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| 72 | <p>Well, bugs or missing features are always possible, and I will make a |
| 73 | point of fixing them in a timely fashion. The best way to report a bug is to |
| 74 | use the <a href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=libxml">Gnome |
| 75 | bug tracking database</a> (make sure to use the "libxml" module name). I look |
| 76 | at reports there regularly and it's good to have a reminder when a bug is |
| 77 | still open. Check the <a href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/bugwritinghelp.html">instructions on |
| 78 | reporting bugs</a> and be sure to specify that the bug is for the package |
| 79 | libxml.</p> |
| 80 | <p>There is also a mailing-list <a href="mailto:xml@gnome.org">xml@gnome.org</a> for libxml, with an <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/">on-line archive</a> (<a href="http://xmlsoft.org/messages">old</a>). To subscribe to this list, |
| 81 | please visit the <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/xml">associated Web</a> page and |
| 82 | follow the instructions. <strong>Do not send code, I won't debug it</strong> |
| 83 | (but patches are really appreciated!).</p> |
| 84 | <p>Check the following <strong><span style="color: #FF0000">before |
| 85 | posting</span></strong>:</p> |
| 86 | <ul> |
| 87 | <li>read the <a href="FAQ.html">FAQ</a> |
| 88 | </li> |
| 89 | <li>make sure you are <a href="ftp://xmlsoft.org/">using a recent |
| 90 | version</a>, and that the problem still shows up in those</li> |
| 91 | <li>check the <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/">list |
| 92 | archives</a> to see if the problem was reported already, in this case |
| 93 | there is probably a fix available, similary check the <a href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=libxml">registered |
| 94 | open bugs</a> |
| 95 | </li> |
| 96 | <li>make sure you can reproduce the bug with xmllint or one of the test |
| 97 | programs found in source in the distribution</li> |
| 98 | <li>Please send the command showing the error as well as the input (as an |
| 99 | attachement)</li> |
| 100 | </ul> |
| 101 | <p>Then send the bug with associated informations to reproduce it to the <a href="mailto:xml@gnome.org">xml@gnome.org</a> list; if it's really libxml |
| 102 | related I will approve it.. Please do not send me mail directly, it makes |
| 103 | things really harder to track and in some cases I'm not the best person to |
| 104 | answer a given question, ask the list instead.</p> |
| 105 | <p>Of course, bugs reported with a suggested patch for fixing them will |
| 106 | probably be processed faster.</p> |
| 107 | <p>If you're looking for help, a quick look at <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/">the list archive</a> may actually |
| 108 | provide the answer, I usually send source samples when answering libxml usage |
| 109 | questions. The <a href="http://xmlsoft.org/html/book1.html">auto-generated |
| 110 | documentantion</a> is not as polished as I would like (i need to learn more |
| 111 | about Docbook), but it's a good starting point.</p> |
| 112 | <p><a href="mailto:daniel@veillard.com">Daniel Veillard</a></p> |
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