1.29 Perlbug(tron): auto(-ok), short prompts RFOLEY 05-05-2000
+# Changed in 1.30 Added warnings on failure to open files MSTEVENS 13-07-2000
+# Changed in 1.31 Add checks on close().Fix my $var unless. TJENNESS 26-07-2000
+# Changed in 1.32 Use File::Spec->tmpdir TJENNESS 20-08-2000
+# Changed in 1.33 Don't require -t STDOUT for -ok.
+# Changed in 1.34 Added Message-Id RFOLEY 18-06-2002
+# Changed in 1.35 Use File::Temp (patch from Solar Designer) NWCLARK 28-02-2004
# TODO: - Allow the user to re-name the file on mail failure, and
# make sure failure (transmission-wise) of Mail::Send is
# accounted for.
# - Test -b option
-my( $file, $usefile, $cc, $address, $perlbug, $testaddress, $filename,
- $subject, $from, $verbose, $ed, $outfile,
- $fh, $me, $Is_MSWin32, $Is_VMS, $msg, $body, $andcc, %REP, $ok);
+my( $file, $usefile, $cc, $address, $perlbug, $testaddress, $filename, $messageid, $domain,
+ $subject, $from, $verbose, $ed, $outfile, $Is_MacOS, $category, $severity,
+ $fh, $me, $Is_MSWin32, $Is_Linux, $Is_VMS, $msg, $body, $andcc, %REP, $ok,
+ $Is_OpenBSD);
+
+my $perl_version = $^V ? sprintf("%vd", $^V) : $];
-my $config_tag2 = "$] - $Config{cf_time}";
+my $config_tag2 = "$perl_version - $Config{cf_time}";
Init();
EOF
die "\n";
}
-if (!-t STDOUT && !$outfile) { Dump(*STDOUT); exit; }
Query();
Edit() unless $usefile || ($ok and not $::opt_n);
exit;
+sub ask_for_alternatives { # (category|severity)
+ my $name = shift;
+ my %alts = (
+ 'category' => {
+ 'default' => 'core',
+ 'ok' => 'install',
+ 'opts' => [qw(core docs install library utilities)], # patch, notabug
+ },
+ 'severity' => {
+ 'default' => 'low',
+ 'ok' => 'none',
+ 'opts' => [qw(critical high medium low wishlist none)], # zero
+ },
+ );
+ die "Invalid alternative($name) requested\n" unless grep(/^$name$/, keys %alts);
+ my $alt = "";
+ if ($ok) {
+ $alt = $alts{$name}{'ok'};
+ } else {
+ my @alts = @{$alts{$name}{'opts'}};
+ paraprint <<EOF;
+Please pick a \u$name from the following:
+
+ @alts
+
+EOF
+ my $err = 0;
+ do {
+ if ($err++ > 5) {
+ die "Invalid $name: aborting.\n";
+ }
+ print "Please enter a \u$name [$alts{$name}{'default'}]: ";
+ $alt = <>;
+ chomp $alt;
+ if ($alt =~ /^\s*$/) {
+ $alt = $alts{$name}{'default'};
+ }
+ } while !((($alt) = grep(/^$alt/i, @alts)));
+ }
+ lc $alt;
+}
+
sub Init {
# -------- Setup --------
$Is_MSWin32 = $^O eq 'MSWin32';
$Is_VMS = $^O eq 'VMS';
+ $Is_Linux = lc($^O) eq 'linux';
+ $Is_OpenBSD = lc($^O) eq 'openbsd';
+ $Is_MacOS = $^O eq 'MacOS';
+
+ @ARGV = split m/\s+/,
+ MacPerl::Ask('Provide command-line args here (-h for help):')
+ if $Is_MacOS && $MacPerl::Version =~ /App/;
- if (!getopts("dhva:s:b:f:F:r:e:SCc:to:n:")) { Help(); exit; };
+ if (!getopts("Adhva: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.
# -------- Configuration ---------
# perlbug address
- $perlbug = 'perlbug@perl.com';
+ $perlbug = 'perlbug@perl.org';
# Test address
- $testaddress = 'perlbug-test@perl.com';
+ $testaddress = 'perlbug-test@perl.org';
# Target address
$address = $::opt_a || ($::opt_t ? $testaddress : $perlbug);
# Body of report
$body = $::opt_b || "";
-
+
# Editor
$ed = $::opt_e || $ENV{VISUAL} || $ENV{EDITOR} || $ENV{EDIT}
|| ($Is_VMS && "edit/tpu")
|| ($Is_MSWin32 && "notepad")
+ || ($Is_MacOS && '')
|| "vi";
# Not OK - provide build failure template by finessing OK report
$::opt_C = 1; # don't send a copy to the local admin
$::opt_s = 1; # we have a subject line
$subject = ($::opt_n ? 'Not ' : '')
- . "OK: perl $] ${patch_tags}on"
+ . "OK: perl $perl_version ${patch_tags}on"
." $::Config{'archname'} $::Config{'osvers'} $subject";
$ok = 1;
} else {
|| $::Config{'cf_email'} || $::Config{'cf_by'}
);
+ if ($::HaveUtil) {
+ $domain = Mail::Util::maildomain();
+ } elsif ($Is_MSWin32) {
+ $domain = $ENV{'USERDOMAIN'};
+ } else {
+ require Sys::Hostname;
+ $domain = Sys::Hostname::hostname();
+ }
+
+ # Message-Id - rjsf
+ $messageid = "<$::Config{'version'}_${$}_".time."\@$domain>";
+
# My username
$me = $Is_MSWin32 ? $ENV{'USERNAME'}
: $^O eq 'os2' ? $ENV{'USER'} || $ENV{'LOGNAME'}
+ : $Is_MacOS ? $ENV{'USER'}
: eval { getpwuid($<) }; # May be missing
$from = $::Config{'cf_email'}
}
# Prompt for subject of message, if needed
+
+ if (TrivialSubject($subject)) {
+ $subject = '';
+ }
+
unless ($subject) {
paraprint <<EOF;
First of all, please provide a subject for the
the bug or problem. "perl bug" or "perl problem"
is not a concise description.
EOF
- print "Subject: ";
- $subject = <>;
my $err = 0;
- while ($subject !~ /\S/) {
- print "\nPlease enter a subject: ";
+ do {
+ print "Subject: ";
$subject = <>;
- if ($err++ > 5) {
+ chomp $subject;
+ if ($err++ == 5) {
die "Aborting.\n";
}
- }
- chop $subject;
+ } while (TrivialSubject($subject));
}
# Prompt for return address, if needed
my $guess;
$guess = $ENV{'REPLY-TO'} || $ENV{'REPLYTO'} || '';
+ if ($Is_MacOS) {
+ require Mac::InternetConfig;
+ $guess = $Mac::InternetConfig::InternetConfig{
+ Mac::InternetConfig::kICEmail()
+ };
+ }
+
unless ($guess) {
- my $domain;
- if ($::HaveUtil) {
- $domain = Mail::Util::maildomain();
- } elsif ($Is_MSWin32) {
- $domain = $ENV{'USERDOMAIN'};
- } else {
- require Sys::Hostname;
- $domain = Sys::Hostname::hostname();
- }
- if ($domain) {
+ # move $domain to where we can use it elsewhere
+ if ($domain) {
if ($Is_VMS && !$::Config{'d_socket'}) {
$guess = "$domain\:\:$me";
} else {
# verify it
print "Your address [$guess]: ";
$from = <>;
- chop $from;
+ chomp $from;
$from = $guess if $from eq '';
}
}
EOF
print "Local perl administrator [$cc]: ";
my $entry = scalar <>;
- chop $entry;
+ chomp $entry;
if ($entry ne "") {
$cc = $entry;
EOF
print "Editor [$ed]: ";
my $entry =scalar <>;
- chop $entry;
+ chomp $entry;
$usefile = 0;
if ($entry eq "file") {
}
}
+ # Prompt for category of bug
+ $category ||= ask_for_alternatives('category');
+
+ # Prompt for severity of bug
+ $severity ||= ask_for_alternatives('severity');
+
# Generate scratch file to edit report in
$filename = filename();
EOF
print "Filename: ";
my $entry = scalar <>;
- chop $entry;
+ chomp $entry;
if ($entry eq "") {
paraprint <<EOF;
}
# Generate report
- open(REP,">$filename");
+ open(REP,">$filename") or die "Unable to create report file `$filename': $!\n";
my $reptype = !$ok ? "bug" : $::opt_n ? "build failure" : "success";
print REP <<EOF;
This is a $reptype report for perl from $from,
-generated with the help of perlbug $Version running under perl $].
+generated with the help of perlbug $Version running under perl $perl_version.
EOF
while (<F>) {
print REP $_
}
- close(F);
+ close(F) or die "Error closing `$file': $!";
} else {
print REP <<EOF;
EOF
}
Dump(*REP);
- close(REP);
+ close(REP) or die "Error closing report file: $!";
# read in the report template once so that
# we can track whether the user does any editing.
# yes, *all* whitespace is ignored.
- open(REP, "<$filename");
+ open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Unable to open report file `$filename': $!\n";
while (<REP>) {
s/\s+//g;
$REP{$_}++;
}
- close(REP);
+ close(REP) or die "Error closing report file `$filename': $!";
} # sub Query
sub Dump {
local(*OUT) = @_;
- print REP "\n---\n";
- print REP "This perlbug was built using Perl $config_tag2\n",
- "It is being executed now by Perl $config_tag1.\n\n"
+ print OUT <<EFF;
+---
+Flags:
+ category=$category
+ severity=$severity
+EFF
+ if ($::opt_A) {
+ print OUT <<EFF;
+ ack=no
+EFF
+ }
+ print OUT <<EFF;
+---
+EFF
+ print OUT "This perlbug was built using Perl $config_tag1\n",
+ "It is being executed now by Perl $config_tag2.\n\n"
if $config_tag2 ne $config_tag1;
print OUT <<EOF;
-Site configuration information for perl $]:
+Site configuration information for perl $perl_version:
EOF
if ($::Config{cf_by} and $::Config{cf_time}) {
print OUT <<EOF;
---
-\@INC for perl $]:
+\@INC for perl $perl_version:
EOF
for my $i (@INC) {
print OUT " $i\n";
print OUT <<EOF;
---
-Environment for perl $]:
+Environment for perl $perl_version:
EOF
my @env =
qw(PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LANG PERL_BADLANG SHELL HOME LOGDIR LANGUAGE);
push @env, $Config{ldlibpthname} if $Config{ldlibpthname} ne '';
- push @env, grep /^(?:PERL|LC_|LANG)/, keys %ENV;
+ push @env, grep /^(?:PERL|LC_|LANG|CYGWIN)/, keys %ENV;
my %env;
@env{@env} = @env;
for my $env (sort keys %env) {
- {
print OUT " $env",
exists $ENV{$env} ? "=$ENV{$env}" : ' (unset)',
"\n";
}
if ($verbose) {
- print OUT "\nComplete configuration data for perl $]:\n\n";
+ print OUT "\nComplete configuration data for perl $perl_version:\n\n";
my $value;
foreach (sort keys %::Config) {
$value = $::Config{$_};
EOF
print "Editor [$ed]: ";
my $entry =scalar <>;
- chop $entry;
+ chomp $entry;
$ed = $entry unless $entry eq '';
}
tryagain:
- my $sts = system("$ed $filename");
+ my $sts;
+ $sts = system("$ed $filename") unless $Is_MacOS;
+ if ($Is_MacOS) {
+ require ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
+ ExtUtils::MM_MacOS::launch_file($filename);
+ paraprint <<EOF;
+Press Enter when done.
+EOF
+ scalar <>;
+ }
if ($sts) {
paraprint <<EOF;
The editor you chose (`$ed') could apparently not be run!
EOF
print "Editor [$ed]: ";
my $entry =scalar <>;
- chop $entry;
+ chomp $entry;
if ($entry ne "") {
$ed = $entry;
# Check that we have a report that has some, eh, report in it.
my $unseen = 0;
- open(REP, "<$filename");
+ open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open `$filename': $!\n";
# a strange way to check whether any significant editing
# have been done: check whether any new non-empty lines
# have been added. Yes, the below code ignores *any* space
paraprint <<EOF;
Now that you have completed your report, would you like to send
the message to $address$andcc, display the message on
-the screen, re-edit it, or cancel without sending anything?
+the screen, re-edit it, display/change the subject,
+or cancel without sending anything?
You may also save the message as a file to mail at another time.
EOF
retry:
- print "Action (Send/Display/Edit/Cancel/Save to File): ";
+ print "Action (Send/Display/Edit/Subject/Save to File): ";
my $action = scalar <>;
- chop $action;
+ chomp $action;
if ($action =~ /^(f|sa)/i) { # <F>ile/<Sa>ve
- print "\n\nName of file to save message in [perlbug.rep]: ";
+ my $file_save = $outfile || "perlbug.rep";
+ print "\n\nName of file to save message in [$file_save]: ";
my $file = scalar <>;
- chop $file;
- $file = "perlbug.rep" if $file eq "";
+ chomp $file;
+ $file = $file_save if $file eq "";
unless (open(FILE, ">$file")) {
print "\nError opening $file: $!\n\n";
goto retry;
}
- open(REP, "<$filename");
+ open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open file `$filename': $!\n";
print FILE "To: $address\nSubject: $subject\n";
print FILE "Cc: $cc\n" if $cc;
print FILE "Reply-To: $from\n" if $from;
+ print FILE "Message-Id: $messageid\n" if $messageid;
print FILE "\n";
while (<REP>) { print FILE }
- close(REP);
- close(FILE);
+ close(REP) or die "Error closing report file `$filename': $!";
+ close(FILE) or die "Error closing $file: $!";
print "\nMessage saved in `$file'.\n";
exit;
} elsif ($action =~ /^(d|l|sh)/i ) { # <D>isplay, <L>ist, <Sh>ow
# Display the message
- open(REP, "<$filename");
+ open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open file `$filename': $!\n";
while (<REP>) { print $_ }
- close(REP);
+ close(REP) or die "Error closing report file `$filename': $!";
+ } elsif ($action =~ /^su/i) { # <Su>bject
+ print "Subject: $subject\n";
+ print "If the above subject is fine, just press Enter.\n";
+ print "If not, type in the new subject.\n";
+ print "Subject: ";
+ my $reply = scalar <STDIN>;
+ chomp $reply;
+ if ($reply ne '') {
+ unless (TrivialSubject($reply)) {
+ $subject = $reply;
+ print "Subject: $subject\n";
+ }
+ }
} elsif ($action =~ /^se/i) { # <S>end
# Send the message
print "Are you certain you want to send this message?\n"
. 'Please type "yes" if you are: ';
my $reply = scalar <STDIN>;
- chop $reply;
+ chomp $reply;
if ($reply eq "yes") {
last;
} else {
Edit();
} elsif ($action =~ /^[qc]/i) { # <C>ancel, <Q>uit
Cancel();
- } elsif ($action =~ /^s/) {
+ } elsif ($action =~ /^s/i) {
paraprint <<EOF;
I'm sorry, but I didn't understand that. Please type "send" or "save".
EOF
}
} # sub NowWhat
+sub TrivialSubject {
+ my $subject = shift;
+ if ($subject =~
+ /^(y(es)?|no?|help|perl( (bug|problem))?|bug|problem)$/i ||
+ length($subject) < 4 ||
+ $subject !~ /\s/) {
+ print "\nThat doesn't look like a good subject. Please be more verbose.\n\n";
+ return 1;
+ } else {
+ return 0;
+ }
+}
+
sub Send {
# Message has been accepted for transmission -- Send the message
if ($outfile) {
open SENDMAIL, ">$outfile" or die "Couldn't open '$outfile': $!\n";
goto sendout;
}
- if ($::HaveSend) {
+
+ # on linux certain mail implementations won't accept the subject
+ # as "~s subject" and thus the Subject header will be corrupted
+ # so don't use Mail::Send to be safe
+ if ($::HaveSend && !$Is_Linux && !$Is_OpenBSD) {
$msg = new Mail::Send Subject => $subject, To => $address;
$msg->cc($cc) if $cc;
$msg->add("Reply-To",$from) if $from;
$fh = $msg->open;
- open(REP, "<$filename");
+ open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open `$filename': $!\n";
while (<REP>) { print $fh $_ }
- close(REP);
+ close(REP) or die "Error closing $filename: $!";
$fh->close;
print "\nMessage sent.\n";
So you may attempt to find some way of sending your message, it has
been left in the file `$filename'.
EOF
- open(SENDMAIL, "|$sendmail -t") || die "'|$sendmail -t' failed: $!";
+ open(SENDMAIL, "|$sendmail -t -oi") || die "'|$sendmail -t -oi' failed: $!";
sendout:
print SENDMAIL "To: $address\n";
print SENDMAIL "Subject: $subject\n";
print SENDMAIL "Cc: $cc\n" if $cc;
print SENDMAIL "Reply-To: $from\n" if $from;
+ print SENDMAIL "Message-Id: $messageid\n" if $messageid;
print SENDMAIL "\n\n";
- open(REP, "<$filename");
+ open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open `$filename': $!\n";
while (<REP>) { print SENDMAIL $_ }
- close(REP);
+ close(REP) or die "Error closing $filename: $!";
if (close(SENDMAIL)) {
printf "\nMessage %s.\n", $outfile ? "saved" : "sent";
Usage:
$0 [-v] [-a address] [-s subject] [-b body | -f inpufile ] [ -F outputfile ]
[-r returnaddress] [-e editor] [-c adminaddress | -C] [-S] [-t] [-h]
-$0 [-v] [-r returnaddress] [-ok | -okay | -nok | -nokay]
+$0 [-v] [-r returnaddress] [-A] [-ok | -okay | -nok | -nokay]
Simplest usage: run "$0", and follow the prompts.
-v Include Verbose configuration data in the report
-f File containing the body of the report. Use this to
quickly send a prepared message.
- -F File to output the resulting mail message to, instead of mailing.
+ -F File to output the resulting mail message to, instead of mailing.
-S Send without asking for confirmation.
-a Address to send the report to. Defaults to `$address'.
-c Address to send copy of report to. Defaults to `$cc'.
this if you don't give it here.
-e Editor to use.
-t Test mode. The target address defaults to `$testaddress'.
- -d Data mode (the default if you redirect or pipe output.)
- This prints out your configuration data, without mailing
+ -d Data mode. This prints out your configuration data, without mailing
anything. You can use this with -v to get more complete data.
+ -A Don't send a bug received acknowledgement to the return address.
-ok Report successful build on this system to perl porters
(use alone or with -v). Only use -ok if *everything* was ok:
if there were *any* problems at all, use -nok.
}
sub filename {
- my $dir = $Is_VMS ? 'sys$scratch:'
- : ($Is_MSWin32 && $ENV{'TEMP'}) ? $ENV{'TEMP'}
- : '/tmp/';
- $filename = "bugrep0$$";
- $dir .= "\\" if $Is_MSWin32 and $dir !~ m|[\\/]$|;
- $filename++ while -e "$dir$filename";
- $filename = "$dir$filename";
+ if ($::HaveTemp) {
+ # Good. Use a secure temp file
+ my ($fh, $filename) = File::Temp::tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+ close($fh);
+ return $filename;
+ } else {
+ # Bah. Fall back to doing things less securely.
+ my $dir = File::Spec->tmpdir();
+ $filename = "bugrep0$$";
+ $filename++ while -e File::Spec->catfile($dir, $filename);
+ $filename = File::Spec->catfile($dir, $filename);
+ }
}
sub paraprint {
S<[ B<-b> I<body> | B<-f> I<inputfile> ]> S<[ B<-F> I<outputfile> ]>
S<[ B<-r> I<returnaddress> ]>
S<[ B<-e> I<editor> ]> S<[ B<-c> I<adminaddress> | B<-C> ]>
-S<[ B<-S> ]> S<[ B<-t> ]> S<[ B<-d> ]> S<[ B<-h> ]>
+S<[ B<-S> ]> S<[ B<-t> ]> S<[ B<-d> ]> S<[ B<-A> ]> S<[ B<-h> ]>
B<perlbug> S<[ B<-v> ]> S<[ B<-r> I<returnaddress> ]>
-S<[ B<-ok> | B<-okay> | B<-nok> | B<-nokay> ]>
+ S<[ B<-A> ]> S<[ B<-ok> | B<-okay> | B<-nok> | B<-nokay> ]>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
If you are unable to run B<perlbug> (most likely because you don't have
a working setup to send mail that perlbug recognizes), you may have to
-compose your own report, and email it to B<perlbug@perl.com>. You might
+compose your own report, and email it to B<perlbug@perl.org>. You might
find the B<-d> option useful to get summary information in that case.
In any case, when reporting a bug, please make sure you have run through
=over 4
-=item What version of perl you are running?
+=item What version of Perl you are running?
Type C<perl -v> at the command line to find out.
Look at http://www.perl.com/ to find out. If it is not the latest
released version, get that one and see whether your bug has been
-fixed. Note that bug reports about old versions of perl, especially
+fixed. Note that bug reports about old versions of Perl, especially
those prior to the 5.0 release, are likely to fall upon deaf ears.
You are on your own if you continue to use perl1 .. perl4.
=item Are you sure what you have is a bug?
A significant number of the bug reports we get turn out to be documented
-features in perl. Make sure the behavior you are witnessing doesn't fall
+features in Perl. Make sure the behavior you are witnessing doesn't fall
under that category, by glancing through the documentation that comes
-with perl (we'll admit this is no mean task, given the sheer volume of
+with Perl (we'll admit this is no mean task, given the sheer volume of
it all, but at least have a look at the sections that I<seem> relevant).
Be aware of the familiar traps that perl programmers of various hues
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.
+If you are on a non-UNIX platform check also L<perlport>, as some
+features may be unimplemented or work differently.
-Try to study the problem under the perl debugger, if necessary.
+Try to study the problem under the Perl debugger, if necessary.
See L<perldebug>.
=item Do you have a proper test case?
(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
+because it will most probably contain only the function names and not
their arguments. If possible, recompile your Perl with debug info and
reproduce the dump and the stack trace.
The easier it is to understand a reproducible bug, the more likely it
will be fixed. Anything you can provide by way of insight into the
-problem helps a great deal. In other words, try to analyse the
-problem to the extent you feel qualified and report your discoveries.
+problem helps a great deal. In other words, try to analyze the
+problem (to the extent you can) and report your discoveries.
=item Can you fix the bug yourself?
(C<diff> is being maintained by the GNU folks as part of the B<diffutils>
package, so you should be able to get it from any of the GNU software
repositories). If you do submit a patch, the cool-dude counter at
-perlbug@perl.com will register you as a savior of the world. Your
+perlbug@perl.org will register you as a savior of the world. Your
patch may be returned with requests for changes, or requests for more
detailed explanations about your fix.
crucial information about your version of perl. If C<perlbug> is unable
to mail your report after you have typed it in, you may have to compose
the message yourself, add the output produced by C<perlbug -d> and email
-it to B<perlbug@perl.com>. If, for some reason, you cannot run
+it to B<perlbug@perl.org>. If, for some reason, you cannot run
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.
+your Subject line informative. "a bug" not informative. Neither is
+"perl crashes" nor "HELP!!!". These don't help.
+A compact description of what's wrong is fine.
=back
Having done your bit, please be prepared to wait, to be told the bug
-is in your code, or even to get no reply at all. The perl maintainers
+is in your code, or even to get no reply at all. The Perl maintainers
are busy folks, so if your problem is a small one or if it is difficult
to understand or already known, they may not respond with a personal reply.
If it is important to you that your bug be fixed, do monitor the
=item B<-a>
-Address to send the report to. Defaults to `perlbug@perl.com'.
+Address to send the report to. Defaults to B<perlbug@perl.org>.
+
+=item B<-A>
+
+Don't send a bug received acknowledgement to the reply address.
+Generally it is only a sensible to use this option if you are a
+perl maintainer actively watching perl porters for your message to
+arrive.
=item B<-b>
=item B<-t>
-Test mode. The target address defaults to `perlbug-test@perl.com'.
+Test mode. The target address defaults to B<perlbug-test@perl.org>.
=item B<-v>
=head1 AUTHORS
Kenneth Albanowski (E<lt>kjahds@kjahds.comE<gt>), subsequently I<doc>tored
-by Gurusamy Sarathy (E<lt>gsar@umich.eduE<gt>), Tom Christiansen
+by Gurusamy Sarathy (E<lt>gsar@activestate.comE<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>),
-Hugo van der Sanden (E<lt>hv@crypt0.demon.co.ukE<gt>), and
-Jarkko Hietaniemi (E<lt>jhi@iki.fiE<gt>).
+Hugo van der Sanden (E<lt>hv@crypt.org<gt>),
+Jarkko Hietaniemi (E<lt>jhi@iki.fiE<gt>), Chris Nandor
+(E<lt>pudge@pobox.comE<gt>), Jon Orwant (E<lt>orwant@media.mit.eduE<gt>,
+and Richard Foley (E<lt>richard@rfi.netE<gt>).
=head1 SEE ALSO