GNU bug report logs - #39983
Instructions for reporting bugs could be clearer

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From: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: help
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 08:19:06 -0500

Message #8 received at 39983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>
To: 39983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39983: Acknowledgement (help)
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 08:22:42 -0500

Okay, here's what happened:

1.  I found a bug in Guix that I wanted to report.
2.  I checked the manual, which directed me to https://issues.guix.gnu.org/.
3.  That page directed me to "submit your patches or email
bug-guix <at> gnu.org to open a new issue."  There were no further
instructions, so I guessed that sending an email with the body "help"
would return one with instructions on how to file an actual bug
report.
4.  Instead, that filed a bug reporting "help."

Perhaps this bug could be repurposed into one about improving the
instructions for reporting bugs.  :)  Now I'll file the real bug
report...

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Message #11 received at 39983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Adam Porter <adam <at> alphapapa.net>
Cc: 39983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39983: Acknowledgement (help)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:00:54 -0400

On Sun, Mar 08, 2020 at 08:22:42AM -0500, Adam Porter wrote:
> Okay, here's what happened:
> 
> 1.  I found a bug in Guix that I wanted to report.
> 2.  I checked the manual, which directed me to https://issues.guix.gnu.org/.
> 3.  That page directed me to "submit your patches or email
> bug-guix <at> gnu.org to open a new issue."  There were no further
> instructions, so I guessed that sending an email with the body "help"
> would return one with instructions on how to file an actual bug
> report.
> 4.  Instead, that filed a bug reporting "help."
> 
> Perhaps this bug could be repurposed into one about improving the
> instructions for reporting bugs.  :)  Now I'll file the real bug
> report...

As a person that is super-experienced with reporting bugs in Guix, I
found the instructions perfectly clear :)

So, it's good to have feedback from somebody with fresh eyes. Can you
suggest any improvements to the text?

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