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8 There you can [report a new bug][2], [browse recent bugs][1], |
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28 <strong>Before</strong> reporting a new bug, please read the guidelines below. | |
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37 When you encounter a problem, |
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38 the first thing to do is to see if it is already known. |
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43 - look at the [list of known causes of trouble][4] in the Octave manual. |
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45 If you your problem does not appear to be known, |
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46 then you should report the problem. |
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48 Reporting a bug may help you by bringing a solution to your problem, |
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49 or it may not. In any case, the principal function of a bug report is |
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50 to help the entire community by making the next version of Octave work |
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61 - If Octave gets a fatal signal, for any input whatever, that is a bug. |
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62 Reliable interpreters never crash. |
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64 - If Octave produces incorrect results, for any input whatever, that is a bug. |
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66 - Some output may appear to be incorrect when it is in fact due to a |
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67 program whose behavior is undefined, which happened by chance to give |
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68 the desired results on another system. For example, trigonometric |
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76 a bug. However, you should note that your idea of "invalid input" |
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77 might be my idea of "an extension" or "support for traditional practice". |
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80 suggestions for improvement are welcome in any case. |
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86 In order for a bug report to serve its purpose, you must include the |
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