[gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: bugzilla-howto.xml

["Jan Kundrat (jkt)" <jkt@gentoo.org>]

jkt         09/03/05 12:13:21

  Modified:             bugzilla-howto.xml
  Log:
  #260477, encourage LC_ALL=C when reporting bugs

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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml?r1=1.15&r2=1.16

Index: bugzilla-howto.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.15
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diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- bugzilla-howto.xml	5 Mar 2009 12:02:04 -0000	1.15
+++ bugzilla-howto.xml	5 Mar 2009 12:13:20 -0000	1.16
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml,v 1.15 2009/03/05 12:02:04 jkt Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml,v 1.16 2009/03/05 12:13:20 jkt Exp $ -->
 
 <guide link="/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml">
 <title>Gentoo Bug Reporting Guide</title>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
 
-<version>1.13</version>
+<version>1.14</version>
 <date>2009-03-05</date>
 
 <chapter>
@@ -492,6 +492,23 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
+Please make sure you always include error messages in English, even when your
+system language is set to something else. You can temporarily switch to English
+locale by prepending <c>LC_ALL=C</c> to the emerge command like this:
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Temporarily switching locale to English">
+# <i>LC_ALL=C emerge sys-apps/foobar2</i>
+</pre>
+
+<note>
+This is also about the only time you should use the <c>LC_ALL</c> environmental
+variable for specifying locale settings. If you are looking for a way to switch
+your system's language, then please consult our <uri
+link="guide-localization.xml">Localization Guide</uri> instead.
+</note>
+
+<p>
 Make errors are the actual error and the information the developer needs. When
 you see "make: ***", this is often where the error has occurred. Normally, you
 can copy and paste 10 lines above it and the developer will be able to address