> On 6 Oct 2025, at 03:19, Ben Boeckel <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Oct 03, 2025 at 07:37:29 +0100, Iain Sandoe wrote:
>> Looks like a good cleanup - one comment 
>> 
>>> On 3 Oct 2025, at 03:03, Ben Boeckel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> These patches update the email address for gcc-patches@ and replaces
>>> gcc-bugs@ references with a link to the "how to report a bug" page.
>> 
>> It reads a bit strangely to me to say “Report bugs to …” (and variations) and
>> then to point to the instructions.
>> 
>> Maybe either point to bugzilla or alter the wording to say “How to report a 
>> bug.."
> 
> I can fix some of them. But the ones in `configure` scripts are editing
> generated code. I feel like the bug reporting instructions are far more
> useful than dumping someone at Bugzilla. Either a crap report is filed
> or someone who wouldn't have made a good report anyways won't read the
> instructions to make a good report. But if you think it is better to
> have (running-configure-related) issues reported that don't follow the
> instructions, then I can update that. Unfortunately, I don't think
> editing the wording around those generated bits will survive long.

Yeah, indeed, that seems baked into auto* tools .. so, yes, the instructions
are probably better than just pointing at bugzilla.  No further comments from
me  - presumably,  this needs approval from a build machinery maintainer.

thanks
Iain

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Ben

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