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Submitting Bug Reports using GNATS
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gnatsweb and gccbug
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GNATS, the GNU bug tracking system, is used to track GCC bug reports.
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Before submitting a bug report, please read the [1]general
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instructions.
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The preferred way to submit a bug report is by means of the
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[2]gnatsweb interface. Make sure you include an e-mail address, so we
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can inform you when the status of your report changes.
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Another way is to use the gccbug program that is automatically
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installed with current versions of GCC, which submits the bug report
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by e-mail.
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Both techniques use the same GNATS bug database.
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Filling out a report
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The bug report form provides a number of fields; you'll need to
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fill-out most of those (as indicated below) to provide a complete
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report. The fields have the following purpose:
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Originator
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Your name.
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Organization
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Your organization. You can leave this field blank.
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Confidential
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This field is unused and set to 'no'. All bug reports,
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including sample code, are publicly accessible.
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Synopsis
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A one-line description of the problem; something like "GCC 2.95
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does not foo", "objc crashes when doing bar".
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Severity
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Can be one of
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critical
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GCC is completely not operational; no work-around known.
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serious
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GCC is not working properly; a work-around is possible.
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non-critical
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Report indicates minor problem.
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Priority
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Can be one of
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high
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A solution is necessary as soon as possible. This is
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reserved to GCC maintainers.
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medium
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The problem should be solved in the next release.
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low
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The problem should be solved in a future release.
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Category
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This indicates the GCC subproject which is affected by the
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problem. Currently, it can be one of
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ada
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A problem with the Ada compiler, libraries or tools.
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bootstrap
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GCC fails to bootstrap. This should be filed only if a
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bootstrap failure prevails for an extended period of time
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(at least one week) on any platform (and possibly
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not-so-common conditions like a read-only srcdir), or
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non-mainstream platforms.
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c++
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A problem with the C++ compiler.
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c
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A problem with the C compiler.
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debug
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A problem with generating debugging information.
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fortran
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A problem with the Fortran compiler.
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java
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A problem with the Java compiler.
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libf2c
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A problem in the Fortran runtime library.
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libgcj
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A problem in the Java runtime library.
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libobjc
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A problem in the Objective C runtime library.
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libstdc++
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A problem in the Standard C++ runtime library.
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middle-end
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A problem in the internal compiler passes.
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objc
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A problem with the Objective C compiler.
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optimization
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A problem only occurring under optimization.
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preprocessor
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A problem with the C preprocessor.
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target
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The problem depends on the specific target architecture.
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web
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There is an error or omission on the Web pages.
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other
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The problem is in none of these categories.
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Class
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A classification of the problem; one of
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doc-bug
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The documentation is incorrect.
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accepts-illegal
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GCC fails to reject erroneous code.
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rejects-legal
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GCC gives an error message for correct code.
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wrong-code
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The machine code generated by GCC is incorrect.
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ice-on-legal-code
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GCC gives an Internal Compiler Error (ICE) for correct
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code.
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ice-on-illegal-code
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GCC gives an ICE instead of reporting an error.
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pessimizes-code
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GCC misses an important optimization opportunity.
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sw-bug
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Software bug of some other class than above.
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change-request
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A feature in GCC is missing.
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support
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I need help with GCC.
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Release
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GCC version, as obtained from 'gcc -v' (one line).
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Environment
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Information about your operating system version, hardware
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architecture, and environment settings that affect GCC.
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Description
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Precise description of the problem. You should put the error
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messages printed by GCC here; source code should go into the
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next section.
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How-To-Repeat
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Please put the complete source code to reproduce the problem
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here. The gccbug script currently does not support file
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attachments. Instead, if you have multiple files, include them
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uuencoded (compressing them before if they are large). If you
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use gnatsweb, you can use the file attachments button instead.
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Fix
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How to correct or work around the problem, if known (multiple
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lines).
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References
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1. http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html
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2. http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=gcc&user=guest&password=guest&cmd=login
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