2007-09-23 08:04:51 +00:00
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How to report a bug in Debian Live
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"No software is perfect... we need your help!"
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Debian Live is far from being perfect, but we want to make it as close as
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possible to perfect - with your help.
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Do not hesitate to report a bug: it is better to fill a report twice than never.
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However, here are some recommendations how to file good bug reports.
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1. Where does the bug appear?
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...at build time while bootstrapping?
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make-live first bootstraps a basic Debian system with cdebootstrap(1) or
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debootstrap(8). Depending on both cdebootstrap/debootstrap and the Debian
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distribution it is bootstrapping, it runs sucessful or not. If a bug appears
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here, check if the error is related to a specific Debian package (most likely),
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or if it is related to cdebootstrap/debootstrap itself.
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In both cases, this is not a bug in Debian Live, but rather in Debian itself. We
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can not fix this directly. Instead, report such a bug against the cdebootstrap
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package, or the failing package.
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...at build time while installing packages?
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Debian Live installs additional packages from the Debian archive. Depending on
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the Debian distribution used and the daily archive state, it can fail. If a bug
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appears here, check if the error is also reproducible on a normal system.
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If this is the case, this is not a bug in Debian Live, but rather in Debian
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again. Report it against the failing package.
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...at run time?
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If a package was successfully installed, but fails while actually running the
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Live system, this is probably a bug in Debian Live.
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2. Where to send the bug report?
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2007-09-23 08:05:09 +00:00
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Report error logs of build time errors to live-helper and run time errors to
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2007-09-23 08:04:51 +00:00
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casper in the Debian Bug Tracking System. If you are unsure or need more help
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before submitting a bug report, you can always send a message to
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<debian-devel-live@lists.alioth.debian.org>. We will help you to figure it out.
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