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CVSBUG(8)						CVSBUG(8)

NAME
       cvsbug  -  send problem report (PR) about CVS to a central
       support site

SYNOPSIS
       cvsbug [ site ] [ -f problem-report ] [ -t mail-address ]
	       [ -P ] [ -L ] [ --request-id ] [ -v ]

DESCRIPTION
       cvsbug is a tool used to submit problem reports (PRs) to a
       central support site.  In most cases the correct site will
       be the default.	This argument indicates the support  site
       which is responsible for the category of problem involved.
       Some sites may use a local address  as  a  default.   site
       values are defined by using the aliases(5).

       cvsbug  invokes	an  editor  on	a problem report template
       (after trying to	 fill  in  some	 fields	 with  reasonable
       default	values).   When you exit the editor, cvsbug sends
       the completed form to the Problem Report Management System
       (GNATS)	at  a central support site.  At the support site,
       the PR is assigned a unique number and is  stored  in  the
       GNATS database according to its category and submitter-id.
       GNATS automatically replies with an acknowledgement,  cit-
       ing the category and the PR number.

       To ensure that a PR is handled promptly, it should contain
       your (unique) submitter-id and one of the available  cate-
       gories  to identify the problem area.  (Use `cvsbug -L' to
       see a list of categories.)

       The cvsbug template at your site should	already	 be  cus-
       tomized	with your submitter-id (running `install-sid sub-
       mitter-id' to accomplish this is part of the  installation
       procedures  for	cvsbug).   If  this hasn't been done, see
       your  system  administrator  for	 your  submitter-id,   or
       request	one  from  your	 support site by invoking `cvsbug
       --request-id'.  If your site does not distinguish  between
       different  user	sites,	or if you are not affiliated with
       the support site, use `net' for this field.

       The more precise your problem  description  and	the  more
       complete	 your  information,  the faster your support team
       can solve your problems.

OPTIONS
       -f problem-report
	      specify a file (problem-report) which already  con-
	      tains  a complete problem report.	 cvsbug sends the
	      contents of the file without invoking  the  editor.
	      If the value for problem-report is `-', then cvsbug
	      reads from standard input.

       -t mail-address
	      Change mail address at the support site for problem
	      reports.	 The  default mail-address is the address
	      used for the default site.  Use the  site	 argument
	      rather than this option in nearly all cases.

       -P     print  the  form specified by the environment vari-
	      able PR_FORM on standard output.	If PR_FORM is not
	      set, print the standard blank PR template.  No mail
	      is sent.

       -L     print the list of available categories.  No mail is
	      sent.

       --request-id
	      sends  mail to the default support site, or site if
	      specified, with a request	 for  your  submitter-id.
	      If  you are not affiliated with site, use a submit-
	      ter-id of net'.

       -v     Display the cvsbug version number.

       Note: use cvsbug to submit  problem  reports  rather  than
       mailing them directly.  Using both the template and cvsbug
       itself will help ensure	all  necessary	information  will
       reach the support site.

ENVIRONMENT
       The  environment	 variable  EDITOR specifies the editor to
       invoke on the template.
       default: vi

       If the environment variable PR_FORM is set, then its value
       is used as the file name of the template for your problem-
       report editing session.	You can use this to start with	a
       partially  completed  form  (for	 example, a form with the
       identification fields already completed).

HOW TO FILL OUT A PROBLEM REPORT
       Problem reports have to be in a particular form so that	a
       program	can easily manage them.	 Please remember the fol-
       lowing guidelines:

       o  describe only one problem with each problem report.

       o  For follow-up mail, use the same subject  line  as  the
	  one  in  the	automatic acknowledgement. It consists of
	  category, PR number and  the	original  synopsis  line.
	  This	allows	the  support  site to relate several mail
	  messages to a particular PR and to record them automat-
	  ically.

       o  Please try to be as accurate as possible in the subject
	  and/or synopsis line.

       o  The subject and the synopsis line are not confidential.
	  This is because open-bugs lists are compiled from them.
	  Avoid confidential information there.

       See the GNU Info file cvsbug.info or the document  Report-
       ing  Problems  With  cvsbug for	detailed  information  on
       reporting problems

HOW TO SUBMIT TEST CASES, CODE, ETC.
       Submit small code samples with the PR.  Contact	the  sup-
       port site for instructions on submitting larger test cases
       and problematic source code.

FILES
       /tmp/p$$	    copy of PR used in editing session
       /tmp/pf$$    copy of empty PR form, for testing purposes
       /tmp/pbad$$  file for rejected PRs

INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
       See INSTALL for installation instructions.

SEE ALSO
       gnats(l), query-pr(1), edit-pr(1), gnats(8),  queue-pr(8),
       at-pr(8), mkcat(8), mkdist(8).

AUTHORS
       Jeffrey	Osier,	Brendan	 Kehoe,	 Jason	Merrill, Heinz G.
       Seidl (Cygnus Support)

COPYING
       Copyright (c) 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

       Permission is granted  to  make	and  distribute	 verbatim
       copies  of  this	 manual provided the copyright notice and
       this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

       Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified ver-
       sions  of  this	manual	under the conditions for verbatim
       copying, provided that the entire resulting  derived  work
       is  distributed	under  the  terms  of a permission notice
       identical to this one.

       Permission is granted to copy and distribute  translations
       of this manual into another language, under the above con-
       ditions for modified versions, except that this permission
       notice  may  be	included  in translations approved by the
       Free  Software  Foundation  instead  of	in  the	 original
       English.

February 1993		    xVERSIONx			CVSBUG(8)
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