Re: Script to help users to report a BUG

[Michał Piotrowski <piotrowskim@trex.wsi.edu.pl>]

Hi,

randy_dunlap napisał(a):

> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:32:16 +0200 Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
>
> | Hi all,
> | what do you think about this simple idea of a script that could help
> | users to fill better BUG reports ?
> | 
> | The usage is quite simple, put the attached file in
> | /usr/src/linux/scripts and then:
> | 
> | [root@frodo scripts]# ./report-bug.sh /tmp/BUGREPORT/
> | cat: /proc/scsi/scsi: No such file or directory
> | 
> | [root@frodo scripts]# ls /tmp/BUGREPORT/
> | cpuinfo.bug  ioports.bug  modules.bug  software.bug
> | iomem.bug    lspci.bug    scsi.bug     version.bug
> | 
> | Now you can simply attach all the .bug files to the bugzilla report or
> | inline them in a email.
> | 
> | The script is rude but it is enough to give you an idea of what I have in mind.
> | 
> | Any comment ?
>
> It can be useful.  We certainly see bug reports with a good bit
> of missing information.
>
> I would rather see the script write all /proc etc. contents to just
> one file (with some headings prior to each file).  One file would be
> easier to email inline or to attach...
>
> ---
> ~Randy
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>  
We talk about it (me and Paolo) in private correspondence.

Here is my version:
http://stud.wsi.edu.pl/~piotrowskim/files/ort/ort-a5.tar.bz2

Here is my topic on kerneltrap:
http://kerneltrap.org/node/5325

If you have any suggestions, coments, please send me email or post on 
kerneltrap.

Regards,
Michał Piotrowski
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