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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id PAA25144 for <executor@nacm.com>; Sun, 27 Aug 1995 15:17:05 -0700 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id QAA26137; Sun, 27 Aug 1995 16:17:00 -0600 Received: from gwar.ardi.com by mailhost with smtp (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0smpvj-000YbnC; Sun, 27 Aug 95 16:11 MDT Received: by gwar.ardi.com (linux Smail3.1.28.1 #5) id m0smpvY-000GOkC; Sun, 27 Aug 95 16:11 MDT Message-Id: <m0smpvY-000GOkC@gwar.ardi.com> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 95 16:11 MDT From: mat@ardi.com (Mat Hostetter) To: Eric Palm <eretic@sunspot.tiac.net> Subject: Re: Pirates In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950827174122.17040B-100000@sunspot.tiac.net> References: <Pine.LNX.3.91.950827104917.12119A-100000@zifi.genetics.utah.edu> <Pine.SUN.3.91.950827174122.17040B-100000@sunspot.tiac.net> cc: executor@nacm.com Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Eric" == Eric Palm <eretic@sunspot.tiac.net> writes: Eric> But to be more relevant. How do I submit a bug report, when Eric> I get a crash from software I ftp from sumex-aim? I know Eric> the base limiitations of Executor, no sound, midi, many Eric> system 7 funtions, etc. email bugs@ardi.com with this information: 1) what version of Executor you have 2) what software you are trying to run 3) where ARDI can get a copy of that software (if appropriate) 4) a detailed description of what happens 5) how we can reproduce the bug If the program crashes under DOS, the DOS traceback information is often useful. If it crashes under Linux and you know how to use gdb, getting a backtrace there can also be useful (there are no symbols in the distributed binary, but we can interpret the raw addresses over here). Bofore you send a bug report, see the FAQ entry "An application I'm trying crashes. What should I do?" for stuff you should try. Even if those suggestions are successful and you figure out a way to get the program to work, we'd still like to know what steps you had to take to avoid the badness. We can ship configuration files for particular apps so they work under Executor "right out of the box". Eventually www.ardi.com will have a nice interface to let you submit bug reports via the World Wide Web. I believe te unofficial ARDI pages on vorlon.mit.edu have a facility to do this. We're pretty busy so sometimes don't always respond to email to bugs@ardi.com. We do log the reports in our bug tracking database, however. Once melissa@ardi.com arrives in Albuquerque and starts handling tech support, we should have enough time to respond more consistently. -Mat