GNU bug report logs - #13788
24.3.50; report-emacs-bug; report-emacs-bug-no-explanations

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13788 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13788: 24.3.50; report-emacs-bug; report-emacs-bug-no-explanations
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:32:27 +0100

Am 22.02.2013 22:46, schrieb Eli Zaretskii:
>> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:27:42 +0100
>> From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
>>
>> Then exists a doku bug, it's told
>>
>> Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug, and
>> the precise symptoms of the bug.  If you can, give a recipe
>> starting from `emacs -Q':
>
> It's not a bug.  It is easier to debug a problem if it can be
> reproduced starting with "emacs -Q".  But there's no requirement to
> report the bug (with the recipe) from "emacs -Q".
>
>

Well, the point is: present implementation clutters reports with directives useless for the receiver.
Better not to insert that into the report, but open a help-buffer, when reporting starts.
Plus an option to disable that help-buffer.

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