[Libguestfs] [PATCH 59/67] FAQ: Replace the debugging section (again) with a checklist of information we need to start to fix bugs.

Richard W.M. Jones rjones at redhat.com
Sat Aug 24 11:04:59 UTC 2013


From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones at redhat.com>

(cherry picked from commit abc59d776a12fb96de6ff927054f3db2a9ed4fc4)
---
 examples/guestfs-faq.pod | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod
index cf2f67f..071fd0f 100644
--- a/examples/guestfs-faq.pod
+++ b/examples/guestfs-faq.pod
@@ -755,26 +755,47 @@ standalone programs).
 
 =head1 DEBUGGING LIBGUESTFS
 
-B<In summary:> enable debugging by setting these two environment
-variables before running the program:
+=head2 Help, it's not working!
+
+Please supply all the information in this checklist, in an
+email sent to C<libguestfs> @ C<redhat.com>:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+What are you trying to achieve?
+
+=item *
+
+What exact commands did you run?
+
+=item *
+
+What was the precise error / output of these commands?
+
+=item *
+
+Enable debugging, run the commands again, and capture the B<complete>
+output.  B<Do not edit the output.>
 
  export LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1
  export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 
-This will produce a lot of output.  Put the B<complete> output in an
-email message or pastebin and send it
-L<to the mailing list|/What mailing lists or chat rooms are available?>.
-B<Do not edit the output.>
+=item *
 
 Include the version of libguestfs, the operating system version, and
 how you installed libguestfs (eg. from source, C<yum install>, etc.)
 
-If no libguestfs program works, run the program below and paste the
-B<complete, unedited> output into an email or pastebin and send it to
-the mailing list:
+=item *
+
+If no libguestfs program seems to work at all, run the program below
+and paste the B<complete, unedited> output into the email:
 
  libguestfs-test-tool
 
+=back
+
 =head2 How do I debug when using any libguestfs program or tool
 (eg. virt-v2v or virt-df)?
 
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1.8.3.1




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