From: Richard M. Stallman Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 03:20:46 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Explain why don't mail a core dump. X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-21.0.104~116 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c6fcb73d2a8b2f024885ff52654622b56e993e4e;p=emacs.git Explain why don't mail a core dump. --- diff --git a/man/trouble.texi b/man/trouble.texi index 514fa9f1a20..42813357426 100644 --- a/man/trouble.texi +++ b/man/trouble.texi @@ -848,6 +848,15 @@ easier to spot, running under the debugger will take less time, etc. However, simplification is not vital; if you can't do this or don't have time to try, please report the bug with your original test case. +@item +A core dump file. + +Debugging the core dump might be useful, but it can only be done on +your machine, with your Emacs executable. Therefore, sending the core +dump file to the Emacs maintainers won't be useful. Above all, don't +include the core file in an email bug report! Such a large message +can be extremely inconvenient. + @item A system-call trace of Emacs execution.