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authorJoseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>2007-03-07 22:50:01 +0000
committerJoseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>2007-03-07 22:50:01 +0000
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* configure.in (REPORT_BUGS_TEXI): Define to Texinfo version of bug-reporting URL. * doc/Makefile.am (config.texi): Define BUGURL. * doc/binutils.texi: Use BUGURL. Remove text about large files and uuencoding. * Makefile.in, configure, doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. gas: * configure.in (REPORT_BUGS_TEXI): Define to Texinfo version of bug-reporting URL. * doc/Makefile.am (gasver.texi): Define BUGURL. * doc/as.texinfo: Use BUGURL. * Makefile.in, configure, doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. ld: * configure.in (REPORT_BUGS_TEXI): Define to Texinfo version of bug-reporting URL. * Makefile.am (ldver.texi): Define BUGURL. * ld.texinfo: Use BUGURL. * Makefile.in, configure: Regenerate.
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--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
\input texinfo @c -*- Texinfo -*-
@setfilename binutils.info
-@c Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c man begin INCLUDE
@include config.texi
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
@ifinfo
@c man begin COPYRIGHT
Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
@c This file documents the GNU binary utilities "ar", "ld", "objcopy",
@c "objdump", "nm", "size", "strings", "strip", "readelf" and "ranlib".
@c
-@c Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-@c 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
+@c 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c
@c This text may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU
@c Free Documentation License.
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
@@ -3784,8 +3785,10 @@ You can find contact information for many support companies and
individuals in the file @file{etc/SERVICE} in the @sc{gnu} Emacs
distribution.
+@ifset BUGURL
In any event, we also recommend that you send bug reports for the binary
-utilities to @samp{bug-binutils@@gnu.org}.
+utilities to @value{BUGURL}.
+@end ifset
The fundamental principle of reporting bugs usefully is this:
@strong{report all the facts}. If you are not sure whether to state a
@@ -3844,11 +3847,7 @@ and then we might not encounter the bug.
@item
A complete input file, or set of input files, that will reproduce the
bug. If the utility is reading an object file or files, then it is
-generally most helpful to send the actual object files, uuencoded if
-necessary to get them through the mail system. Note that
-@samp{bug-binutils@@gnu.org} is a mailing list, so you should avoid
-sending very large files to it. Making the files available for
-anonymous FTP is OK.
+generally most helpful to send the actual object files.
If the source files were produced exclusively using @sc{gnu} programs
(e.g., @command{gcc}, @command{gas}, and/or the @sc{gnu} @command{ld}), then it