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Author: comdog Date: Wed Apr 30 11:12:30 2008 New Revision: 11154 Modified: perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq3.pod Log: * perlfaq2: Where do I send bug reports? + updated answer so it doesn't say CGI is a non-standard module + note that you can interact with RT through email * perlfaq3: Is there a Perl shell? + Updated URL to Zoidberg Modified: perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod ============================================================================== --- perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod (original) +++ perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq2.pod Wed Apr 30 11:12:30 2008 @@ -483,20 +483,31 @@ =head2 Where do I send bug reports? -If you are reporting a bug in the perl interpreter or the modules -shipped with Perl, use the I<perlbug> program in the Perl distribution or -mail your report to perlbug@perl.org or at http://rt.perl.org/perlbug/ . - -For Perl modules, you can submit bug reports to the Request Tracker set -up at http://rt.cpan.org . - -If you are posting a bug with a non-standard port (see the answer to -"What platforms is perl available for?"), a binary distribution, or a -non-standard module (such as Tk, CGI, etc), then please see the -documentation that came with it to determine the correct place to post -bugs. +(contributed by brian d foy) -Read the perlbug(1) man page (perl5.004 or later) for more information. +First, ensure that you've found an actual bug. Second, ensure you've +found an actual bug. + +If you've found a bug with the perl interpreter or one of the modules +in the standard library (those that come with Perl), you can use the +C<perlbug> utility that comes with Perl (>= 5.004). It collects +information about your installation to include with your message, then +sends the message to the right place. + +To determine if a module came with your version of Perl, you can +use the C<Module::CoreList> module. It has the information about +the modules (with their versions) included with each release of Perl. + +Every CPAN module has a bug tracker set up in RT, http://rt.cpan.org . +You can submit bugs to RT either through its web interface or by +email. To email a bug report, send it to +bug-E<lt>distribution-nameE<gt>@rt.cpan.org . For example, if you +wanted to report a bug in C<Business::ISBN>, you could send a message to +bug-Business-ISBN@rt.cpan.org . + +Some modules might have special reporting requirements, such as a +Sourceforge or Google Code tracking system, so you should check the +module documentation too. =head2 What is perl.com? Perl Mongers? pm.org? perl.org? cpan.org? Modified: perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq3.pod ============================================================================== --- perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq3.pod (original) +++ perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq3.pod Wed Apr 30 11:12:30 2008 @@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Zoidberg is a similar project and provides a shell written in perl, configured in perl and operated in perl. It is intended as a login shell -and development environment. It can be found at http://zoidberg.sf.net/ +and development environment. It can be found at +http://pardus-larus.student.utwente.nl/~pardus/projects/zoidberg/ or your local CPAN mirror. The Shell.pm module (distributed with Perl) makes Perl try commands