From unknown Tue Jun 24 17:25:51 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#18802: About the process of development for newbie Resent-From: Yogi Joshi Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-grep@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:30:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 18802 X-GNU-PR-Package: grep X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 18802@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-grep@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.141403138810171 (code B ref -1); Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:30:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Oct 2014 02:29:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60402 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh89r-0002dz-CD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:29:47 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41552) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6po-0000Sm-9Y for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:05:00 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pZ-00037s-2m for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:54 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:54723) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pZ-00037o-0G for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:45 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43126) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pR-0003Vk-C1 for bug-grep@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pJ-00035U-TN for bug-grep@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:37 -0400 Received: from mailservices.uwaterloo.ca ([129.97.128.141]:45054 helo=minos.uwaterloo.ca) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pJ-00035A-Pr for bug-grep@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:29 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.146] (216-58-1-68.cpe.distributel.net [216.58.1.68] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by minos.uwaterloo.ca (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s9N0CtWM028725 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:12:58 -0400 Message-ID: <54484807.603@uwaterloo.ca> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:12:55 -0400 From: Yogi Joshi User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.9; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-UUID: 387c6df6-2cd4-4f87-a9b8-6b3a434ef766 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:29:45 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) Hi I am a CS grad. student and a newbie to the list; Sorry for any of the trivial questions from my side. I wish to understand the code and contribute for fixes / enhancements in the future. To begin with, how can I approach the details of current open bugs, available documentation. Would it be fine to pick some bugs for analysis and work on trivial bug fixes? If so, what's the process for the same. Thanks, ..Yogi. From unknown Tue Jun 24 17:25:51 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.503 (Entity 5.503) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Yogi Joshi Subject: bug#18802: closed (Re: bug#18802: About the process of development for newbie) Message-ID: References: <544888D8.6030104@cs.ucla.edu> <54484807.603@uwaterloo.ca> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 18802 X-Gnu-PR-Package: grep Reply-To: 18802@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:50:04 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1414039804-24032-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1414039804-24032-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #18802: About the process of development for newbie which was filed against the grep package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 18802@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 18802: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D18802 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1414039804-24032-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 18802-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Oct 2014 04:49:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60432 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XhALF-0006F1-VG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:49:42 -0400 Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.62]:57965) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XhALD-0006Ek-94 for 18802-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:49:40 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32D20A60048; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:49:33 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp.cs.ucla.edu Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id uOMNffErAlww; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:49:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.9] (pool-71-177-17-123.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net [71.177.17.123]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 62BE6A60053; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:49:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <544888D8.6030104@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:49:28 -0700 From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Yogi Joshi , 18802-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#18802: About the process of development for newbie References: <54484807.603@uwaterloo.ca> In-Reply-To: <54484807.603@uwaterloo.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -3.7 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 18802-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.7 (---) Yogi Joshi wrote: > Would it be fine to pick some bugs for analysis and work on trivial bug fixes? Sure, that'd be fine. You can see the list of bugs here: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=grep Your email created a bug report, which I'm taking the liberty of closing. You can reply via email to any of the existing bug reports by sending email to BUGNUMBER@debbugs.gnu.org. ------------=_1414039804-24032-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Oct 2014 02:29:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60402 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh89r-0002dz-CD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:29:47 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41552) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6po-0000Sm-9Y for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:05:00 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pZ-00037s-2m for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:54 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:54723) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pZ-00037o-0G for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:45 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43126) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pR-0003Vk-C1 for bug-grep@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pJ-00035U-TN for bug-grep@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:37 -0400 Received: from mailservices.uwaterloo.ca ([129.97.128.141]:45054 helo=minos.uwaterloo.ca) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xh6pJ-00035A-Pr for bug-grep@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:04:29 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.146] (216-58-1-68.cpe.distributel.net [216.58.1.68] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by minos.uwaterloo.ca (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s9N0CtWM028725 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:12:58 -0400 Message-ID: <54484807.603@uwaterloo.ca> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:12:55 -0400 From: Yogi Joshi User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.9; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-grep@gnu.org Subject: About the process of development for newbie Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-UUID: 387c6df6-2cd4-4f87-a9b8-6b3a434ef766 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:29:45 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) Hi I am a CS grad. student and a newbie to the list; Sorry for any of the trivial questions from my side. I wish to understand the code and contribute for fixes / enhancements in the future. To begin with, how can I approach the details of current open bugs, available documentation. Would it be fine to pick some bugs for analysis and work on trivial bug fixes? If so, what's the process for the same. Thanks, ..Yogi. ------------=_1414039804-24032-1--