Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of TipsForBugReports

Timestamp:

Sep 18, 2008, 4:57:45 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

datallah

Comment:

Try to make this easier to read and improve instructions for situations with limited permissions

TipsForBugReports

@@ -12 +12 @@
 = Windows Users =
 == What to do if Pidgin crashes ==
-[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=230234 Download and install the debug version of Pidgin for Windows.] The next time you run Pidgin and it crashes, the call stack will be dumped to a `pidgin.RPT` file in your Pidgin install directory (usually `C:\Program Files\Pidgin`). Vista users, check for it in `%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Pidgin`. When submitting a bug report, give a detailed description on how to reproduce your bug and attach the most recent crash dump from your `pidgin.RPT`.  Note that each new crash dump will '''''append''''' to the file, not overwrite, so the file may grow to be quite large if you let it accumulate.
+
+ * Download and install [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=230234  the debug version of Pidgin for Windows].
+ * The next time you run Pidgin and it crashes, the call stack will be dumped to a `pidgin.RPT` file in your Pidgin install directory (usually `C:\Program Files\Pidgin`).
+   * '''Vista users:''' check for it in `%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Pidgin`.
+ * When submitting a bug report, give a detailed description on how to reproduce your bug and attach the most recent crash dump from your `pidgin.RPT`.
+   * Note that each new crash dump will '''''append''''' to the file, so if you have several crashes, all the dumps will be present.
+
 
 The Microsoft Windows `"Error Report"` isn't useful in any way; please '''''do not''''' include it in the bug report.
@@ -25 +31 @@
 {{{
 cd "C:\Program Files\Pidgin"
-pidgin.exe -d 2>&1 > debug.log
+pidgin.exe -d 2>&1 > "%USERPROFILE%\debug.log"
 }}}
-This will cause the debug output to be saved in a file called `debug.log`.
+This will cause the debug output to be saved in a file called `debug.log` in your %USERPROFILE% directory.
 
 == Preemptive Debug Logging ==