From e640872eb0de465f635ac3903aa3e53cf6e9bafd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas De Schampheleire Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 17:24:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] manual: contributing: add section on analyzing bug reports This patch adds a small section to the manual promoting the reproduction, analysis and fixing of bug reports. Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni --- docs/manual/contribute.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt index 9727180869..44e155f163 100644 --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt @@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ source code tarball. Git is the easiest way to develop from and directly send your patches to the mailing list. Refer to xref:getting-buildroot[] for more information on obtaining a Buildroot git tree. +Reproducing, analyzing and fixing bugs +-------------------------------------- + +A first way of contributing is to have a look at the open bug reports in +the https://bugs.busybox.net/buglist.cgi?product=buildroot[Buildroot bug +tracker]. As we strive to keep the bug count as small as possible, all +help in reproducing, analyzing and fixing reported bugs is more than +welcome. Don't hesitate to add a comment to bug reports reporting your +findings, even if you don't yet see the full picture. + [[submitting-patches]] Submitting patches ------------------ -- 2.30.2