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[[reporting-bugs]]
-Reporting issues/bugs, get help
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+Reporting issues/bugs or getting help
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Before reporting any issue, please check
xref:mailing-list-subscribe[the mailing list archive] in case someone has
already reported and fixed a similar problem.
-However you choose to report bugs or get help,
-xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or
-xref:mailing-list-subscribe[send a mail to the mailing list], there are
+However you choose to report bugs or get help, either by
+xref:bugtracker[opening a bug] or by
+xref:mailing-list-subscribe[sending a mail to the mailing list], there are
a number of details to provide in order to help people reproduce and
find a solution to the issue.
* host machine (OS/release)
* version of Buildroot
* target for which the build fails
-* package(s) which the build fails
+* package(s) for which the build fails
* the command that fails and its output
* any information you think that may be relevant
-Additionnally, your can add the +.config+ file.
+Additionally, you should add the +.config+ file (or if you know how, a
++defconfig+).
If some of these details are too large, do not hesitate to use a
-pastebin service (see http://www.similarsitesearch.com/alternatives-to/pastebin.com[]).
+pastebin service. Note that not all available pastebin services will
+preserve Unix-style line terminators when downloading raw pastes.
+Following pastebin services are known to work correctly:
+- https://gist.github.com/
+- http://code.bulix.org/