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[Bug faq/333] New: Do not report build errors in bugzilla!


This is a placeholder bug; other bugs are marked as duplicates of this bug when
they are improper reports about problems compiling glibc.  If you try to compile
glibc yourself and have build errors or test case failures you do not
understand, then do not report them in bugzilla.  The developers do builds and
make check runs on a regular basis, and if there is any real problem they will
notice it and fix it quickly.  It is much more likely that there is something
amiss in your build environment or in how you have gone about trying to
configure and build glibc.  Building glibc properly is a complex operation with
many particular dependencies.  If you insist on doing it yourself, you will have
to investigate your issues and resolve them yourself.  If you really know what
you are doing and find a real problem, then you will be able to file a specific
bug report with enough detailed information that we will be able to look into
the issue.  If your bug got marked as a duplicate of this bug, then it was not
sufficient and you need to look into your problem yourself.

We appreciate efforts to test glibc, but doing so usefully is somewhat
difficult.  Just trying it without understanding glibc development in detail,
and reporting some test failures, is not a helpful thing to do at all.  If you
are experienced in glibc development, then the best way to help with testing is
to test the binary packages made by your operating system distributor and report
issues to that distributor.  Never report issues with binary packages to this
bugzilla database.

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           Summary: Do not report build errors in bugzilla!
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: faq
        AssignedTo: roland at gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: roland at gnu dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


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